The standoff comes amid tensions within the right-wing coalition government over support for Ukraine. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni promised continued aid, but her deputy Matteo Salvini questioned the justification of that decision.
In his criticism of aid to Ukraine, Salvini referred to the corruption scandal in the energy sector that is rocking the administration of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the Italian government has sent 12 packages of military aid to Ukraine, including the SAMP/T air defense system.
The regulations allow the government to act without seeking parliamentary approval for each new round of military deliveries. The currently valid regulation expires at the end of the year.
Once approved by the government, the new regulation will take effect immediately, but parliament would have to ratify it within 60 days.
(Vijesti.ba)
