Ukraine-Russia war, Di Maio: “Negotiations? Never stop believing in dialogue”

Negotiations on the Ukraine-Russia war? “We must not stop believing in peace and dialogue, therefore all places where comparisons can take place such as today’s table” between Kiev and Moscow “are welcome”. This was stated by the Foreign Minister, Luigi Di Maio, interviewed by Tg1, adding that “we will continue to invest in diplomacy”, while recalling that “while all the leaders of the West, including the Prime Minister Draghi, were trying to dialogue with Putin, he gathered troops around Ukraine and then invaded it. ” “In Ukraine, European citizens, children, women, civilians are dying who are currently suffering under Russian bombs”, he continued, stating that they “are not only defending their country, they are a European resistance that is defending our democracies. I respect Putin’s unacceptable methods “. Di Maio then recalled that even during today’s negotiations between the Russian and Ukrainian delegations, Russian bombs continued to fall on Kiev: “We must continue to push Putin back by hitting their economy with the sanctions they are working and supporting on the ground. Ukrainian citizens who are rebelling against an invader “. “We have always supported the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine, I believe that the request for entry into the European Union is a legitimate request”, he said again, adding that “Algeria will support Italy in gas supplies. ” ” I know that there are many concerns about the effects of this war on the Italian economy, ” said Di Maio, today on a visit to Algiers together with the CEO of Eni De Scalzi. president and the foreign minister, with whom he was able to confirm that ” our partnership will become stronger both in the short term and in the medium and long term ” after ” today’s successful visit ”. ” We will not waste a single minute to counter the economic effects of this war ”, he added, anticipating that ” the visit to Algeria is a first step ” and ” in the coming days I will go to other countries to build energy partnerships to deal with the threats generated by this co a conflict unleashed by Putin ”.