Italian Foreign Minister Luigi di Maio believes that the ruling coalition - the 5 Star Movement - is broadcasting the wrong position regarding the war to Ukraine, and also wants to turn his country against NATO. The minister explained his departure from the ruling party by the fact that his former colleagues did not turn away from Moscow.

Asked by the Corrire della Sera if you think (5 star movement leader Giuseppe) Conte is sensitive to the demands of the Kremlin, di Maio replied:.

“Ukraine is a country that has been attacked, Putin is an aggressor, and his army continues to shed the blood of Ukrainians. At the same time, a serious and responsible political force should act in a balanced way, not based on the mood of social networks and polls.. What the leaders of "

“After several months of silence, over 60 colleagues and friends and I were forced to distance ourselves from those who led us to the wrong side of history..

From those who wanted to bring Italy to anti-NATO positions, from those who took an ambiguous line regarding support for Ukraine, who resolutely did not turn away from Moscow,” the minister said..

As you know, the 5 Stars movement proposed an alternative resolution providing for the refusal to supply weapons to Ukraine.. Luigi Di Maio, who led the party in 2017-2020, opposed this initiative. As a sign of protest, on June 19, he convened a briefing at which he announced his resignation from the 5 Star Party.. He was followed by 60 deputies.