Berlusconi: Merkel and I can get Putin to stop fighting

If there's a person who can work in my country or be on my side, it's Mrs. Merkel, I would like to convince Putin”, Berlusconi said.

The former Italian prime minister said he has the same positions as the West for Russia's war on Ukraine, but stressed that so far he sees no losses for Vladimir Putin.

“I cannot deviate from the positions of the government, the EU, the US and the whole West. Putin is capable of resisting, and I see no loss to him of”.

Berlusconi also noted that the Russian “unbeatable military is not so unbreakable”, adding that the war in Ukraine is “infertile”.