Daily Memo: Ukraine’s European Backers Get Weak in the Knees

Italy hit the brakes on buying U.S. weapons for Kyiv, while the Finnish and Swedish leaders downplayed security guarantees.

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Paying for it. Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said it would be “premature” for Rome to participate in NATO’s program to buy U.S. weapons for Ukraine while peace negotiations are underway. In the event of a deal, Kyiv would need security guarantees instead of weapons, he said. Facing funding shortages and resistance within the ruling […]

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