World Leaders Must Bring Russia Back From the Cold, Renzi Says
- Russia has `absolutely crucial' role to play on Syria
- Europe Union `finished' if it closes borders to refugees
Russia Is Absolutely Crucial: Renzi
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Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said western leaders trying to end the carnage in Syria must accept the central role of Russia in world affairs as a renewed drive to end the war got off to a difficult start in New York.
The youthful premier, in a sweeping interview that tackled issues ranging from reform of Italy’s Senate to the Middle East and the migration crisis, urged his partners to show they could "build a Europe without walls, but with hope."