Italy says preparations underway for twelfth navy support package deal for Ukraine

Defence Minister Guido Crosetto has stated that Italy is engaged on one other support package deal for Ukraine – the twelfth because the begin of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Supply: Italian information company ANSA, as reported by European Pravda

Particulars: Crosetto stated Italy's place on Ukraine stays unchanged. Requested whether or not one other support package deal could be ready, he replied: "In all probability sure."

"We’ll put collectively a brand new package deal that I’ll current shortly alongside the traces of the opposite packages," the defence minister added.

Concerning help for Ukraine's air defence, Crosetto stated: "We despatched every part we had with out making Italy's defence weaker than it already is."

Background:

  • Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's authorities has despatched 11 support packages since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine started in 2022, with a complete worth estimated at between €2.5 and €3 billion.
  • Italy can be reported to have provided Kyiv with two SAMP/T air defence batteries. Particulars of the packages are usually strictly categorised.
  • In October, Bloomberg reported that Italy's twelfth navy support package deal for Ukraine could possibly be prepared by the top of 2025.
  • As well as, Italy has signalled its readiness to affix the Prioritised Ukraine Necessities Record (PURL), a NATO initiative underneath which US-made weapons, notably Patriot air defence missiles, are bought with European funds.

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