Italy rethinks EU defense-financing aid as arms spending falls out of fashion

Italy rethinks EU defense-financing aid as arms spending falls out of fashionPhoto: Defense News

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni wants to refocus the bloc's help on lowering the cost of living for Italians, as energy costs have soared amid the Iran war.

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