02 March 2022, Mumbai:
Milan Fashion Week kicked off just as Vladimir Putin ordered the attack on Ukraine, leaving the industry rattled by the news and the city a stage for several protests in support of the beleaguered country, also outside show venues.
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Fake news started to circulate, such as a report that Italy had made a request for carve-outs on sanctions, including for luxury goods, which was firmly denied by an official tweet from Palazzo Chigi, the seat of the country’s Council of Ministers and the official residence of the country’s Prime Minister Mario Draghi.
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