Russia President Vladimir Putin says he hopes Italy would speak out clearly and consistently in favour of restoring fully-fledged relations between the European Union and Russia
Russia President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he hoped Italy would speak out clearly and consistently in favour of restoring fully-fledged relations between the European Union and Russia and help persuade Brussels that sanctions on Moscow were a mistake.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte attend a joint news conference in Rome, Italy July 4, 2019. Putin said that economic relations with Italy, Russia's fifth-largest trading partner, are expanding despite the sanctions. Italian investments in Russia so far this year have reached $4.7 billion, while Russian investments in Italy in the same period were $2.7 billion.Putin kicked off his visit with a meeting with Pope Francis for "substantive talks" at the Vatican, and thanked the pontiff for discussions on a range of topics including Ukraine and the Catholic Church in Russia.
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