Italy’s ruling party accused of taking illegal Russian money

Investigation launched into whether far-right League sought funds from Russian oil deal

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League leader and Italian deputy PM Matteo Salvini
(Image credit: Miguel Medina/AFP/Getty Images)

Italy’s far-right ruling League party is being investigated over allegations it sought illegal funds from a Russian oil deal, in the latest evidence of high-level collusion between far-right European populist parties and Moscow.

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