Let me explain why I praise Draghi’s speech in Parliament
Draghi in Parliament on Ukraine was clear, essential and clear-cut. Giuliano Cazzola's comment
With respect to the debate that developed in recent days on the Ukraine dossier, on the occasion of his briefing to Parliament, Mario Draghi was clear, essential and clear-cut. “The resolution, approved by a very large majority, which committed the government, among other things, to: support Ukraine from a humanitarian, financial and military point of view; to keep the pressure on Russia high, including through sanctions; to seek a negotiated solution; it guided government action very clearly and strengthened our position internationally. The government ", concluded the premier," intends to continue to move in the wake of this resolution ''.
In essence, there is no need to revise the policy of the government, which has been authorized by Parliament (not only with the resolution, but also through the Ukraine decree) to act consistently with the decisions taken, up to the whole year. in progress. In his latest mockery, the composite had taken as a pretext the need to re-examine the commitments undertaken due to the change in the situation on the field, characterized by a lesser imbalance between the fighting forces. Suffice it to say that the most important objective for the international community today seems to be that of not "humiliating" Russia and its autocrat; the same subjects whose victory was given for sure and immediate at the beginning of the invasion, so much so that every attempt at defense and resistance was considered irresponsible and criminal.
After all, both the Lega and the M5S (all? In part? What fraction?), Having voted in favor of the resolutions and the legislative measures adopted, could not do otherwise but argue that in the new context it was necessary to change the register. Matteo Salvini – presenting himself every time as the (unauthorized) spokesman for the Pontiff – continues with the usual litany: weapons do not lead to peace, but require additional weapons. And so the time has come to "disarm" Ukraine, because the war has already caused too much damage to this battered country.
We are always there: it is not clear how the attacked nation can save lives and destruction if the aggressor continues to use his without suffering adequate reactions. The "disarmament front" provides an answer; on the contrary, while it was previously understood, now it becomes explicit. And it finds an (arbitrary) strength in the apocryphal dogma "do not humiliate Putin" from which it follows that the tyrant of the Kremlin must satisfy his imperialist claims. In this hand, however, Draghi played a trump: “If today we can talk about an attempt at dialogue it is thanks to the fact that Ukraine”, said the premier, “has managed to defend itself in these months of war. Italy will continue to support the Ukrainian government in its efforts to repel the Russian invasion ”. Because “it must be Ukraine, and no one else, to decide which peace to accept. Also because a peace that was not acceptable by Ukraine would not even be sustainable ".
Draghi then reiterated Italy's favorable position on Ukraine's entry into the EU; and the accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO. To this end, Draghi is anticipated to have planned a mission to Ankara to confront Erdogan. But in the press conference held after yesterday's meeting at Palazzo Chigi with Sanna Marin, the premier made a very important statement that he did not repeat in an equally clear manner in the report to the Senate. It is the same commitment made by Boris Johnson towards the two candidate countries in the event of an aggression. Draghi has set no limits regarding the nature and extent of the commitment, postponing the decision to what will be deemed necessary in that eventuality.
This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/mondo/mario-draghi-discorso-parlamento-ucraina/ on Thu, 19 May 2022 13:38:50 +0000.