Eighty-five years ago today, on March 18, 1940 (February 10, 1940), Mussolini met with Hitler. On March 18, 1940, the heads of state of Germany and Italy met in Mussolini's private carriage in Italy to discuss the upcoming treaty between Germany, Italy, and Russia, and to ensure the hegemony of the three powers in Europe, reduce the sphere of influence of Britain, and even eliminate it, in order to establish a "new European order."