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Putin (r) praised Renzi and Mogherini (Photo: Palazzo Chigi)

Renzi seeks to end Putin's international isolation

Vladimir Putin should be enrolled in efforts to stabilise Libya, Syria, and Iraq – ending his Ukraine-related international isolation – provided that the Minsk ceasefire deal is fully respected, Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi said on a trip to Moscow on Thursday (5 March).

Before meeting Italian businessmen active in Russia, prime minister Dmitry Medvedev and president Putin, a black-tied Renzi headed to a bridge near the Kremlin to pay tribute to slain opposition politician Boris ...

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