Ukraine president Zelensky urges Italy not to let elite Russians party

ROME - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged Italian lawmakers on Tuesday to stop their country being a playground for Russia's elite,Italy's MPs gave a standing ovation to Mr Zelensky as he delivered the latest of a series of video speeches to Western parliaments in an effort to drum up support following"Don't be the place that welcomes these people," Mr Zelensky told lawmakers in Italy, long a top holiday destination for Russia's elite, known to own luxury...

Speaking after Mr Zelensky, Prime Minister Mario Draghi said Rome had so far seized over €800 million worth of assets belonging to EU-sanctioned Russian oligarchs, including a €530-million yacht.Mr Zelensky - whose speeches to parliaments are carefully targeted at the local audience - also raised the spectre of people arriving in Italy from countries hit by a food crisis caused by the war.

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