Anti- war protesters poured paint into a pool belonging to one of Vladimir Putin 's top propagandists, turning the water blood-red.
Italian police are investigating after a group of activists broke into two properties owned by Vladimir Solovyev, a TV presenter who is a close ally of the Russian president.
Car tyres were set on fire at a two-storey home in Menaggio which was unoccupied at the time and sustained little damage, The Telegraph reports.
