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 President Vladimir Putin and Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi had a telephone conversation on April 30. "Topical issues of Russian-Italian cooperation in various spheres, including energy, were discussed in a constructive spirit," the Kremlin press service reports.

 “Topical issues of Russian-Italian cooperation in various spheres, including energy, were discussed in a constructive spirit,” the Kremlin press service reports.

“The leaders of the two countries exchanged opinions about the critical situation in Ukraine and stressed, among other things, the need for the observance of the April 17 Geneva agreements by all sides,” the press service said.