«I believe what Giuseppe Conte said about legitimate defense in Ukraine is acceptable. We must support Ukraine and its army for its legitimate defense and at the same time Italy will continue to work for peace. But we cannot think of supplying weapons to hit Russian soil ». Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said a What’s the weather like are Rai3.
This would not be legitimate, “it is the position of the Italian government,” added Di Maio regarding some recent statements by the British Defense Minister.
In Ukraine, Di Maio explained, there are currently about 120 Italians present and “the vast majority want to stay there”. “The Crisis Unit of the Farnesina continues to follow all these people, who want to stay there because they have families or are Ukrainians who have an Italian passport”, added the minister, recalling that at the beginning of the war there were 2,000 Italians present in the Village.