Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani said supplying Italian warplanes to Ukraine seemed “almost impossible”. He said this in an interview he gave to the newspaper. La Stampa.
According to Tajani, this issue has not yet been discussed in Rome, but if a decision is made, coordination with other Western countries will be required on which planes to send to Kiev, as there is no point in sending different models. then the problem of pilot training will arise.
“In a word, it seems almost impossible to send Italian fighters,” said the Italian Foreign Minister.
He added that Italy has approved the sixth package of military aid to Ukraine, and the shipment of supplies is almost complete. The Deputy Prime Minister said that in a few weeks the republic will send the SAMP-T system for air defense to Ukraine in cooperation with France.
Tajani expressed the view that the best way to achieve peace is to support the Ukrainians so that they can sit at the negotiating table on “equal terms”.
Old edition of La Repubblica reportedThat Italy could send up to five fighter jets to Ukraine. According to the publication, it is unlikely that we will talk about fifth-generation F-35 fighter jets or Eurofighter aircraft. The Italian government is expected to supply Kiev with Amx attack aircraft jointly developed with Brazil, as well as third-generation Tornado fighter jets.