The EU’s 19 packages of sanctions on Russia have weakened the European economy, Matteo Salvini, Italian deputy prime minister and minister of transport and infrastructure, said, APA reports, citing TASS.
“I would just like to note that almost four years of the conflict and 19 packages of sanctions, which were supposed to bring [Russia] to its knees, brought European economies to their knees, leading to more expensive energy for Italians. This is why I call for caution in terms of rearmament and weapons,” he told Rete4.
In his view, Europe is not facing a real threat from the east but from the south, where illegal migrants come from.