“I look at the economic relations between my country, Italy, and Russia and I see that they have collapsed in recent years,” said Prodi.
The former head of the European Commission noted that at present politics has become more important than business.
At the same time, he stressed that, in spite of everything, Russia and Italy are complementary.
“I understand that Italy and Russia complement each other. But, unfortunately, so far this complementarity and the need for each other does not materialize, ”Prodi concluded.
Earlier, Senior Lecturer of the Department of Integration Processes of the MGIMO of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Elena Maslova, in an interview with FBA “Economy Today”, evaluated the economic relations between Russia and Italy.
On October 23, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte visited Russia on an official visit and held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.