Truce in the Chamber on Ukraine in the wide field. Schlein: 'Step forward'

It's a question of sentences. And of votes that move a little further. However, for the first time the forces of the broad camp did not engage in open battle in the Chamber over Ukraine.

That is, they presented different resolutions, but no one rejected the ally's position, as has always happened in the past. On the points concerning Ukraine, the Democratic Party abstained on the documents of M5s and Avs and vice versa. "It's a step forward - said PD secretary Elly Schlein - I think it's the fruit of united work and the discussions we are having between us. We continue to work for unity".

Nicola Fratoianni of Avs added a little weight: "It's a big step forward on the alliance." The issue remains the sending of weapons: the different positions - Democratic Party in favor, M5S and Avs against - have for now prevented the progressive forces from presenting a common resolution. But the tone with which the topic is treated is changing.

"I would also go and read the text at that point in the three resolutions - suggested Fratoianni - which is different from the previous ones". For example, in June, the M5s asked to "stop military aid" to Ukraine, while this time it explains that "the continuous shipment of armaments contributes to distancing any prospect of peace". Nuances but not much.

The Democratic Party has always used less assertive formulas in its resolutions, reiterating "full support and solidarity with the Ukrainian people and institutions, through all necessary forms of assistance". Avs also adopted a less divisive formula, asking to overcome "the logic of military escalation".

In short, despite the back and forth of the day before, when arriving in the Chamber the hard core of the progressive alliance respected the truce. So much so that even the reformist wing of the Democratic Party, the most intransigent on the continuation of sending weapons to Ukraine, left the room at the time of the vote on the AVS and M5S documents.

The most stubbornly united soul of the coalition, i.e. Schlein, also put one plus one together, recalling that, in recent days, on the Public Finance Planning Document "the entire Progressive Alliance presented a resolution on economic and also European policy", with 21 points which also brought more Europe and Italy alive to agreement.

The issues remain on the table and the summary on Ukraine is not yet there, but something is moving. For the Democratic Party, negotiations with allies on the Kiev issue are the responsibility of the foreign affairs manager, Peppe Provenzano: "The vote shows that there has been a significant step forward, I believe very important, which comes after a united resolution yesterday by all the oppositions - he said - An approach towards the resolution of a political issue which, however, remains left to the coalition table. The stubbornly united line continues".

In the Chamber, however, Schlein reiterated the PD position: "We have always supported Ukraine's right to defend itself from a criminal invasion." But then he added: "To build peace we must not wait for the last missile to fall, we need a diplomatic and political effort from the EU".

While the M5s group leader Riccardo Ricciardi attacked the government: "You have implemented the first part of your reasoning, sending weapons and then negotiating. But when will the second part arrive, that of the negotiation?".