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Berlusconi: Russia Rightfully Proud of Its Independent Stance

© Sputnik / Alexey Nikolsky / Go to the mediabankRussian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (right) meets his Italian counterpart Silvio Berlusconi (left), 2010
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (right) meets his Italian counterpart Silvio Berlusconi (left), 2010 - Sputnik International
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Russia is proud of its independence and is acting accordingly. The US and Europe should work hand in hand with Moscow if they want to defeat ISIL, Italian ex-PM Silvio Berlusconi said Thursday.

“Russia is a prime example of how a country, proud of its independence, should act,” the Milan-based daily newspaper Il Giornale quoted Berlusconi as saying.

Berlusconi said that Russia was acting as a country that “wants to preserve its unique identity in the world, while sticking to its primary role.”

Russian President Vladimir Putin (3rd R) and Italy's former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi (R) walk along the Yalta embankment in Crimea on September 11, 2015 - Sputnik International
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He underscored the need for the West to cooperate with Moscow in the ongoing war against the Islamic State terrorist group. The ex-Premier also said that such cooperation would not harm Italy’s “main ally” — the United States.

Coordinated action by all the main global actors – America, Russia, Europe and China — is the only means of crushing the Islamic State terrorists, the ex-PM noted.

“I don’t think that isolated adventures will be conducive to resolving the situation ISIL created in Iraq and the neighboring countries,” Silvio Berlusconi said.

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