Giorgia Meloni has vowed Italy will never be “the weak link” in the western alliance against the Russian invasion of Ukraine, after her prospective government coalition partner Silvio Berlusconi was recorded blaming Kyiv for the war.
In a statement on Wednesday evening, the Brothers of Italy leader, who is expected to be appointed prime minister in the next few days, said her government would have a “clear, unequivocal foreign policy line” and she would demand “clarity” from all ministers on this point.
“Italy is fully, and with its head held high, part of Europe and Nato,” she said. “Anyone who does not agree with this cornerstone cannot be part of the government — even if it means not forming the government.”