Italy’s largest arms maker had no plans for a Ukraine factory—a year later, it has a Kyiv subsidiary
The Kyiv-based R&D unit will research communications, navigation, and electronic and optical technologies for Ukraine's defense sector.
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Germany charged a Ukrainian for the Nord Stream blasts—Kyiv is now investigating if Russia staged the attack to frame Ukrainians
Ukraine's top prosecutors confirmed they are testing a "false flag" theory even as a Ukrainian suspect heads to trial in Germany.
Greece blocked a gas ban, France and Italy softened an entry ban—now Brussels tries 1,600 companies helping Russia’s war
Bloomberg sources says the proposed list covers firms feeding Russia's military industry, and the work stayed out of public view.
Euractiv: Italy and Greece win a fur pass for Russia inside the EU’s newest sanctions round
The two nations buy more Russian sable than anyone else in the bloc, and they lobbied to keep the pelts flowing while finished coats stay off-limits.
From escorting to firing: Romania changes how it meets Russia’s wandering drones
The F-16 fighter downed the intruder near a village northeast of Bucharest. That same barrage threw Shahed and other drones plus five missiles at Ukraine, with border districts across from Romania among the targets.
Italy expels two Russian military attachés over espionage uncovered by Rome prosecutors
The expulsion follows this week's arrests of two former Italian intelligence officers suspected of selling secrets to Moscow.
Italy joins Bulgaria in resisting EU sanctions on Patriarch Kirill
Rome's objection traces back to the Vatican's unease at sanctioning a Christian leader
Russia’s former soldiers may face a locked EU border—if France and Italy stop balking
The two governments worry the measure could open the door to keeping every Russian out, sources told Bloomberg.
Romania’s forensic report confirms the Galați drone was a Russian Geran-2
Investigators found "ГЕРАНЬ-2" stenciled on a recovered fragment, alongside an engine and fuel matching the Iranian-designed drones that Moscow has used for years.
Politico: Fico is first in line for Orbán’s disruptor crown — but Brussels has four more leaders to worry about
Fico threatened to veto Ukraine's €90 billion loan. Babiš demanded a carveout. Meloni told leaders she understood Orbán. Radev called Ukraine doomed. Janša is the only one who supports Kyiv — and he may not even form a government.
Fishing nets used in the Mediterranean for millennia — now Italy wants to turn them into drone shields over Ukrainian cities
Senator Scalfarotto introduced the bill after Ukraine demonstrated that mesh strong enough to haul fish can also stop a Shahed from reaching a hospital or a convoy.
Russian Su-30 violated Estonian airspace for about a minute — Italy’s NATO fighters scrambled
The aircraft had no flight plan and no two-way radio contact with Estonian air traffic control.
Russia’s Paralympic champion calls aggression against Ukraine “politics” after Moscow commits 190,000 war crimes
The Paralympic gold medalist says enjoys the Italian atmosphere.
“I was prepared for the reprimand”: Ukrainian Paralympian warned for “Stop War” earrings after winning gold
Oleksandra Kononova collected two individual medals at the 2026 Winter Paralympics — and a formal reprimand from the International Paralympic Committee for competing in earrings bearing the words "Stop War," which officials claimed the regulations did not permit.
Italy sends 10 mobile generators and 300 boilers to Ukraine as winter drags on
Ten wheel-mounted generators capable of producing 1,500 kVA have arrived in Ukraine from Italy, along with a pledge of more than 300 boilers, according to the Italian Embassy in Kyiv.
Meet the 22 athletes Russia killed whose faces got Ukraine’s Olympian banned
Vladyslav Heraskevych was a medal contender in skeleton at the Winter Olympics — until he refused to race without the 22 faces painted on his helmet.
Italy reports ‘serious sabotage’ on railways as Winter Olympics kick off
Unknown perpetrators set fires, cut electrical cables, and placed an explosive device at three locations across northern Italy's rail network, officials said, creating transport chaos as the Winter Olympics began.
Baltic leaders call on Europe to claim its seat at Russia-Ukraine peace talks
Latvia's PM and Estonia's president say Europe must stop watching from the sidelines and get its own representative into the room where the war's future is being shaped.
Europe scrambles to ship generators to Ukraine as thousands of Kyiv families remain without heat three days after Russian strikes
International partners delivered backup energy equipment totaling over 145 MW in a single week, while over 230 repair crews battle to restore heating knocked out during Russia's overnight attack on 3 February.
Italy channels $1.2 mn into Ukraine’s cyber defense
Ukrainian cybersecurity will receive a $1.2 mn boost from Italy, with most funds directed toward modernizing infrastructure in Ternopil oblast through server procurement, EDR-equipped protected networks.