{"id":35106,"date":"2026-10-28T16:58:26","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T14:58:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/?p=35106"},"modified":"2026-10-28T16:58:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T14:58:26","slug":"italy-delays-ukraine-aid-package","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/world\/italy-delays-ukraine-aid-package\/","title":{"rendered":"Italy is postponing the 13th military aid package for Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"news-lead\">As of 28 October, Italy had not yet given final approval to the 13th package of military aid for Ukraine, although preparations for it have been completed. *La Repubblica* reports that Giorgia Meloni\u2019s government may postpone the decision until after the US Congressional elections on 3 November. There is no specific date for the handover of the weapons; Rome last provided military aid to Kyiv in December 2025.<\/p>\n<div class=\"news-summary-box\">\n<p><strong>Briefly about the main points<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The package that has been drawn up is still awaiting a final decision from the Italian government.<\/li>\n<li>La Repubblica links the possible pause to the US election.<\/li>\n<li>The election result, which will influence Rome\u2019s decision, has not been announced.<\/li>\n<li>Among the systems under discussion are the Aster 30 missiles for the SAMP\/T.<\/li>\n<li>There are disputes within the coalition, but government officials promise to continue their support.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>The decision has been postponed on several occasions<\/h2>\n<p>According to La Repubblica, the Italian authorities are seeking to assess how the outcome of the US election will affect Washington\u2019s future policy and the President\u2019s stance <strong>Donald Trump<\/strong>. The publication\u2019s sources do not specify exactly what outcome might speed up the approval of the aid.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, the delivery of the next batch had been linked first to July, then to September, and later to the \u00abLeague\u00bb party conference. There are no guarantees that the weapons will be sent immediately after the US elections.<\/p>\n<h2>The Aster 30 is being discussed as a means of strengthening air defence<\/h2>\n<p>One of the key issues in the negotiations is the possible supply of Aster 30 anti-aircraft missiles, which are used in air defence systems <a href=\"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/economics\/ukraine-sampt-ng-aster-30-license\/\">SAMP\/T.<\/a> According to La Repubblica, Rome, Paris and Kyiv are discussing this.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine is counting on these missiles to strengthen the defences of Kyiv and other cities against Russian air strikes. However, the full official list of weapons that may be included in the new package has not been made public.<\/p>\n<h2>Disagreements within the coalition have not altered the official position<\/h2>\n<p>Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the \u00abLeague\u00bb <strong>Matteo Salvini<\/strong> He opposes further funding and arms supplies to Ukraine and has stated that he will seek to bring such support to an end. According to *La Repubblica*, internal political disputes may also be contributing to the delay.<\/p>\n<p>Minister of Foreign Affairs <strong>Antonio Tayani<\/strong> On 26 October, he stated that <a href=\"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/politics\/italy-pidtrymuye-vstup-ukrayiny-do-yes\/\">Italy remains on Ukraine\u2019s side<\/a> and will continue to provide assistance. He said that the handover of the completed package is planned for the near future. Defence Minister Guido Crozetto linked support for Ukraine to the security of the whole of Europe.<\/p>\n<h2>The package still has to go through the approval process<\/h2>\n<p>As of 27 October, Copasir, the parliamentary committee responsible for overseeing the security services, had not yet been involved in the consideration of the decision. La Repubblica reports that the signatures of the Ministers of Defence, Foreign Affairs and the Economy are required for final approval.<\/p>\n<p>The Meloni government had previously assured the President of Ukraine <strong>Vladimir Zelensky<\/strong> and the President of France <strong>Emmanuel Macron<\/strong>, which will approve the aid by the end of October. Italy has not announced that it is ending its military support for Ukraine, but has not yet set a deadline for the delivery of the weapons.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Italy has not approved the 13th aid package for Ukraine: *La Repubblica* attributes the delay to the US Congressional elections.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":207433355,"featured_media":35105,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_description":"\u0406\u0442\u0430\u043b\u0456\u044f \u043d\u0435 \u0437\u0430\u0442\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0434\u0438\u043b\u0430 13-\u0439 \u043f\u0430\u043a\u0435\u0442 \u0434\u043e\u043f\u043e\u043c\u043e\u0433\u0438 \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0456: La Repubblica \u043f\u043e\u0432\u2019\u044f\u0437\u0443\u0454 \u0437\u0430\u0442\u0440\u0438\u043c\u043a\u0443 \u0437 \u0432\u0438\u0431\u043e\u0440\u0430\u043c\u0438 \u0434\u043e \u041a\u043e\u043d\u0433\u0440\u0435\u0441\u0443 \u0421\u0428\u0410.","rank_math_title":"\u0414\u043e\u043f\u043e\u043c\u043e\u0433\u0430 \u0406\u0442\u0430\u043b\u0456\u0457 \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0456: \u0437\u0430\u0442\u0440\u0438\u043c\u043a\u0430 13-\u0433\u043e \u0432\u0456\u0439\u0441\u044c\u043a\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043f\u0430\u043a\u0435\u0442\u0430","rank_math_focus_keyword":"\u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0456","td_subtitle":"","subtitle":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[805619],"tags":[805624],"class_list":["post-35106","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-world","tag-805624"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35106","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/207433355"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35106"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35106\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35109,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35106\/revisions\/35109"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35105"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35106"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}