• Prime Minister Mario Draghi said Italy would continue to back Ukraine in its conflict with Russia.
• He ignored calls from one of his coalition partners to restrict weaponry deliveries to Kyiv.
• Draghi told parliament that Russia ought to be pressured to halt warring and seek dialogue.

Prime Minister Mario Draghi said Italy would continue to back Ukraine in its conflict with Russia, ignoring calls from one of his coalition partners to restrict weaponry deliveries to Kyiv.

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Draghi told parliament that Russia, which invaded Ukraine in February, ought to be pressured to halt warring and seek dialogue.

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“Only a peace that is mutually agreed upon and not imposed can persist,” he added, adding that EU sanctions against Russia were beginning to bite.

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“The Italian government, in collaboration with the European Union and G7 allies, intends to continue to support Ukraine as this parliament has instructed us to do,” he added, alluding to a March vote in which lawmakers approved the shipment of armaments.