Salvini attacks Macron on soldiers in Kiev: 'Get treatment'. And the League calls the French ambassador to parliament

The closer the appointment with the European elections on 8 and 9 June approaches, the more the pressure of League leader Matteo Salvini on the EU and its main leaders increases. Are French President Emmanuel Macron and former Prime Minister Mario Monti opening up to the possibility of sending ground troops to Ukraine? "It upsets me that after Macron, even Monti is talking today about sending Italian soldiers to fight in Ukraine - was the comment of the vice-premier Matteo Salvini -. These - he added - must be taken care of: those who think this way and say it as if it were a normal thing, it goes for Macron and Monti, are dangerous". Salvini thus commented on the position expressed by former Prime Minister Monti on Radio 24 regarding the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Monti allegedly speculated about sending troops to Ukraine. 'Talking about Italian soldiers who may go to fight and die in Ukraine I consider it a very serious thing,' the deputy premier added.

"Sending EU troops directly into the conflict in Ukraine would be madness, the League is completely against this hypothesis," stressed League deputy Alessandro Giglio Vigna speaking in the Chamber of Deputies in the context of international missions and criticising Macron's words. Vigna reported that as chairman of the EU Policies committee "I have invited the ambassador of France to come and confer before the committee that I chair" on this, "Parliament has no power to convene is an invitation but I believe that the French ambassador should clarify, specify and possibly tone down the words" of Macron.

Foti: "Salvini on Macron? Legitimate heads of state have opinions"

"Salvini on Macron? It is legitimate for each head of state to have his own opinions on possible interventions, but obviously they can and must engage his own country. After that, the rest I do not allow myself to comment on because I do not see the need". This was said by Fdi's group leader Tommaso Foti, commenting, asked in Transatlantic, on Salvini's words on the French president.

Responding to Salvini's attack on Monti and Macron, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani clarified that "we will not send any Italian soldiers to Ukraine because it is not envisaged either by Nato or EU initiatives and then we are not at war with Russia and we are just a country that defends Ukraine's right to be free". "We," he added, "give military aid to Ukraine knowing that everything that arrives must be used on Ukrainian territory and not on Russian territory.