Ukraine, League sources: Giorgetti did not sign the aid package in Kiev

The 13th package which will be presented on November 10th at Copasir lacks the signature of the Minister of Economy. This was stated by League sources who specify: Giorgetti was not in Rome but in Brussels.

Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti did not sign the thirteenth aid package for Ukraine which will be presented to Copasir by Defense Minister Guido Crosetto, who instead signed the text with Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, who in the afternoon had also announced Giorgetti's signature. The twist came late in the evening, with the denial coming from League sources who, cited by various press agencies, specified that the Minister of Economy was busy on a mission in Brussels today.

Salvini's opposition and the government's position

Immediately after his re-election as secretary of the League, Matteo Salvini made clear his opposition to new military aid to Ukraine. The executive measure does not exclusively provide aid to Ukrainian civilians, such as generators, but also weapons for anti-aircraft defense. Crosetto had also clarified to the Senate his intention to propose "the possibility of extending the mechanism of the decree" also for next year as has been the case since 2022, since the Council of Ministers launched four law decrees to militarily support Kiev subsequently converted into law by the Chambers, allowing in four years the sending of twelve military aid packages with as many inter-ministerial measures, for which instead it is only necessary to provide an explanation to the Parliamentary Committee for the Security of the Republic, scheduled for November 10th.

Crosetto: "Packet intensity reduced"

Crosetto recalled how the mechanism had been inaugurated by the Draghi government and voted for "practically all the parties of the current minority and majority". Therefore the government will maintain the line it has followed in these four years, despite the opposition of the League, in particular Salvini. However, the Minister of Defense had also specified that over time the threats have become limited and that Kiev is asking for "things that are not available. The intensity of the packages has therefore been reduced precisely because, as time passed and aid was sent, the things that were really needed were no longer there and were difficult to send".

Crosetto: "We will respect the agreements"

The Meloni government, however, has no intention of failing to fulfill its commitment: "We will respect the pacts we have made with our European NATO allies, with the Ukrainian group and with Ukraine", added Crosetto, reiterating the usefulness and urgency of the package at a time when Ukraine is no longer able to support the effort to stop Russian attacks with the same previous effectiveness, due to the exponential evolution of Russian technology and the speed of the new Shaed drones, which makes it difficult to stop them.