Italy: Salvini adviser sought lobbyist’s Putin dinner invite

ROME (AP) — The Italian premier’s office says a lobbyist with past links to Deputy Premier Matteo Salvini was invited to a dinner honoring Russian President Vladimir Putin at the request of Salvini’s international strategy adviser.
Premier Giuseppe Conte’s office issued a statement about the invitation on Sunday as scandal swirled around Salvini’s far-right, pro-Moscow party, the League.
Salvini associate Gianluca Savoini is under investigation in Italy for allegedl