According to Reuters on the 13th, the Italian Defense Minister told the parliament that as long as the peace talks on ending the conflict between Russia and Ukraine begin, Italy will immediately stop supplying weapons to Ukraine. According to the report, despite friction within the right-wing ruling coalition led by Prime Minister Meloni and differences of opinion on the issue of arms supply, she repeatedly said that she would continue to support Ukraine. In his speech in the Senate, the Minister of Defence, Guido Croceto, said: "I am very clear that military assistance will end sooner or later, when we will hold the peace negotiations that we all hope to hold." It is reported that earlier this month, the Italian cabinet passed a decree allowing it to continue to supply weapons to Ukraine throughout the next year without seeking formal approval from the parliament. It is reported that during the last government led by Mario Draghi, the Italian government approved the delivery of five batches of weapons to Ukraine. Croceto said he would continue to do the same. It is reported that in November, an official of the ruling coalition said that Italy was preparing the sixth batch of arms sales plan, including the air defense system that Ukraine had requested. However, the plan has not yet been approved. (Outlook New Times)