Overview
- Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto told the Chamber that a government decree guarantees continued assistance to Ukraine and warned that Russia’s military capacity is expanding.
- Crosetto argued that halting support would forfeit a just peace, drawing standing applause from Fratelli d’Italia and Forza Italia as League benches were reported partly empty and some lawmakers dissented.
- Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni began a weeklong Asia trip with stops in Oman, Tokyo and Seoul, with a joint declaration planned with Japan’s Sanae Takaichi and agreements in South Korea that include semiconductor cooperation.
- Vladimir Putin said ties with European countries, including Italy, currently “leave much to be desired” but signaled readiness to restore relations, as President Donald Trump told Reuters Putin is ready for a deal and the Kremlin’s Dmitry Peskov concurred; Italy’s Antonio Tajani replied that Rome defended Ukraine against an illegitimate invasion.
- European partners launched small deployments to Greenland under Arctic Endurance, France among the first on the ground, as Washington said the move would not alter the president’s position and Italy reiterated it will not send troops.