Sanctions against Russia are 'suicidal'

Governor of the Liguria region ofItalyGiovanni Toti said that supporting sanctions against Russia is "suicidal". Russia should be seen as a "strategic partner in economic, military and cultural terms".

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"Maintaining sanctions against Russia is suicidal, it causes great damage to our economy, so today we are voting on a resolution calling on the Italian government and the European Union to reconsider the issue of sanctions," Toti said at a meeting of the Regional Council that is considering a resolution against the sanctions regime.

He noted that "sanctions have not helped to solve any diplomatic problems, nor have they solved the crisis in the east of the European continent."

The governor assured that without an alliance with Russia it is impossible to overcome the threat facing the country from Islamic extremism.

According to Sputnik