(ANSA-AFP) - ROME, JUN 11 - Deputy Premier and Foreign
Minister Antonio Tajani announced at the Ukraine Recovery
Conference (URC) in Berlin on Tuesday that Italy is preparing a
new package of military aid for Kyiv featuring the Samp-T
air-defence system. The French-Italian system that can track
dozens of ballistic missiles and intercept many at the same
time. Italy and France gave one Samp-T to Ukraine last year as
part of efforts to help Kyiv defend itself from Moscow after
Russia launched a war of aggression on its neighbour in 2022.
"First of all, I agree with Dmytro Kuleba when he says that the
first strategy for the reconstruction of Ukraine is to protect
the infrastructure and buildings with air defence," Tajani said
at the conference, addressing his Ukrainian counterpart. "That
is why I want to inform you that Italy is ready to send a new
military package with the Samp-T for the air defence of
Ukraine". Tajani also announced a new 140-million-euro package
for Ukraine's "infrastructure, railways, health, agriculture and
mine clearance. "There is also 45 million for the reconstruction
of Odessa," he added. "Today we will sign a memorandum for
cooperation in this area". (ANSA-AFP).
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