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Public support for taking in Ukrainian refugees, like in many other parts of Europe, is strong in Italy, with one recent poll suggesting more than four-in-five people were in favour. Online the sentiment is the same. One Facebook group for Ukrainians in Italy has seen a surge in offers for accommodation and jobs since Russia's invasion. The politic...

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At the moment the war in Ukraine does not affect the production of Italian pasta, and it does not directly impact prices. This is what the industrial pasta makers of the association Unione Italiana Food say, pointing out that no durum wheat was imported from Ukraine in 2021. The durum wheat coming from Russia in the same period is less than 3% of I...

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There is shooting going on outside, as we speak. He has a tired voice, maybe a bit resigned, but calm. Andrea Cisternino has been living in Ukraine for 13 years, not far from Kyiv, where he created his own award-winning animal shelter. We chat about his life and what his experience has been on the ground since the invasion began. Originally a fashi...

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