Italy says preparations underway for 12th military aid package for Ukraine

Defence Minister Guido Crosetto has said that Italy is working on another aid package for Ukraine – the 12th since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Source: Italian news agency ANSA, as reported by European Pravda

Details: Crosetto said Italy's position on Ukraine remains unchanged. Asked whether another aid package would be prepared, he replied: "Probably yes."

"We will put together a new package that I will present shortly along the lines of the other packages," the defence minister added.

Regarding assistance for Ukraine's air defence, Crosetto said: "We sent everything we had without making Italy's defence weaker than it already is."

Background:

• Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's government has sent 11 aid packages since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in 2022, with a total value estimated at between €2.5 and €3 billion.
• Italy is also reported to have supplied Kyiv with two SAMP/T air defence batteries. Details of the packages are generally strictly classified.
• In October, Bloomberg reported that Italy's 12th military aid package for Ukraine could be ready by the end of 2025.
• In addition, Italy has signalled its readiness to join the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL), a NATO initiative under which US-made weapons, particularly Patriot air defence missiles, are purchased with European funds.

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