Rome, 28 August (LaPresse) – "When peace and war are involved, there is no ownership. I am Minister of Transport, Deputy Prime Minister and father of two children. When a European leader, our neighbour, repeatedly says for months “we are ready to fight, France is ready to fight, with boots, muskets and helmets”. I say “No, it's time for diplomacy”. There are 18 packages of economic sanctions, there is Trump inviting Putin to Alaska and Zelensky and EU leaders to Washington, who is working towards a meeting between Putin and Zelensky… while some are trying to re-establish peace, having a neighbour who continues to talk about rearmament and a nuclear umbrella is not acceptable." This was the response of Deputy Prime Minister and League leader Matteo Salvini at “La Piazza”, the Affaritaliani.it event, when asked about the halt called by Antonio Tajani, who said that “foreign policy is made by the Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister”. “I don't think it's my right” to intervene, but “my duty”, he added.
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