FILE — In this April 26, 2010 file photo, then Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, right, and Russian President Vladimir Putin talk during a press conference at Villa Gernetto, in Gerno, near Milan, Italy. The Kremlin is denying that President Vladimir Putin offered to make Silvio Berlusconi his economy minister, though he did extend “metaphorical support” to Italy’s embattled ex-premier. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)LaPresse
