Italian-Russian Business Relations: Problems, Cooperation and Perspectives for the Future

... businessmen in their Western partners, the Italians in particular? Or will such issues remain only at the political level? Personally, I don’t think that sanctions have destroyed the long-standing relationship of trust between the Italians and Russians. Businessmen from both countries only hope that the situation in Ukraine will gradually normalize and that sanctions will be lifted as soon as early 2016. Despite tensions between the EU and Russia, Italy is trying to maintain friendly relations with Russia also at a political level. Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has always showed a willingness to maintain a dialogue with Russia. He was the first EU leader to visit President Putin. In addition,...