Former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi Dies at 86, Putin Remembers “Dear Friend”

Former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, a billionaire businessman who created Italy's largest media company before transforming the political landscape, died on June 12 at the age of 86. Berlusconi was suffering from leukaemia and was receiving treatment for a lung infection at Milan's San Raffaele hospital. Berlusconi’s Forza Italia party is part of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's right-wing coalition. Meloni bid farewell to her predecessor in a video message released shortly after his death. #italy #SilvioBerlusconi. #putin #meloni n18oc_world n18oc_crux CRUX is your daily video news guide to the big events that are shaping our world. We track news, geopolitics, diplomacy and defence strategies and explain how they shape national policies. Crux makes sense of global developments, and analyses their impact on daily lives. Follow CRUX on Telegram: https://bit.ly/3fnlLua Follow CRUX on Instagram (@crux.india): https://bit.ly/3qSFx1K Follow CRUX on Facebook: https://bit.ly/2Lte7iF #GetCloserToTheNews with latest headlines on politics, sports and entertainment on news18.com https://bit.ly/2Y4QccL Also watch: Crux Decode: https://bit.ly/3MjzIoG Crux+ : https://bit.ly/35mm97B Crux Most Watched: https://bit.ly/3KhJ8iX