Despite Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, channels of dialogue must remain open, according to Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto. “Although the Russian Federation has invaded a sovereign country, and for this reason Italy and France always support and will support Ukraine, it is important (…) that channels of confrontation and dialogue are also kept open,” the minister stated. Guardian writes that this week, the French Minister of Defense, Sébastien Lecornu, held telephone talks with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Shoygu. During the conversation, the French side condemned the wa…