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Mario Draghi's Italy was one of three countries singled out by Donald Tusk for having 'disgraced' itself over Russia sanctions (Photo: European Parliament)

Does Draghi have a Russia problem?

Italy is among EU member states facing the opprobrium of central and eastern Europeans in the aftermath of the brutal Russian invasion of Ukraine.

And no wonder.

Italy was among the handful of countries at a summit in Brussels on Thursday night (24 February) that opposed booting Russia out of the SWIFT international banking payments system.

On Friday morning, Italy was specifically named by former president of the European ...

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Valentina Saini is a freelance journalist specialising in Italian social issues and politics, gender issues and the Middle East and North Africa region.

Mario Draghi's Italy was one of three countries singled out by Donald Tusk for having 'disgraced' itself over Russia sanctions (Photo: European Parliament)

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Valentina Saini is a freelance journalist specialising in Italian social issues and politics, gender issues and the Middle East and North Africa region.

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