Italy’s Elections Are Test of Anti-Putin Resolve

Italian voters are headed to the polls today.

The first exit polls will be expected when voting stops at 5 p.m. ET.

Wall Street Journal: “In the economic war between Europe and Russia, Italy’s elections Sunday are an early test of Western stamina, coming before a winter of painfully high energy bills.”

“Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has throttled natural-gas deliveries to the European Union, is hoping that economic pain and public discontent will force Europe’s democracies to reduce support for Ukraine and relax sanctions on Moscow.”