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Ukraine cannot use Italian arms on Russian territory: FM Tajani

"All the weapons leaving from Italy (to Ukraine) should be used within Ukraine," Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said in a TV interview with public broadcaster RAI.

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Published May 30,2024
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Italy will never send any troops to Ukraine and any weapons it has supplied to Kyiv should not be used on Russian territory, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Thursday.

"All the weapons leaving from Italy (to Ukraine) should be used within Ukraine," Tajani said in a TV interview with public broadcaster RAI.

Under Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Italy has been a staunch supporter of Ukraine, but Rome has never disclosed any details about its military aid.

Tajani also dismissed the possibility that former Italian Prime Minister and European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi could become the next EU Commission President.

"Draghi is not an (official) candidate and does not belong to any (European) political family... I see it as a complicated matter," he said.