“Disagreements have intensified in the Italian government regarding aid to Ukraine and frozen Russian assets.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: “European truth” with reference to the material of the Bloomberg agency
Details: On Thursday, the League coalition party said that billions of Russian assets frozen in the EU should be returned to Russia.
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Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani of the Forward Italy party rejected the claim, saying foreign policy was his prerogative as foreign minister and Prime Minister Meloni. “The line is determined by the prime minister, and I share her opinion,” he said.
Also at the heart of the dispute is the question of whether the government will continue to provide aid to Ukraine in 2026. A cabinet vote on the matter was originally scheduled for late Thursday, but was eventually postponed. Maloney assured that the relevant decree will be approved by the end of the year, calling the delay a matter of “logistics”.
Officially, Rome insists that it has not changed its support for Kyiv. But given the changing geopolitical situation, funding cuts and a series of upcoming elections, including general ones, Italy’s position has become more controversial.
Tajani said this week that Italy’s participation in NATO’s program for the purchase of US weapons for Ukraine (PURL) amid peace talks will be “premature”. Although back in October, Italy expressed readiness to participate in the PURL mechanism.
Defense Minister Guido Crozetto, who belongs to Meloni’s “Brothers of Italy” party, tried to defuse tensions in the coalition, saying that the “League” had always supported the government’s decision to provide aid to Ukraine. “I think she will do the same this time,” he said Thursday night on the air of the state-run Rai TV channel.
Since the beginning of the full-scale war with Russia, Italy has prepared for Ukraine 12 aid packages in the amount of more than 2.5 billion euros, which included air defense systems.