Italy Rejects Aid Scheme that Buys US Weapons for Ukraine’s Defense
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Italy rejects aid scheme that buys US weapons for Ukraine’s defense
ROME — Italy has confirmed it will not fund the purchase of U.S. weapons due to be delivered to Ukraine, the latest sign that Rome is seeking to place limits on its defense spending.Addressing the Italian parliament this week, Defense Minister Guido Crosetto said Italy had decided against backing the NATO Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) scheme, under which nations agree to fund the purchase of U.S. arms which are then transferred to…
The Italian Minister of Defence, Guido Crosetto, confirmed this week in Parliament that Italy will not participate in the NATO PURL programme, designed to finance the purchase of U.S. weapons to Ukraine. The decision, which removes Rome from the main contributors of the scheme, adds to the doubts of the Government of Giorgia Meloni about the SAFE loan programme of the European Union. The Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) program was b…
Italy has officially announced its refusal to finance the NATO Special Programme PURL (Priorized Ukrain Refugees List), which provides for the purchase of United States arms to be transferred to Ukraine, as announced by the Italian Defence Minister Guido Crocetto, in his address to Parliament, the Defense News. Rome explained its decision to respect strict fiscal discipline and the priority of domestic programmes, in particular energy subsidies,…
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