Clash between Giuseppe Conte and Guido Crosetto in today’s question period in the Chamber. The heart of the dispute is the war in Ukraine and Italy’s military support for Kiev: “Minister Crosetto, you want us to believe that the shipment of weapons provided for in this decree has no impact on the level of security of our defense system and not on any case requires a full recovery of our military arsenal stocks. You mentioned physiology, but there is nothing physiological about these military dispatches. This government, like the previous one we sought to address, ignored, in a different way, rather than aligned with NATO is ‘supported’ – Conte joked about the Atlantic Alliance – and from this point of view an assessment was expressed that says a lot about your posture. Can you tell us what are the limits, if any, for military escalation about those supplies? You have to tell us, because you’re taking Italy to war. Respect our Constitution.”
“We – accuses the leader of the 5 Star Movement – are worried, you are playing the Sheriffs of Nottingham against the Italians who need much more protection. Your personal and professional history is well known, Minister, riddled with so much passion and enthusiasm for the military investment sector, allow me a suggestion. You must not think that the Italians have the same passion, the Italians want investments in health, schools, mortgages, for those who are in difficulty. This is the breakdown they ask for in view of budgetary constraints”.
Source: IL Tempo
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