Italy-USA: Meloni flying to Washington, meeting with Biden tomorrow

The Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, has recently left Palazzo Chigi. The premier, you are headed to Ciampino airport to take the flight that will take you to the United States. The meeting at the White House with the American president, Joe Biden, is scheduled for tomorrow in Washington. "It is a very important visit for us, also because it is President Meloni's first official meeting in Washington. We are also aware of the historic moment we are experiencing and Italy is playing a crucial role in the issues that will be discussed". This was stated by US charge d'affaires Shawn Crowley on the eve of the meeting in the White House between Joe Biden and the premier.

Russia has imposed a ban on imports of ready-to-eat seafood from "hostile states", primarily EU member states. The processing industry of Italian fish products will be affected. Canned tuna is one of the favorite foods of Russian consumers, on a par with other fish products, including frozen and frozen seafood, strictly "made in Italy". This is followed by Latvian sprottas (pre-smoked and canned anchovies from the Baltic Sea in oil), a delicacy that dates back to the Soviet era, much appreciated by the Russians, so much so that Russia has excluded them, with a particular derogation, from the Russian counter-sanctions imposed on the products EU in 2014.