Ukraine: Salvini, Putin or Zelensky? I am pro-Italian, caution before other weapons

Milan, 15 December (LaPresse) – “I am pro-Italian. I have been accused of being pro-Putin, pro-Trump, pro-Orban. I am the Deputy Prime Minister, elected by the Italian people, and the Minister of Public Works, trying to build and secure roads, motorways, railways and bridges that serve Italians, not Israelis, Russians or Ukrainians. I am not a fan. Am I with Putin or am I with Zelensky? I am with peace and with Italy. I simply point out that we are not at war with Russia. I would like to note that, after almost four years of war, the 19 repeated sanctions that were supposed to bring Putin to his knees have brought Western economies and Italian families’ electricity bills to their knees, not Putin.” This was stated by Deputy Prime Minister and League leader Matteo Salvini on “Quarta Repubblica”, broadcast tonight on Retequattro. “So now, in December 2025, I say caution before talking about other weapons, European rearmament, the European army. Caution, because if Hitler and Napoleon failed to bring Moscow to its knees with their campaigns in Russia, it is unlikely that Kaja Kallas, Macron, Starmer and Merz will succeed. In saying this, am I defending the invader or the one who could arrive tomorrow with tanks in Piazza Duomo in Milan? No, quite simply, I believe that the emergency for Italy from a national security point of view at this moment in time does not come from the east, but from the south, and is brought about by illegal immigration and Islamic fanaticism, not by an unlikely invasion of Soviet tanks,’ he concludes.