Sergey Startsev. The leader of the Italian parliamentary party the Northern League " Matteo our Salvini said that he would like to see in the chair, Prime Minister of Italy centuries Putin.

" Between Putin (Prime Minister of Italy Matteo) Renzi I will always choose Putin. I wish Putin tomorrow morning became Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Italy, " said on Wednesday that the popular opposition leader in live.

Our Salvini criticized the punishment imposed by the EU and the US towards Russia." punishment against Russia is a stupid measure, which will cost us 5 billion euros. If there is a part of Ukraine, which wants to be Russia, I don't see why Not. We import thirty percent of natural gas from Russia, and We are obliged to declare war? We must keep the dialogue " - showed the national Secretary of the Northern League.

Our Salvini also said that in January 2015 wished again to meet with the Russian President. Such a meeting may be held during the visit of the leader of the Northern League in the Russian Federation.

Our Salvini met with Putin in October on the sidelines of the summit of the Asia - Europe (ASEM) in Milan. Shortly before this meeting, the delegation of the " Northern League " headed our Salvini visited the Crimea and Moscow. Then Italian politics had come to the meeting of the state Duma of the Russian Federation in t-shirts with the inscription " there is No anti-Russian sanctions ". During this visit, the leaders of the Northern League have repeatedly called for respect for the reunification of the Crimea with Russia and against the punishment imposed by the EU and the USA.

The Northern League was established in 1989, uniting in its ranks authorized various autonomist movements that operated in the Northern part of Italy. For a long time it was the main political ally of the party of Silvio Berlusconi, Authorized " the Northern League was part of his government. Now has his authorized in both chambers of the national Parliament and five seats in the European Parliament. Prominent leaders of the party are the presidents of the Northern Italian regions of Lombardy and Veneto.

The Northern League " successfully appeared in the November election in the Emilia-Romagna region, for example, urging voters to abandon the Euro. Then most of the local political analysts speak about the fact that our Salvini can become the new leader of Italy's centre-right forces.

Our Salvini is in Italy is very popular politician, being rated only the leader of the ruling Democratic party, Prime Minister Renzi.

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