Italian Foreign Minister announces terms of SAMP/T air defence system's deployment in Ukraine

Antonio Tajani, Italian Foreign Minister, states that the SAMP/T anti-aircraft missile system, which Rome and Paris intend to transfer to Ukraine, can be deployed within two months.

Source: Antonio Tajani in an interview with Rai TV channel, reports European Pravda 

Quote: "[SAMP/T air defence system] will be deployed on the territory of Ukraine within the next seven to eight weeks," the Italian Foreign Minister said.

Details: Commenting on Russia's war against Ukraine, Tajani noted that "it is difficult to make predictions," but the Russian Federation "will definitely look for a way out" of the current situation, and therefore the international community should "strive to protect Ukrainian independence and work for peace".

In late January, Reuters reported citing sources that France and Italy had practically reached an agreement on the transfer of the SAMP/T air defence system to Ukraine, and also signed a contract for the purchase of up to 700 Aster missiles used for this system.

The system, created by a joint Franco-Italian consortium, can track dozens of targets and intercept 10 simultaneously and is the only European-made system capable of intercepting ballistic missiles.

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