“The attitude should be exactly the same as under the previous government,” RIA Novosti quoted him as saying in an interview with La Stampa newspaper.

Berlusconi added that under certain circumstances he would be the first to insist on a diplomatic settlement of the conflict over Ukraine.

Earlier it was reported that the center-right coalition of the Brothers of Italy, the League and Fort Italia parties gained 44.53% in the elections to the upper house of parliament after processing more than 90% of the ballots.

The leader of the Italian Brothers of Italy party that won the parliamentary elections, George Meloni, promised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to continue to provide assistance and support to Ukraine.