Italy urged to prevent the escalation of the conflict in Ukraine

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Italy Antonio Tajani said that it is necessary to prevent the escalation of the conflict in Ukraine due to the threat of the use of nuclear weapons. Words of the Italian Deputy Prime Minister on March 5 leads Il Messaggero newspaper.

According to Tajani, the conflict should not be brought to such a state that there is a threat of the use of nuclear weapons.

Tajani, during a conversation with reporters, probably commented on the short contact between Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken at the G20 Foreign Ministers Summit in India. The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, stressed that there was no meeting and negotiations between Lavrov and Blinken, and the American official “clutching the lapels of Lavrov’s jacket” approached the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry and tried to speak out.

The Italian Deputy Prime Minister said that Italy is “in the forefront” of countries that support Ukraine. At the same time, Tajani said that his country was in favor of finding a peaceful solution to the conflict.

“Italy is in the forefront in supporting Ukraine and finding a peaceful solution, but <...> a just peace cannot mean capitulation of Kyiv”, Antonio Tajani said.

Russian special operation to protect Donbass

The DPR and LPR announced the aggravation of the situation in the Donbass on February 17, 2022. Then they announced the evacuation of the population.

On February 21, the heads of the republics turned to Putin with a request to recognize their independence. The President held a meeting of the Security Council, after which he recognized the LNR and the DNR. Friendship and cooperation agreements were signed with both republics, which were later ratified by the State Duma and the Federation Council.

Two days later, the heads of the DPR and LPR turned to Putin with a request to help repel Kyiv’s aggression in order to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe and civilian casualties. The next day, February 24, the Russian leader addressed the nation and announced the start of a special operation in Ukraine to protect Donbass.

On September 30, Putin and the heads of the DPR, LPR, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions signed agreements on the entry of these regions into the Russian Federation.