The Italian government almost unanimously decided to transfer weapons to Ukraine. This was stated by Prime Minister Mario Draghi said in an interview with Corriere della Sera, according to " net"

“The decision to send weapons was adopted in Parliament almost unanimously.. The conditions of the question are clear: on the one hand, there is the people who have been attacked, on the other hand, the army of the aggressor. How best to help those affected? Sanctions are necessary to weaken the aggressor, but cannot stop troops in the short term. To do this, we need to help Ukrainians directly, which we are doing,” Draghi stressed..

He compared the refusal to transfer weapons to a call to Ukrainians: “surrender, accept slavery and submission.”. And this, as Draghi stressed, would be contrary to the European values \u200b\u200bof solidarity..

“The problem of weapons is a serious one, and I do not underestimate it: it is related to personal ethical choice. Therefore, the decision cannot be taken lightly, but the conditions are those that I have just described, ”he added.

Draghi until the last moment believed that Russia would not invade Ukraine. But the invasion itself, in the end, did not surprise the Italian prime minister, given the accumulation of Russian troops near the border of Ukraine and “the precedents of what the Soviet Union did in Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia”.

Draghi noted that, like many others, he initially considered a quick Russian victory likely, which would also endanger neighboring states, but this did not happen and “there are no signs that the Ukrainian people can accept Russian occupation”.

He called the actions of the Russian army in Bucha "

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The head of the Italian government Mario Draghi said that the imposed sanctions are designed to weaken Russia. However, sanctions restrictions will not stop Russian troops in Ukraine.