Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi visited Sochi for Vladimir Putin’s birthday and presented his friend with a king-sized embroidered duvet, Sputnik News reports citing to the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera.
The duvet shows the two leaders Berlusconi and Putin shaking hands against the backdrop of famous sights of Russia and Italy, including the Cathedral of St. Basil the Blessed and the Colosseum.
The source reports that Putin and Berlusconi have long-standing and friendly relations. They repeatedly visit each other during private and state visits.