Italy is at Ukraine's side by sending Israeli weapons, ammunition, drones and intelligence resourcese.
(To Francis Matera) Rome decided to send a unit of the ground-to-air system to Kiev Samp-T equipped with about twenty missiles (the others will be supplied by the French), together with heavy artillery pieces, movement wagons and generator sets. According to an indication from Corsera, the list of aid, provided for in the sixth decree currently being validated, also includes a shipment, not included in the package presented to Copasir. These would be drones originating from the Israeli project and assembled in Italy. Deadly remotely piloted aircraft to counter Iranian-made drones used by Moscow. A smart move to get around the Israeli veto to directly deliver their drones. Tel Aviv, although it supports Ukraine, does not want any involvement in the conflict in order not to give Iran but also Russia the pretext to carry out targeted attacks on its territory.
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Rome, meanwhile, also continues the training of the Ukrainian armed forces but also provides remote tactical support thanks to our intelligence satellite images.
Crosetto in his hearing yesterday said that the Italian arsenal is reduced to a flicker as well as the European one supported by the Epf fund which has already terminated the seven billion off-balance sheet made available by Brussels.
Italy new hub of the Mediterranean
After the public recognition received by Biden for aid to Ukraine, Italy is trying to position itself in the Mediterranean as a new regional hub. The Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni should fly to Tripoli next Saturday, after having been in Algiers, while Foreign Minister Tajani has been in Egypt.
Italy is betting everything on Greenstream, the longest submarine gas pipeline in the Mediterranean Sea that reaches Gela, capable of guaranteeing up to 8 billion cubic meters of gas a year.
In fact, on Saturday in Tripoli the important new 8 billion agreement between Eni and the Noc to increase gas production should be signed. This was anticipated in recent days by the president of the Libyan company, Farhat Bengdara.
The foreign ministers will also represent the government in Tripoli Antonio Tajani and of the Interior Matteo Piantedosi to also deal with the issue of migrants.
However, the mission in Libya will not be easy because there are two governments. The provisional one in Trippoli wanted by the UN and entrusted to the president Abdulhamid Dbeibah and the one led by Fathi Bashagha, prime minister appointed by the House of Representatives in Tobruk, whose allies include Russia but also Egypt.
Bashagha on Meloni's visit, in a statement, made it clear that he was surprised by the Italian premier's mission to Tripoli. The meeting will be with a government whose mandate has expired, so any agreement will not be legitimate. Bashaga on the new agreement between Eni and Noc said that the Libyan state will not comply with any agreement with a suspicious purpose and outcome, anticipating the possible appeal to the judiciary.