A court in Rome has sentenced a former Italian Navy officer to 20 years in prison for spying on behalf of Russia, Italian news agency ANSA reported on Jan. 19.
The mayor of the Italian city of Modena has revoked permission for a pro-Russian propaganda event whitewashing the destruction and occupation of Mariupol, Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Oleg Nikolenko reported on Facebook on Jan. 9.
The Italian government has formally extended its military assistance to Ukraine until the close of 2024, the Italian Ministry of Defense announced on Dec. 19.
Kyiv has commenced a first round of consultations with Italy on a bilateral security guarantees agreement, the Ukrainian president’s office reported on Nov. 27.