Italy won’t provide Kiev with new weapons, but will deliver on earlier promises, the defense minister said
Italy is not ready to send more weapons to Ukraine, the Minister of Defense told local media on Thursday, adding that Rome may still support Kiev militarily in the future.
Speaking to the Il Messaggero daily, Guido Crosetto, who assumed his post only last month, said that Italy is not “preparing a sixth [arms] package, we are not talking about missiles to be sent to Kiev.”
According to the minister, Rome “is completing the deliveries of the military supplies promised by the previous government.” Crosetto also noted that in the future there could be “a discussion within NATO and the EU about further military aid to Ukraine.”
The official explained that military aid is delivered to Ukraine under a parliamentary resolution. “We have a framework that allows us to decide on military supplies until December 31,” he said.
