Italian former PM faces renewed questions over Covid aid from Russia

Moscow dispatched military doctors, PPE and ventilators to Italy early in coronavirus pandemic

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Italy's former prime minister Giuseppe Conte is under pressure to clarify an arrangement under which Russia supplied aid to Italy early in the coronavirus pandemic, as questions resurface over the Kremlin's motives.

Conte, who was forced to resign last year after the collapse of his second administration, could face questioning by Copasir, a parliamentary committee for the security of Italy, amid concerns that Russia may have exploited the aid mission for espionage.