MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Salvini arrived in Moscow on a one-day visit earlier in the day. Savoini and Claudio D'Amico, a former lawmaker and the foreign relations secretary for Lega Nord, have accompanied the Lega Nord leader during his trip.
"Matteo Salvini held a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov earlier today. It was very productive… They discussed the geopolitical situation in the world, which is moving towards establishing a multi-polar world order and aspects of our bilateral cooperation," Savoini, the head of the Lombardia Russia Cultural Association, said.
Lega Nord is a northern Italian regionalist party which supports broader autonomy for the Padania region. The party is represented in the Italian parliament and has been a longtime ally of Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia. The party also supports better relations with Russia and has called for Italy to lift EU anti-Russian sanctions.
