Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani stressed that the latest delivery is an air defense system, as it is designed for defense, not attackMUNICH, February 18.
/tass/. Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said that Rome had provided Ukraine with "defensive weapons", there is no question of supplying offensive weapons.
"There were no specific conversations about this. We have always said that we do not want a war with Russia. We have provided Ukraine with defensive weapons. The last delivery is an air defense system, so this is not for attack, but for defense," the Italian Rai News 24 TV channel quoted him as saying on Saturday.
"Italy has not sent and will not send military instruments for striking outside the Ukrainian territory," Tajani said.
The Italian Foreign Minister added that "China plays an important role in relation to Russia." "Let's see what China's plan provides. It's good that it exists," he said.
