Italian Foreign Ministry: We do not supply weapons to Ukraine to strike at Russia

Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di MaioMOSCOW, 9 May. Rome does not supply Kyiv with weapons that could strike at the territory of Russia, Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said on the air of the Rai3 TV channel. According to the head of the department, only defensive weapons are sent to Ukraine.March against NATO intervention in the crisis in Ukraine took place in Italy»We must support Ukraine and its army to defend it, at the same time Italy will continue to work for the good of the world But we cannot think about supplying Ukraine with weapons to strike on Russian soil,» Di Maio stressed. The minister also spoke about Rome's efforts to achieve a diplomatic settlement of the conflict. «We must reach a truce as soon as possible. The negotiations stalled, but we never stopped resuming them,» he said. In addition, Di Maio discussed on air the economic consequences of the crisis in Ukraine, including speculation in energy prices.< img src="/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/7456e1c44dfb3ce843e6c243205624b8.jpg" />Member of the European Parliament called for stopping the supply of weapons to Kyiv speculation on the price of our gas. And we can't afford it,» summed up the Foreign Minister. Earlier, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said that Rome would increase aid to Kyiv to 800 million euros and had already allocated about 500 million euros to support Ukrainian refugees . The volume and specific parameters of arms supplies to Ukraine are classified.