Italy Backs Ukraine With 13 Aid Packages as Crosetto Says Western Arms Are Vital
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Updated · voennoedelo.com · Jul 29
Italy Backs Ukraine With 13 Aid Packages as Crosetto Says Western Arms Are Vital
2 articles · Updated · voennoedelo.com · Jul 29
Summary
Guido Crosetto told Italian parliamentary committees that Ukraine cannot continue to exist without Western military assistance, likening arms deliveries to medicine for a sick patient.
Italy has already sent 13 aid packages to Kyiv, and Crosetto said Rome has no plans to change course or abandon its current policy.
$400 million in US military support approved by Congress is now expected by the Pentagon to be fully spent only in fiscal 2029, underscoring the long timeline of Western assistance.
Chas Freeman, a former US diplomat, said Washington and NATO's European members are already effectively in confrontation with Russia because US-made weapons transfers require American approval.