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«On the subject of Ukraine, peace must be reached as soon as possible, otherwise devastation and massacres continue. Europe must be united and make a peace proposal to Putin and the Ukrainians, trying to get Kiev to accept Russia’s demands ». This was stated by the leader of Forza Italia, Silvio Berlusconi, at lunch in Naples in a restaurant in Marechiaro, before his speech, scheduled for tomorrow, for the party’s national convention. The Forza Italia leader argued that “the sanctions have done very very badly to the Russian economy, a 14% drop in GDP is expected, but they have also hurt us”