Italy’s Meloni issues warning to Berlusconi over Putin ties

FILE - Italian former Premier Silvio Berlusconi, right, and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin talk during a press conference at Villa Gernetto, in Gerno, near Milan, Italy, Monday April 26, 2010. Just in time to celebrate his 86th birthday, Italy's former premier Silvio Berlusconi is making his return to Italy's parliament, winning a seat in the Senate nearly a decade after being banned from public office over a tax fraud conviction. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, file)