“I have always been and remain on the side of the Ukrainian people and the world,” RIA Novosti quotes him.
Berlusconi also expressed hope for an early diplomatic resolution of the Ukrainian conflict.
“I just advised the big Western Marshall Plan for the restoration of Ukraine as a possible diplomatic way to end this conflict,” he said.
Earlier, he said that in order to end the conflict, the United States should offer Ukraine a plan to restore the country.
In January, Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto expressed hope for the preservation of friendship between the Italian and Russian peoples.