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Ousted Ukrainian defense chief joins Italian ministry as innovation adviser
Mykhailo Fedorov, fired as Ukraine's defense minister six weeks ago, has accepted a position as adviser on defense innovation to Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto.
Beatrice Comolli · 387 words
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The Po plain, the great pre-Alpine lakes — Como, Garda, Maggiore — and the Orobic Alps.
Economy & culture
Finance and the stock exchange, fashion, design, pharmaceuticals, advanced manufacturing — Italy's richest region.
Cosmopolitan Milan, fashion and design weeks, La Scala, a fast and money-minded north.