FILE PHOTO: The League party leader Matteo Salvini attends a voting session at the Chamber of Deputies to elect the country's new president in Rome, Italy, January 24, 2022. REUTERS/Yara Nardi/Pool
ROME (Reuters) - Italian rightist politician Matteo Salvini, who has been among Russian President Vladimir Putin's main supporters in Western Europe, has pledged to help refugees fleeing Ukraine from the Russian invasion.
His stance marked a U-turn from the anti-immigration positions that previously shaped his politics.
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