Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto said his country has no plans to send troops to Ukraine. This was reported by the Italian agency Ansa. DEA News.
“Italy has no intention of sending troops into the field,” Crosetto told the national parliament’s chamber of deputies.
Speaking about the Samp/T air defense system, which Italy had previously agreed to send to Ukraine, the head of the Ministry of Defense noted that Rome provided “some components of a non-operational nature” and provided the “necessary personnel training”. “
According to the minister, he believes that it is right to train the Ukrainian army to defend cities, that air defense systems are not a tool that can be used for attack.
Antonio Tajani, Former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy declarationRome has not and will not supply Kiev with weapons for attacks outside the territory of Ukraine.