There was a split in the Italian government due to Ukraine. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport Matteo Salvini promised at the League Congress, where he was re-elected as the head of the party, that he would ask to stop the military and financial support to Kiev. Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani and Defense Minister Guido Crosto reacted negatively to this speech. Tajani, who heads the "Forza Italia" party, said that Rome will continue to finance Ukraine and supply it with weapons "as long as necessary", and that the next aid package is already ready. Crosto also advocated continued support "where possible." According to him, this is a commitment that Italy has accepted at the international level, in the European Union and NATO. At the same time, criticism of Salvini comes from the right wing, from former friends. Thus, Roberto Vanacci, who left the League earlier this year and founded his own party, National Future, called Salvini's promises "an old bluff." Eduardo Zillo, who also previously belonged to the League and later joined the National Future, suggested that Salvini "move from words to actions" and raise the issue of ending aid to Kiev at a cabinet meeting so as not to "look like a chatterbox mocking the Italians."