The trend of the war in Ukraine is firmly in Russia's favor and for Kiev obtaining new military aid is now a question of "life and death". The G7 Foreign Affairs, meeting in Capri under the presidency of Antonio Tajani, acknowledged this urgency, which translated into the need to accelerate the supply of anti-aircraft systems. The priority is Patriot and Samp-T, reiterated Dmytro Kuleba when meeting his partners on the island. The challenge, the head of the Farnesina warned, is to prevent the defeat of those who defend their country, otherwise Putin from this position of strength "will never sit at a table" to negotiate peace. The risks of escalation in the Middle East do not distract the attention of Western diplomacy from the other serious theater of conflict. It is no coincidence that Tajani also invited his Ukrainian colleague Kuleba and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to Capri, to take stock of what Kiev needs to continue to resist the invasion. The main news in the meantime has come from the United States, because the House has scheduled the vote for Saturday on the 61 billion package which has been blocked for months by the Republicans.
The White House is especially pressing on this vote, Secretary of State Antony Blinken assured in a face-to-face meeting with Kuleba on the sidelines of the G7. Inviting "everyone to make every effort to continue to provide Ukraine with what it needs". The renewed commitment of everyone, this is precisely the key to trying to reverse the fate of the war. The EU high representative Joseph Borrell is convinced of this, according to which "we cannot only count the USA and we must take our responsibility". Hence the call to "take Patriot and anti-missile systems out of warehouses and send them to Ukraine". Kuleba confirmed that American- and Franco-Italian-made systems are the "priority" for strengthening the arsenal: the reason is that "they are the only ones capable of intercepting Russian ballistic missiles." Kiev's main concern is not the will of the allies, because Ukrainians "see no divisions." For Kuleba "what we need to work on is the timing, and this is the main purpose of my presence here. To make deliveries happen as quickly as possible. Tomorrow". Germany, which is the main potential donor in Europe, having 12 Patriot batteries at its disposal, has already taken action in recent days by announcing the sending of a third anti-aircraft system. Even at the G7, Berlin asserted its choice, but pressed its allies not to be left alone in this effort.
Stoltenberg, confirming the "urgency" of the dossier, explained that NATO "is talking to some countries" in addition to Germany to come forward on the Patriots. But the Alliance also works on other systems, such as Samp-T, Nasams or Iris-t, while countries that do not have them could provide financial support, explained the secretary of the Atlantic Alliance, noting "encouraging signs" : in recent days Denmark and the Netherlands have moved with 4 billion euros for Ukrainian defense. While we are working with the Kiev government to help it build its own factories to produce armaments. Positive signals have also arrived in Brussels. At the end of the EU Council of Leaders, President Charles Michel assured that on new weapons for Ukraine "there will be a response within days or weeks, not months". "We are making every possible effort, I am not very well prepared on the tools we have at our disposal but certainly the indication given by Minister Crosetto is to do everything possible", Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni confirmed for her part. And to help Kiev the hypothesis of using extra profits on frozen Russian assets remains on the table. The discussion continues, as confirmed by the finance ministers and central bank governors of the G7 who met in Washington on the sidelines of the work of the International Monetary Fund. It is above all the United States that are pushing for this solution, while there are more cautious positions among Europeans.