Tallinn – “In the NATO exercises, there will be engaged no more than 4-5mila men. Our presence is little more than symbolic: we have only one company of about 150 soldiers. These are commitments that have the sole purpose of reassurance “. The Minister of Defense, Roberta Pinotti, in an interview with Il Mattino, on the NATO mission in Latvia, on the border with Russia. And when asked about what position has Italy in the contrasts between Putin and Obama, she replied: “There have been tensions in recent times, on IT issues and the different visions on the war in Syria. I think we need a rapprochement, to settle the common front against the enemy that is terrorism. After the NATO summit in July in Warsaw, they have decided for reassurance measures for Eastern Europe. But Italy continues to support initiatives to reopen the dialogue. ” (9Colonne)
