Russian President Vladimir Putin called Italy a "privileged partner" as he met Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on March 5, the first state-to-state visit by a major European power since the start of the Ukraine conflict.
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Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko (R) and Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi give a press conference following their meeting, on March 4, 2015 in Kyiv, as part of Renzi's one-day visit to Ukraine.
