MPs from the Democratic Party (PD)
held up placards in a parliamentary session with photos of
far-right League party leader, Deputy Prime Minister and
Interior Minister Matteo Salvini next to an alleged emissary to
Moscow who allegedly discussed League funding skimmed off
Russian oil proceeds.
Milan prosecutors opened a probe after reports that
Lombardy-Russia Association President Paolo Savoini met with two
other Italians and three Russian in a Moscow hotel to discuss
siphoning off an alleged 65 million euros from oil profits.
The minister has denied inviting Savoini to take part in two
bilateral meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin
recently.
Before the protest, the PD's Emanuele Fiano repeated the
party request for League leader Salvini to speak before the
parliament on the issue of the alleged Russian financing to his
party.
PD leader Nicola Zingaretti said "we're not giving up on our
battle for the truth".
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