... “Made with Italy”, which means localising production in Russia but using Italian technologies.
Following the events held as part of EXPO 2015 Vladimir Putin had meetings with the Pope and with Italy’s President Sergio Mattarella in the Vatican and in Rome. Conversations with the pontiff traditionally cover a very wide range of issues. This time they discussed the situation in Ukraine and in the Middle East, and the position of Christians in the East. During the conversation Putin expressed ...
... whose stake is much bigger than Donbas or Ukraine herself.
What is the real significance of Putin’s consultation with the Pope, that was largely unpredicted by most Western observers?
Ukrainian Catholics are endeavoring to obtain support from the Vatican, which until now has referred to the conflict in Ukraine as a mere clash between Christians, never mentioning Russia as the aggressor.
The last meeting between the two leaders occurred in November 2013, before the eruption of the conflict in ...
The visit of Vladimir Putin to the Holy See on June 10th 2015 will be an opportunity to test the potential of the dialogue between Moscow and the Vatican
In 1991, the dissolution of the Soviet Union has not only marked the beginning of the definition of a new political balance of power in Europe, but it has also been the genesis of the new course in diplomatic relations between the Vatican and ...
Vatican favours a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
On 13 May 2015, the Vatican issued an official
statement
recognizing the territories controlled by the Palestinian National Authority as an independent state. The Holy See thus ...
It is well known that, through the Holy See, the Catholic Church is the only religious institute that maintains diplomatic relations with states, members of the international community. There are three main factors that determine the Vatican’s role in global politics: the historical conditions that led to the formation of the Papal States; the cumulative experience of relations with secular rulers; and the theological interpretation of political life. Papal diplomacy is based ...
