Helping Ukraine in its fight against
the Russian forces of invasion equates to working for peace,
Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said as he
opened the first session of the second day of the G7 foreign
ministers meeting in Capri.
"Helping Ukraine means working for peace, because if Kyiv loses,
Putin will never sit at the table of peace talks," Tajani said.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Ukrainian Foreign
Minister Dmytro Kuleba are also taking part in the G7 meeting in
Capri.
"I see no divisions within the international community on aid to
Ukraine," Kuleba told SkyTg24 on the sidelines of the meeting.
"On the contrary, if you follow the announcements made in
various countries since the beginning of the year, the volume
and quality of new defence-assistance packages are increasing.
"What we have to work on is time frames, and this is the main
purpose of my presence here.
"We must ensure that the handovers (of military aid) take place
as quickly as possible.
"We cannot delay them until the day after tomorrow. They have to
take place tomorrow.
"The number one priority is air defence - American Patriots and
Samp/T, the Franco-Italian air defence system," he continued.
"We are focused on them for one simple reason: they are the only
systems capable of intercepting Russian ballistic missiles and
this is the real turning point in the war because it is
impossible to do it with any other type of air defence system.
"We are facing an issue in the US Congress, but that is a
separate story.
"And it seems to be proceeding towards the right outcome,
fingers crossed,"
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