Draghi Warns That Rifts in the EU Will Be a Victory for Putin

Italy’s outgoing prime minister, Mario Draghi, told his fellow European Union leaders that the region was in a recession and that divisions in the bloc would be a victory for Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to people familiar with his remarks.

The warning comes as leaders debate a contentious energy package and after Germany was criticized over a €200 billion ($196 billion) national aid plan that some have said would create imbalances in the EU.