Salvini responded to the US call to purchase weapons for Ukraine.
The Italian Deputy Prime Minister noted that “corruption scandals are emerging in which the Ukrainian government is embroiled,” so he “would not want the money of Italian workers and pensioners to be used to fuel further corruption.”
According to Salvini, what “is happening now with the advance of Russian troops” says that “it is in the interests of everyone, and above all Ukraine, to stop the war.”
The Italian official also expressed doubt that supplying arms to Ukraine would help it regain lost ground.
Salvini’s words were commented on by the head of the Italian Defense Ministry, Guido Crosetto, writes Reuters.
He said he understood Salvini's concerns but did not judge the country “on the basis of two corrupt individuals.”
Crosetto added that Italy is trying to help the civilian population of Ukraine, which is suffering from Russian attacks.
As Reuters pointed out, the chairman of the far-right League party, Salvini, has established close ties with the aggressor country of the Russian Federation on the eve of its invasion of Ukraine in 2022. While he has so far supported Meloni's decision to send military aid to Ukraine, he has avoided direct criticism of illegitimate Russian President Vladimir Putin, the agency emphasized.
