M. Draghi: I will soon go to see Putin in the Kremlin

Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the European summit in Brussels, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said he would soon travel to Moscow to meet in the Kremlin with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

At the same time, the Italian Prime Minister, referring to the Russia-Ukraine crisis, said: “In essence, the situation is the same as in the previous days. ready for any eventuality “.

The whole strategy in this phase, according to Draghi, must consist of two main elements. “The first is the confirmation of our unity. This is perhaps what impressed Russia the most. The second point is to maintain our firm strategy based on deterrents, without any weakness,” said the technocratic Italian prime minister. “We can not deny the founding principles of the Atlantic Alliance, but at the same time we must keep the door to dialogue as open as possible,” Draghi said.

He also revealed that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had asked Italy and other countries to mediate to speak with Vladimir Putin.

“Of course it will not be easy, but the goal is for Putin and Zelensky to be able to sit at the same table. All bilateral channels, NATO, the OSCE, the Format Normandy, are channels of dialogue to be used with the greatest possible determination “, concluded the head of the Italian government.

Source: AMPE

Source: Capital

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