Italy ready to help rebuild Ukraine: FM

Rome:!Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio has said in a phone call with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba that his country is ready to help rebuild Ukraine after the war.

“Premier (Mario) Draghi yesterday clearly illustrated Italy’s line in the European Parliament: we want Ukraine to join the EU, we won’t look the other way, and we will continue to support you. We are ready to take part in the reconstruction of Ukraine, destroyed by the insane Russian war,” Di Maio said.

He also added that Italy supports EU sanctions against Russia and works for peace in Ukraine.

According to him, the Italian government is also helping the Ukrainian people defend themselves against Russian aggression.

Ukrinform reported earlier that the foreign ministers of Ukraine and Italy had discussed cooperation between the two countries and security guarantees for Ukraine.

On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the beginning of a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Russian troops have been shelling and destroying critical infrastructure and residential areas of Ukrainian cities, towns and villages using artillery, multiple launch rocket systems, and ballistic missiles.

Martial law has been imposed in Ukraine. The EU, U.S. and other countries have imposed strong sanctions against the aggressor country.