Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister
Antonio Tajani on Saturday told his Russian counterpart that
Italy was no one's enemy after the Russian foreign ministry said
Friday that Rome can't be involved in a possible Ukraine peace
process due to its 'anti-Russian' stance.
Moscow said relations between Russia and Italy are going through
the deepest crisis since World War II, and Rome is to blame,
according to Tass.
"We are no one's enemy, we are peacemakers," Tajani said on the
sidelines of a event for his Forza Italia party in Milan.
"It does not mean that we are enemies of Russia if we say that
Russia must respect international law.
"We are not at war with Russia, but we defend Ukraine's right to
be an independent state.
"All of us in the EU will have a role in peace building and,
together with the US, we will support policies that lead to
achieving the goal of a just peace, so not a Ukrainian defeat".
Italy has been a staunch supporter of Kyiv and has sent
considerable military aid to it since the Russian invasion.
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