The European bulwark against Russia is finally broken. In a series of political twists, Silvio Berlusconi, Italian billionaire and former Italian Prime Minister, arguably Vladimir Putin s best ally on the old continent, emerged as the key .
Prime Minister Draghi's unity government is on the brink of collapse because an important coalition partner, the populist Five Star Movement, has pulled its support. What's the current state of the once-popular party?
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