ROME (ITALPRESS) – “Our position does not change: we have always said that Ukraine needed to be helped in every possible way, and we are doing so, but we have also always excluded direct intervention by our military in the conflict”. This was stated by Guido Crosetto who in an interview with Corriere della Sera reiterated his position and that of the Government, namely that Italy will not participate in any possible armed intervention.
“Absolutely not! No one can doubt this today – he explains – Because unlike others, we have in our system an explicit prohibition on direct military interventions, outside of what is provided for by the laws and the Constitution. We can only foresee armed interventions upon international mandate, for example in implementation of a UN resolution. The one hypothesized in Ukraine would not only not be included in this case, but would trigger a further spiraling of the conflict which would not be of benefit above all to the Ukrainians themselves. In short, the conditions for our direct involvement do not exist.”
“Macron words? I don’t judge a president of a friendly country like France, but I don’t understand the purpose and usefulness of these declarations, which objectively raise tension. What if Ukraine really gave in? We must prevent this from happening. This is why from the beginning we said that Ukraine needed to be helped, because if the Russians arrived in Kiev, if they conquered a sovereign country, if we took it for granted – like some self-styled experts and professors who were complacent towards Russia, and I wonder how let it be free… – that you can invade another country just because you are stronger, it would be a disaster for everyone.
We will continue to provide aid, as we have done so far, for as long as it is useful and as long as we are able to do so. All countries can do something more in terms of aid, but above all we must believe and insist on diplomacy. We need to go back to forcing the hand of the UN, of Putin, at the Geneva conference; the Vatican can also resume its mediation. We must leave no stone unturned to reach a truce: even one day without bombs is a result, because then it can become two, or three, or four…”.
On the Middle East front, Crosetto says: “We are a country that is friendly with Israel, but we have also been very harsh with them. Let’s work openly for a truce, so that there are no more innocent deaths. In the same way I would like all the mobilization that I see in favor of Palestine to also be there towards Ukraine”.
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