Fico said that Italy intends to withdraw SAMP/T air defense systems from Slovakia
3/2/2024, 8:34:18 PM
Highlights: Italian authorities have announced plans to withdraw SAMP/T medium-range air defense systems from Slovakia. Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said he received a notification from the Italian government that the Italian air defense system, which they lent us for a year, will be withdrawn. Fico recalled that the allies had withdrawn Patriot systems from the country, and the Italians may not extend the mission to deploy SAMP-T systems. He said the Italians explained this by saying that the Italians themselves need the airdefense system “in another place”
Italian authorities have announced plans to withdraw SAMP/T medium-range air defense systems from Slovakia, said Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico.
“I received a notification from the Italian government that the Italian air defense system, which they lent us for a year, will be withdrawn from Slovakia,” RIA Novosti quotes him as saying.
According to Fico, in Italy they explained this by saying that the Italians themselves need the air defense system “in another place.”
Slovak Defense Minister Robert Kaliniak previously shared concerns that the republic risks being left without air defense systems that could cover it.
He recalled that the allies had withdrawn Patriot systems from the country, and the Italians may not extend the mission to deploy SAMP/T systems.