League leader Matteo Salvini
reiterated his opposition to Italy sending more weapons to
Ukraine during an an ANSA Forum on Thursday.
"The most powerful weapon will be diplomacy, not missiles or
warheads," Salvini said when asked about the policy of giving
military aid to Kyiv following the Russian invasion.
"We are sending aid to save lives and defending the national
interest involves doing everything to avoid sending more
weapons.
"I'm counting on no more talk of sending weapons but of sending
diplomats.
"I hope there is no (new) vote on sending weapons.
"If there is, the League will reiterate that the most powerful
weapon is diplomacy.
"I believe that thinking in this way is also in (premier Mario)
Draghi's interest.
"I don't want to be too optimistic but it seems to me that both
sides want to reason things out.
"The search for dialogue is also making way within the
leadership of the USA".
Salvini also talked about domestic politics and said his party
would never again be part of a coalition that sees it allied
with parties on the left of the political spectrum, like the
current one supporting the Draghi executive.
" A government with the left is unrepeatable," he said.
"The PD (Democratic Party) and their leader (Enrico) Letta are
insisting on the Zan bill (against homophobia) and ius soli
legislation (giving Italian citizenship to the children of
migrants who are born in Italy) while the 5-Star Movement (M5S)
says no to a waster-to-energy plant (in Rome).
"We are on different levels".
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