Tajani Announces Ready Military Aid Package for Ukraine Amid Salvini Criticism

At a visit to the Montebello barracks in Milan, Italy's foreign minister Antonio Tajani declared that a new military assistance package for Ukraine is already prepared and will be dispatched as soon as possible. He reiterated the government's firm stance in favor of Ukraine, countering Lega leader Matteo Salvini's announcement at the party congress to end the flow of arms and funds to Kyiv. Tajani stressed that political debates are secondary to tangible outcomes, citing the European election results as evidence of public expectations.

He also voiced optimism that a direct meeting between President Volodymyr Zelensky and President Vladimir Putin, possibly mediated by the United States and Europe, could soon occur. The minister concluded by stating that any peace must be fair and cannot be achieved through Ukraine's defeat.