Its good to see that more and more politicians are coming to...

Its good to see that more and more politicians are coming to their senses. Unlike some of the war mongering psychopaths roaming these threads.

Italy's Defence Minister said on Monday economic sanctions against Russia had failed and called on the West to try harder to negotiate a diplomatic solution with President Putin to end the war in Ukraine.

Guido Crosetto told daily Il Messaggero that the West had wrongly believed its sanctions could stop Russia, but it had overestimated its economic influence in the world.

"Instead ... the only way to resolve this crisis is to involve everyone, first (to obtain) a truce and then peace," Crosetto said.