The decision to send weapons to Ukraine Italian Parliament accepted almost unanimously, noted the Prime Minister of the country of Mario Dragi. He said about this in an interview with Corriere Della Sera, published on April 17.
Journalists noticed that members of the party “Movement of five stars” and many Italians “are trying to put up with the need to arrange Ukraine.”
“The decision to send weapons was taken in Parliament almost unanimously. The terms of the question are clear: On the one hand, there are the people who have attacked, on the other hand – the army of the aggressor. How best to help the victims? The sanctions are necessary for the weakening of the aggressor, but cannot Stop troops in the short term. For this, we need to help Ukrainians directly, what we do. It would not be equivalent to saying to them: Give up, take slavery and submission – a message contrary to our European values of solidarity, “Draghi emphasized .
According to him, Italy wants to give Ukrainians the opportunity to defend themselves.
“The problem of weapons is serious, and I do not underestimate it: it is associated with a personal ethical choice. Therefore, the decision cannot be taken frivolous, but the conditions that I just described,” – he added.
According to the Prime Minister of Italy, he hoped to the last that the Russian invasion would not happen, but it did not surprise him, given the accumulation of Russian troops at the border of Ukraine and “precedents of what the Soviet Union did in Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia” .
“So far, Putin’s goal was not to search for the world, but an attempt to destroy Ukrainian resistance, occupy the country and transfer it to the friendly government. We will be near our Ukrainian friends: the opening of our embassy in Kyiv is good news,” said politician.
Dragi noted that, like many others, at first considered the likely fast victory of Russia, which would also put up neighboring states, but this did not happen and “there are no signs that the Ukrainian people can take Russian occupation.” / P>
He called the actions of the Russian army in Bucha “inhuman”, but added that “such terms, as” genocide “or” war crimes “,” have accurate legal significance “and need time to determine which words it is better to meet Situations.