Giuseppe Conte, Italy’s prime minister, is meeting Vladimir Putin in Moscow on October 24, the culmination of a month of diplomatic overtures to the Kremlin by Rome’s populist coalition, which has ramped up its pro-Russia rhetoric since taking power.
Financial Times: Italy’s populist coalition ramps up pro-Russia rhetoric
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte (C) arrives at the European Council in Brussels on Oct. 17, 2018.
