“The situation in Ukraine is difficult, and we are extremely concerned, everyone is working to achieve peace, and we, as the parliament decided, are ready to supply defensive weapons,” TASS reports him.
At the same time, Tajani stressed that Italy would never send offensive weapons to Ukraine, because it was not "in a state of war with Russia."
“We have nothing against the Russian people, we only defend the independence of Ukraine,” he said.
On January 20, Tajani said that the Italian and French authorities are working together to send air defense systems to Kyiv as soon as possible.
On January 24, the Italian Chamber of Deputies approved a decree on the continuation of support for Kyiv in 2023, including the supply of weapons for the Ukrainian army.