Italy’s Liguria to Vote on Resolution on Anti-Russia Sanctions on June 29

Italy's regional councils of Liguria set a final date for a vote on a resolution that would call for recognition of Crimea as part of Russia and for lifting of anti-Russia sanctions at June 29, an adviser on international politics of Italian Lega Nord party told Sputnik on Tuesday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — On May 20, Lega Nord — Lega Lombarda secretary Paolo Grimoldi told RIA Novosti that the party would submit to Lombardy's regional council a resolution demanding official recognition of Crimea as part of Russia and the lifting of anti-Russia sanctions. On May 25, a group of lawmakers from Liguria's regional council introduced a similar resolution.

"The final date for a vote in Liguria is set at June 29," Gianluca Savoini said.

In May, the council of the Italian Veneto region voted in support of a resolution urging the national government to condemn the European Union’s Crimea policy and work toward lifting the sanctions against Russia.

In 2014, relations between Russia and the European Union, including Italy, deteriorated amid the crisis in Ukraine. Brussels, Washington and their allies have introduced several rounds of anti-Russia sanctions over Crimea's secession from Ukraine and reunification with Russia, accusing Moscow of meddling in the conflict in eastern Ukraine.

Russia has repeatedly refuted the allegations, warning that the Western sanctions are counterproductive and undermine global stability.