Italy considering providing Ukraine with air defense systems
27 December, 2022 SAMP/T-MAMBA SAM. Photo credits: French Ministry of Defense Volodymyr Zelensky, the President of Ukraine, had a telephone conversation with Giorgia Meloni, the Prime Minister of Italy.
Zelensky thanked the Italian Prime Minister for the allocation of an additional EUR10 million to support Ukraine. He announced this on his Telegram channel. The president did not specify whether these funds would be channeled specifically to military assistance.
Volodymyr Zelensky during a conversation with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. December 27, 2022. Photo credits: Office of the President
Giorgia Meloni also informed that Italy is considering providing Ukraine with air defense systems.
The Italian government stated on it website that the prime minister has confirmed full support for Ukraine in the political, military, economic and humanitarian spheres.
Giorgia Meloni, Prime Minister of Italy. Photo credits: Government of Italy
As previously reported, the Italian Senate confirmed the government's decision to supply arms to Ukraine in 2023. According to the document, in 2023 Italy will supply Ukraine with weapons in accordance with NATO and EU allies.
The essence of the decision is that the military aid packages to Ukraine throughout 2023 will be sent without agreement with the parliament.
Aspide 2000 rocket launch. Photo credits: MBDA
In early November, a representative of the ruling coalition told Reuters that the Italian government was considering providing Ukraine with a variety of air-defense systems.
This regards the medium-range Franco-Italian SAMP/T and Italian Aspide, as well as portable Stinger MANPADS.
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