Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto has said he opposes sending Western troops to Ukraine as that would stand in the way of diplomacy. Source: Crosetto in an interview with La Stampa, as reported by European Pravda Details: "Sending troops to Ukraine would be a step towards unilateral escalation, which would stand in the way of diplomacy.
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Swedish truck maker AB Volvo on Friday reported a bigger-than-expected rise in fourth-quarter profit but a weak order intake as it adjusted lower production levels amid softening demand. Volvo cut its predictions for the total European heavy truck market this year, seeing registrations of 280,000 trucks for the region instead of 290,000. It also raised its prediction for the China medium and heavy truck market to 800,000 from 700,000 trucks previously.