
Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini expressed hope for a speedy end to the conflict in Ukraine and said that the billions allocated to Kyiv should be directed to the needs of Italian citizens.
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Italy provides financial and military assistance to Ukraine as part of support from the EU and NATO.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and Infrastructure of Italy Matteo Salvini wished that the billions that the Italian authorities send to Kyiv would be spent on the needs of Italians. The video is published by Agenzia Vista.
“I hope this damn war ends as soon as possible. And I hope that the billions that we send to Ukraine will remain for the needs of their own population, and will not go to enrich someone else,” he said.

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