Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has summoned the Russian ambassador to Italy to obtain clarifications on the matter, promising support for national businesses and close collaboration with Brussels and Germany
Now exporting companies have the obligation to ensure non-re-export of high-value goods and technologies to Russia. We want to target elusive practices, even unconscious ones
Interview with Stefano Silvestri, a great expert in geopolitics and military affairs – “The rave massacre has reawakened the competition between Isis and Al Qaeda" – “The destruction of Hamas by Netanyahu is a theoretical objective” –…
In just 24 hours, Italian Air Force fighters took off twice from the Malbork base in Poland to check for the presence of two Russian aircraft approaching "but no friction"
In international media photos, the attackers show signs of torture. New raids on Ukraine. USA: "Hypersonic missiles used". Tajani: "Attack on Moscow was in the air, security in Italy strengthened"
Macron shows his muscles to Russia but does not lose sight of the path of diplomatic negotiation to silence the branches in Ukraine. Quite the opposite of what Salvini and Conte are doing in Italy with their pro-Putin outbursts
Putin will rule until 2030, making him the longest-serving leader in Russia since Catherine the Great. The turnout reached 77%. At 12 rows at the polling stations as a sign of protest, over 70 arrests. The West in…
Since the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, an increasing number of Russian managers and oligarchs have died under suspicious circumstances. Suicides, accidents or murders? The authorities do not provide definitive explanations, fueling doubts and hypotheses of political intrigue. Working for Russian companies…
Polls open for three days in Russia for 112 million inhabitants. Voting continues until Sunday evening at 20pm. There are few doubts: Putin will confirm himself as President for the fifth time. The only unknown is any protests against him with…
Russia has "more advanced" nuclear weapons than the USA and "from a technical-military point of view" is ready to use them: this is Vladimir Putin's threat in announcing troops on the border with Finland which has just joined NATO. President…
The US President, although very Catholic, did not hesitate to correct the Pope's contradictory words on Ukraine ("surrender and deal") which involuntarily seemed like an assist to the dictator Putin
The attack, which occurred just 150 meters from their meeting, caused at least 5 victims but no damage to the delegations. Questions are raised about the nature and intent of the attack
Defense spending is starting to come into focus. The institutions are moving to organize funds and strategies in favor of Ukraine. Today could be a key day for the EU
Transnistria is a sort of "open-air museum" of the Soviet era, with a history full of ethnic tensions, armed conflicts and international isolation. But its future remains uncertain amid pressure from Moldova and the shadow of Russia
Two years after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Europe must decide whether it loves itself and learn to defend itself militarily or condemn itself to decline, opening the way to barbarism. The European and American elections will be fundamental for our…
Two years have passed since Russia invaded Ukraine, shocking Europe and completely changing the international scenario. Let's retrace the tragic moments of that February 24, 2022 when, after all the provocations, Putin launched the "special operation"
Not even Navalny's assassination pushes Salvini to abandon his ambiguity and closeness with Putin's Russia. But can such a person remain deputy prime minister in a European and Atlanticist country?
All over the world, signatures are being collected under an appeal in memory of Alexei Navalny, the courageous Russian opponent killed by Putin's regime. Open the link and sign it too
There is no confirmation from his entourage yet. According to the Moscow media, he was struck by an illness, but the causes of death are not yet clear. Harsh reactions from the EU. The wife: "Putin is responsible"
While Putin invades the US elections with a public endorsement in favor of the current President Biden, the country is moving towards what will be the decisive day for its allies too: November 5th
Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa receives US support for drug trafficking in exchange for help to Ukraine. But Moscow doesn't like it and blocks the purchase of bananas, which represent 10% of the South American country's exports
In his speech at the WEF, aimed at bringing his country back into the spotlight, the Ukrainian president reiterated the need to supply weapons to Kiev: "The war is not just about us. We must achieve air superiority". Meeting with Blinken: "Continue…
Brussels aims to tighten loopholes that allowed Putin to mitigate losses in oil exports – Here's what's happening and how it could impact the global diamond industry
Long war in Gaza and Russia's military force in Ukraine. Putin says he wants peace but only on his terms, that is, maintaining the illegitimately occupied Ukrainian territories
Iran promises revenge for the killing of General Mousavi, bombings continue on Gaza, at least 106 victims on Monday - Ukraine destroys Russian ship: "It was carrying Iranian drones"
Ukrainian President Zelensky is trying to convince the US Congress and the Republican opposition to unblock an aid package for the war against Russia. At stake is the future destiny of Ukraine and, according to Zelensky, also of Europe
The Ukrainian military counteroffensive has yielded no results as winter presses on and the conflict in the Middle East has shifted the international center of gravity in Putin's favor. Unfortunately, time works against Zelensky
The Italian-German action plan for strategic cooperation signed in Berlin. There are five points of the agreement. Connected together with Chancellor Scholz for the “Virtual G20 Leaders Summit”, Meloni turned to Putin: "If Russia wants, it could easily bring back…
An international journalistic investigation reveals that Cyprus continues to play the role of Russia's financial hub, even after the war with Ukraine, with dozens of oligarchs circumventing EU sanctions by hiding money on the island. Roman Abramovich is also there
European industry needs gas: the gas pipeline taps are closed, the share of LNG is rising. The 2023 data is stable compared to 2022
The Prime Minister's diplomatic advisor pays for the prank call of the two Russian comedians. Meloni: "There was superficiality, but Talò's gesture is one of responsibility"
Suspicions are rising over Russia's alleged involvement in the crisis in the Middle East which risks further polarizing the geopolitical balance in a phase that increasingly appears to be one of deglobalization
In an interview with the French weekly Challenges" the former prime minister and former President of the EU, Romano Prodi, expressed all his concern about the new conflict between Hamas and Israel and renewed his appeal to the EU to equip itself with its own autonomous…
From Moscow to Kiev the thought is common for the first time: what happens in the Middle East could overshadow the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Ukrainian ambassador to Tel Aviv: "Only negative consequences for us"
General solidarity towards Israel, from America to Europe. Even Russia condemns the action of Hamas, supported only by the Iranians and Lebanese
The sense of tiredness that emerges in the West after so many months of war does not justify the weakening of support for Ukraine because "if Kiev fell we would see a drift of Russian aggression towards other countries" which could lead to a new conflict...
After the war, Intesa announced that it wanted to abandon Russia, but the exit was complicated by Western sanctions and the restrictions imposed by Putin. Now the Russian president has given the green light to farewell
According to experts, prices will remain high until December, awaiting Aramco's capital increase. Meanwhile, Saudi Prince Mohammad Bin Salman starts Las Vegas in the desert and establishes relations with Israel on nuclear power?
A few days before the explosion of the war, the Concord Management company sold Abramovich's entire 7 billion shareholding portfolio without respecting communication and transparency obligations
First indirect confrontation at the UN between the Ukrainian President and the Russian Foreign Minister - Zelensky: "Take away Russia's right of veto" - Lavrov: "Puppet of the USA"
The two leaders have also committed to strengthening their commercial and political relations but in the background remains the objective of undermining Western hegemony
Saudi and Russian decisions to extend oil production cuts ignite prices and give oil stocks a boost
The Russian president still unloads the blame on the West and paints Moscow as a saving power: "Soon free supplies of grain to 6 African countries"
Aging dictators become increasingly aggressive and repressive. Putin and Xi Jinping do not escape the rule: they have little time to go down in history. Looking forward to a change of leadership. An analysis by the New York Times
For the first time since the beginning of the war with Russia, the Ukrainian president opens up the possibility of negotiations with Moscow on Crimea which could perhaps be the prelude to a truce in the general conflict
There are at least three reasons which advise against overestimating the importance of the Super-Brics which arose from an intuition of Goldman Sachs - We do not know who will join but the Super-Brics bloc is not homogeneous and contains obvious internal contradictions
Why did Prigozhin's plane crash? Who ordered the killing of the leader of Wagner and what will be the consequences for the group of mercenaries and for Russia? Here's what the first investigations say
The head of Wagner, Evgheni Prigozhin, and his deputy died along with 8 other people following the crash of the jet they were traveling on yesterday in Russia. Wagner accuses the Russian Defense that she would have hit with two…
The New York Times publishes the hallucinating accounts of the war unleashed by the Russians: so far half a million dead and wounded, including 120 Russians dead and 70 Ukrainians. US intelligence: "The Kiev offensive will fail" but the Ukrainian minister…
Companies and banks continue to flee Russia by negotiating with the government for the sale of their businesses. The Russian authorities are accelerating the abandonment of the banks with the approval passing directly from the hands of Putin. Intesa Sanpaolo close to approval…
The rocket carrying a lander towards the Moon has successfully taken off. Landing scheduled for the first time at the lunar South Pole on August 21st. The objective of the mission is to find water ice reserves. The Kremlin plays so early.…
The 007 Ukrainians would have arrested an alleged "informer of the Russian secret services" - The woman faces up to 12 years in prison
Navalny was found guilty of founding and funding an extremist organization and activities. Now the total years in prison will be 30
According to the Wall Street Journal, diplomatic sources have reported that there will be an appointment in Jeddah on August 5 and 6. About 30 invited countries (including Brazil, India and Indonesia), weighed the absence of Russia
The eyes of the whole world are now focused above all on France which has so far guaranteed the security of Niger with an eye to the raw materials of the African country and above all of the precious uranium - Seven coups d'état in Africa ...
The country led by Vladimir Putin therefore seems to have recovered with the war economy after the fall in GDP in 2022 (-2,1%), caused by sanctions after the invasion of Ukraine
The toll is two dead and twenty-two injured, including 4 children. Zelensky promises retaliation "There can be no justification for Russian evil." Tajani: "on the front line to rebuild Odessa". Yesterday a Russian journalist died in an attack.…
A man of peace and dialogue, Cardinal Zuppi, on the occasion of the anniversary of the Code of Camaldoli and in front of President Mattarella, delivered a scathing opening speech, full of ideal tension, against the misery of current politics. Also for this Zuppi…
The stop to the agreement was announced just a few hours after the attack on the Crimean bridge, considered important for supplying the Russian troops deployed in the occupied Ukrainian territories and already damaged in a raid last October - The meaning of the…
The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has been powered only from reserve sources for two days. And in Europe, concern is growing. In Japan, meanwhile, green light for the spill of radioactive Fukushima water into the sea amid protests from China, Korea…
With Wagner's recent events, Putin is now facing a deeply unstable situation. And much of the world seems to be heading towards a future of conflict and uncertainty
Even in Moscow, the mission of the Pope's envoy in this phase is above all that of listening to and encouraging "gestures of humanity". While there are still many shadows on Wagner's attempted coup
What does Saturday's attempted coup in Russia mean? Experts from all over the world are analyzing the situation to understand what the future of the Russian federation is
During the day, the stock exchanges recovered the initial decline linked to the Russian turmoil but Leonardo, like all military industry stocks, paid a significant price
The head of Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, posted an 11-minute audio in which he gives his version of events: "They were going to dissolve Wagner, we had to prevent it" . But Putin's reply was dry: "Or Wagner...
They are beyond the unknowns, from the attempted coup to fears about interest rates, which weigh on the lists. On the day of the launch of the Sintra Forum, the European stock exchanges are weak - Confindustria: "Signs of weakening of the Italian economy are increasing" - In Milan…
After Saturday's attempted coup, all is silent in Moscow and the markets are watching. Annual meeting of central bankers in Sintra, Portugal
What exactly does "Putin's chef" (but he prefers to call himself "Putin's butcher") who dared to challenge the Kremlin want? Did he move by himself or does someone support him? And how will his adventure end?
Will yesterday's coup rehearsals in Moscow spell the end for Putin? It is one of the great unknowns that the West is also wondering about, while Zelensky's adviser argues that "the revolt will change the Moscow elite and shorten the…
After having almost reached south of Moscow, the advance of the group of mercenaries led by the leader Prigozhin stops "Step back so as not to shed Russian blood". The Capital was armored for their arrival. Confusion in the Russian territory that…
High tension in Russia after the exchange of accusations between the head of Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin and the Russian Defense Ministry. The leader of the mercenaries occupies Rostov and promises to get to Moscow if the leadership is not overthrown…
Precious gems have lost significant value in recent months, according to an analysis by Global Rough. The reasons? The post-Covid economic recovery, the competition from artificial diamonds and the macroeconomic context
Silvio Berlusconi, protagonist of Italian politics of the last 20 years but also of many scandals. Abroad, his death was announced in very different tones. Here are the main newspapers and TV
"I'm here to listen, I'm not a mediator and I have no plans for peace," Cardinal Zuppi told Zelensky. Difficult to think of peace in the hours of the terrible destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam but Zuppi is a good…
The landing in Normandy was a surprise for the Germans - Churchill spoke about it at noon in the House of Commons, then informed Stalin and on June 10th he reached France: the messages with Roosevelt and the negotiations with De Gaulle…
The Pope's special envoy is in Kiev today and tomorrow to begin talks aimed at creating the conditions for achieving peace between Russia and Ukraine
On the occasion of the Republic Day, Radicali Italiani asks the premier to complete the revocation of the Italian honors to Putin's men, and to award them to three Russian citizens currently imprisoned for having opposed the Russian president's criminal regime...
"Today peace is getting closer" said Z|elensky upon his arrival in Japan at the G7 Hiroshima. Meloni meets Macron
The summit will focus on two hot topics: the war in Ukraine and relations with China. Here's everything you need to know
In an extensive interview on Unity, the former premier and former secretary of the PDS spares no criticism of Europe and the West on the war in Ukraine but reserves much benevolence and some oversight for Russia
Russia accuses Kiev which denies: "Ours is a defensive war" - Attack carried out last night with two drones. Moscow: "We will take retaliation"
On May 3 at the Garden of the Righteous in Milan the independent story of Ukrainian photojournalists and Russian dissidents. Without the censorship filter
Budapest has obtained from Russia to import gas on favorable terms and to restructure the Paks nuclear power plant. Pressing EU
Cards have been posted on social networks showing American plans to strengthen the Kiev army. Attempts at disinformation but also authentic documents
The Chinese president met Macron and von der Leyen on a mission to Beijing. Xi: "No to the use of nuclear and chemical weapons". von der Leyen warns Beijing: "Do not supply weapons to Russia". Moscow" There are no prospects for a solution…
These are missile systems capable of carrying nuclear and conventional warheads. Mattarella's words are harsh: "Behavior of the power of the last century"
The Scandinavian country becomes the 31st state of the Atlantic Alliance. Stoltenberg: "Historic Week". Sweden's request remains pending. Moscow strengthens defenses in the West
Putin admits that Western sanctions are beginning to be felt, but does not "accept" the WSJ's catastrophic forecasts and arrests the US reporter on espionage charges
In an audio released by Novaya Gazeta Europe and the Ukrainian media, two oligarchs, identified as Farkhad Akhmedov and Iosif Prigozhin, harshly criticize the decisions of the Russian President on Ukraine: "He stole everything and everyone"
Russia will transfer dual-capable Iskander-M missile systems to Belarus and convert some Belarusian Su-25 aircraft to enable them to carry nuclear weapons. The Nordic countries unite for a collective defense
"At this moment changes are taking place that have not been seen for a hundred years and we are leading them together" the Chinese president told Putin thinking of a new world order even if the economy remains at the center of relations between…
The three-day visit does not warm up the Stock Exchanges. The increase in trade is linked to oil and agreements already in place. Russia is too modest a market for China's goods
The court in The Hague has issued another arrest warrant for Maria Lvova-Belova, the Russian commissioner for children's rights. Moscow: "It has no meaning for us", Kiev: "Historic decision"
The European Council on Foreign Relations 2023 survey reveals the deep feelings of EU countries on the war in Ukraine. And the union in condemning Russia is more fragile than expected. Here's what the Italians think
The NATO countries are on the move: Poland will immediately send 4 Mig-29s, others are expected to follow. Slovakia approves the sending of 13 fighters. The Chinese president in Russia from 20 to 22 March: "Visit for peace" but a drone Made in…
Agreement reached between UN representatives and Moscow to extend the export of Ukrainian wheat from Black Sea ports by two months. The agreement expired on March 18 and postpones the risk of a food crisis
First brief face-to-face on the sidelines of the G20 between the US Secretary of State and the Russian Foreign Minister on developments in relations linked to the war in Ukraine - Moscow however specifies: "No negotiations"
Tension Rises on Ukraine War Front - China Joins Russia in Refusal to Sign G20 Declaration on War - Brief Bliken-Lavrov Meeting
INTERVIEW WITH ALESSANDRO POLITI, director of the NATO Defense College Foundation - "We are facing a scenario from the First World War" - "The history of tanks has been highly symbolic" and the Ukrainians know that "the recovery of the territory does not…
On February 24, 2022 the Russian invasion of Ukraine took place which brought the war back to Europe and completely changed the international scenario. The game is more open than ever but from this dramatic war Europe, which is clearly in the crosshairs of…