Italian Ministry of Defense in an official communication denied reports in the French and Italian press with reference to the joint purchase of Aster-30 missiles with France.

“Relevant reports are unfounded. “During yesterday’s meeting between the Minister of Defense of Italy and his French counterpart, contracts for the supply of weapons were not signed, discussed or even mentioned,” the report says.

The report of the French newspaper L’Opinion, reprinted in the Italian press, dealt with the news about the purchase by France and Italy of 700 Aster-30 missiles, which were allegedly intended for the Samp-T air defense system and the strengthening of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

“The Italian government will assess the sixth supply of weapons to Ukraine in the coming days. World War III would start if Russian tanks reached Kyiv, that is, the borders of Europe. Prevention is the only way to stop World War III,” the minister said. defense of Italy by Guido Crosetto.

Earlier, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev called Crozet “a rare fool.” The Italian minister replied that he “continues to stubbornly believe in the rightness of helping a country such as Ukraine, which has been attacked completely unnecessary, so that it can defend its cities, its people and its existence.”

Source: RES