Prime Minister Mario Draghi restarts where he left off yesterday in the Senate. And thanks to yesterday’s 219 votes on the resolution to send weapons to Ukraine at 9 o’clock, he presented himself in the Chamber to Montecitorio to ask for the support of the majority in view of the next European Council. “We will support Kiev – says Mario Draghi – as a mandate of the Parliament”. After which he basically retraces the speech he made yesterday afternoon in the Senate. «The European Council of 23 and 24 June will address the following topics: the developments of the war in Ukraine and European support for Kiev; the humanitarian, food, energy and security effects of the conflict; aid to families and businesses hit by the crisis; the prospects for EU enlargement; the follow-up to the Conference on the future of Europe, ”said Draghi. «We are approaching the fourth month since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which began on February 24th. Moscow continues to militarily attack Ukrainian cities in an attempt to expand control over the territory and strengthen its position – he added -. The fighting in Severodoneck, in the Luhansk region, is particularly fierce. The Russian bombing of Kharkiv, the second most populous city in Ukraine, aggravates the already terrible death toll. As of June 20, 4,569 civilians have died, 5,691 those injured according to the united nations. But the number is certainly much higher ». “New atrocities committed against civilians by the Russian army continue to emerge. Responsibilities will be ascertained and war crimes will be punished. The number of people fleeing the conflict also continues to increase. In Italy alone there are over 135 thousand Ukrainian citizens who have arrived since the beginning of the invasion ”. Then he moves on to the subject of price increases, saying that “he has called companies to benefit from increases in solidarity” and to the crux of sanctions. «The sanctions are effective or they are not effective – says Draghi in the Chamber – When I say effective, I repeat what all international organizations say. I have the sensations that they are effective and they will be even more so this summer and from all the signals coming from Russia that highlight a growing concern ».
In the classroom, at the end of the speech by Prime Minister Mario Draghi, the deputies of Alternativa displayed signs with the words “Stop sending weapons” and “No to war”. The clerks and the president of the Chamber Fico intervened and called to order and the protest ended. Green light of the Chamber of the Chamber to the majority resolution on the communications of the Prime Minister Mario Draghi in view of the European Council. The text was approved in Montecitorio with 410 votes in favor, 29 against and 34 abstentions