Ukraine government to receive €110 million in aid from Italy.

Italy is closing its airspace to Russian aircraft, the prime minister's office said on Sunday, in response to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

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Italy is the latest European country to adopt the measure, following Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Finland, Ireland and the UK.

#Ucraina - L’Italia chiude lo spazio aereo alla Russia

— Palazzo_Chigi (@Palazzo_Chigi) February 27, 2022

Italian foreign minister Luigi Di Maio announced on Sunday that the government is sending €110 million in aid to the government in Kyiv "immediately" as a "concrete expression of Italy's solidarity and support for a people with whom we have a fraternal relationship."

Ho comunicato al collega @DmytroKuleba di aver appena firmato la delibera che dispone l'erogazione immediata di 110 milioni di euro al governo di Kiev, come espressione concreta della solidarietà e del sostegno dell’Italia a un popolo con cui coltiviamo un rapporto fraterno.

— Luigi Di Maio (@luigidimaio) February 27, 2022

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