Industry and Labour Minister Luigi Di
Maio returned to the issue of the new government's call for
Western sanctions on Russia to be revised on Friday, saying they
were harmful to Italy.
"I have always said that our country must remain in NATO, but
the sanctions on Russia damage us," Di Maio, who is also deputy
premier and 5-Star Movement leader, told Radio Anch'io.
"We are pro-Italian, not pro-Russia".
When asked about the idea mooted by Interior Minister and
League leader Matteo Salvini for Italy to veto sanctions on
Russia, Di Maio said: "Premier (Giuseppe) Conte will take these
decisions at international meetings and I don't want to do into
the specifics".
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