Berlusconi says in the audio that Putin sent him 20 bottles of vodka and a “very sweet letter” on his birthday last month. His office confirmed with CNN on Thursday that the clips were ...

"I have reconnected with President Putin - a little, a lot," Berlusconi was heard saying. "He sent me 20 bottles of vodka and a really sweet letter for my birthday.

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was heard on a recent audio recording bragging to lawmakers that he reconnected with Vladimir Putin and the two exchanged gifts of vodka, sparkling ...

Berlusconi said Putin had sent him 20 bottles of vodka for his birthday and a “very lovely letter,” in which he claimed Putin had called him “number one among his five best friends. ...

Silvio Berlusconi, the former Italian leader who recently returned to front-line politics, has reconnected with his old friend Russian President Vladimir Putin ...

Silvio Berlusconi, the former Italian leader and linchpin of the incoming right-wing government, blames Ukraine’s president for pushing President Vladimir V. Putin to invade.

Italy’s presumed next premier, Giorgia Meloni, has issued a stark warning to Silvio Berlusconi that he risked losing influence in any new government over his friendship with Russian President ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin called Italy's Silvio Berlusconi a dear friend and an outstanding politician in a tribute to the former prime minister who died on Monday aged 86.

Berlusconi on tape says Putin gifted him vodka, exchanged letters. In leaked recording, former prime minister also seems to defend Russia’s position in the nearly eight-month war in Ukraine.

Silvio Berlusconi, “Forza Italia" leader, on September 22, 2022 in Rome, and Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a speech during an event to mark the anniversary of Russia's statehood in ...

Berlusconi says in the audio that Putin sent him 20 bottles of vodka and a “very sweet letter” on his birthday last month. His office confirmed with CNN on Thursday that the clips were ...

Italian former Premier Silvio Berlusconi, right, and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin talk during a press conference at Villa Gernetto, in Gerno, near Milan, Italy, Monday, April 26, 2010. (AP ...