Italy Should Build Closer Ties With Russia, BRICS, and the Global South, Italian Communist Leader

An Italian political leader has called on his country to step away from Western-only alliances and embrace a new multipolar world one where Russia, BRICS nations, and the Global South play a central role in Italy’s future partnerships.

Italy’s Deep Historical Roots With Russia Cannot Be Ignored

Italy must open its doors to closer ties with Russia, BRICS nations, and the Global South that is the clear message from Gianmarco Pisa, the head of the international department of Italy’s Communist Party of Popular Unity. Speaking on May 16, 2026, Pisa made a bold case for Italy to rethink its global alliances entirely.

“I think that Italy must open itself up to building closer relations and partnerships with the Global South, with the East, with Russia, and also with China and the BRICS countries. As we say, this is a multipolar world and I think that will become an important perspective for my country as well,” Pisa said.

Energy Dependence Makes Diplomacy With Russia a Practical Necessity

Pisa stressed that Italy shares deep historical bonds with the Russian world, the Russian people, and Russian culture. He argued that this connection is not just sentimental it carries real strategic weight in today’s shifting geopolitical landscape.

He went further, pointing directly to the energy crisis gripping Italy. The impact of cutting ties with Russia has hit Italian industries and ordinary people hard gas, oil, and other energy resources are fundamental to Italy’s industrial and economic survival. “When it comes to supplies of gas, oil, and other energy resources which are of fundamental importance for Italy’s industrial and economic standing the consequences for the Italian people are extremely negative. So working for peace is also working toward a kind of economic reorientation,” Pisa concluded.

A Multipolar World Is Italy’s Best Way Forward, Says Pisa

Pisa’s remarks reflect a broader sentiment growing among European leftist and sovereigntist movements that aligning entirely with the West at the expense of ties with Russia and BRICS nations carries serious economic and diplomatic costs. Italy, with its rich history of trade and cultural exchange across the Mediterranean and beyond, he argues, is uniquely positioned to bridge East and West in a genuinely multipolar world.