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Reuters
Reuters
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By Angelo Amante

Italy's Meloni ready to risk unpopularity over support for Ukraine

FILE PHOTO: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy shake hands before a joint news briefing, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine February 21, 2023. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

Italy will continue to back Ukraine against Russia even if this dents the Rome government's approval ratings, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Tuesday, as polls show that military aid to Kyiv is unpopular with voters.

"We will continue to do it because it is right to do so in terms of national values and interest," Meloni said in a speech to the Senate ahead of the European Council summit on March 23-24.

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