Meloni: 'Avoid scaremongering but Cavo Dragone talked about cybersecurity'
The premier from her trip to Bahrain: 'Admiral Cavo Dragone was talking about cybersecurity. I read it like this: NATO is a defensive organisation, in addition to defending ourselves we must also do better prevention". Then a dig at the League: 'Weapons decree does not mean working against peace'
"It is a phase in which we must measure our words very well" and avoid "what can make people overheat. Admiral Cavo Dragone was talking about cybersecurity. I read it like this: NATO is a defensive organisation, in addition to defending ourselves, we must also do prevention better. We must also be very careful how we read words". So said Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni asked at a press point at the end of the mission in Bahrain.
What Dragon Cable said
Nato is considering being 'more aggressive' in its response to cyber attacks, sabotage and violations of Russian airspace. This was said by Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, chairman of the Atlantic Alliance's military committee in an interview with Ft. 'We are studying everything,' he said, 'on the cyber front, we are in a sense reactive. Being more aggressive or proactive instead of reactive is something we are thinking about." Dragone said that a 'pre-emptive attack' could be considered 'defensive action', but warned: 'It is further from our normal way of thinking.
Russia's reaction
The most immediate reaction was from Russia, which called the admiral's words 'an extremely irresponsible step', indicating 'the readiness of the Alliance to start a new escalation'.
The wrath of the League
"While the US, Ukraine and Russia seek mediation, throwing petrol on the fire with warlike tones or evoking 'pre-emptive strikes' is fuelling escalation. It does not bring the end of the conflict any closer: it pushes it further away. We need responsibility, not provocation,' the League had commented hotly on social media.
Meloni: arms decree does not mean working against peace
The premier also took a swipe at the League: 'Clearly we work for peace but as long as there is a war we will do what we can do, as we have always done, to help Ukraine defend itself'. Speaking of the new decree to extend military aid to Kiev, the premier emphasised: 'The decree by the end of the year is done in any case because it is needed. It does not mean working against peace. It means that as long as there is a war we will help Ukraine to be able to defend itself against an aggressor. There is more than one Council of Ministers that allows this and so we always try to spread the measures of the Council of Ministers in such a way that we work on what is most urgent. It is a question of logistics.
