The challenges in securing an agreement on a multi-billion dollar military support package for Ukraine at the EU level are said to stem, in part, from scepticism in Italy and France. Source: Spiegel,
Mattarella, Italy’s ceremonial head of state, spoke about the conditions that led to World War II, warning of “authoritarian drifts” where “the criterion of domination prevailed over cooperation, and wars of conquest followed.
A pro-Russian hacker group is attacking Italian government websites in what it said was a reaction to a speech by Italian President Sergio Mattarella that compared Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to the Nazis’ “wars of conquest.
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni accused Russia of "offending the entire Italian nation" on Friday as she stood by comments by the Italian president that compared modern-day Russia to Nazi Germany.
Ukraine now realizes that the process for becoming a member of NATO will take a long time, the ANSA news agency cited Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto as saying Thursday.
Russia has responded furiously after Italy's president equated its war in Ukraine to the aggression of Nazi Germany, fueling existing tensions between Rome and Moscow over the conflict.
The talks come a day before U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is due to meet with Russian officials in Saudi Arabia.
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