Defence Minister Guido Crosetto on
Thursday flatly denied Russian claims that Rome supplied Kyiv
with anti-personnel mines.
Crosetto described as "completely false, unfounded and
seriously denigrating to the honour of our country the
statements made by the spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign
Ministry, Maria Zakharova", according to which Italy has
supplied anti-personnel devices to Ukraine.
"Italy signed the (international) Mine Ban Treaty (Ottawa
Treaty) on 3 December 1997 and became a State party to the
Treaty on 1 October 1999," Crosetto stressed.
"Italy does not produces anti-personnel mines and does not
supply them to any country in the world, Including Ukraine,'
Crosetto said.
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