"I continue to believe that we don’t need sanctions. The issue of their removal unites all decent people," Salvini said after a major rally that brought together the leaders of 11 right-wing European parties in Milan on Saturday.
Salvini, known for his opposition to Russia sanctions, reiterated that the economic restrictions "cause damage and have resolved nothing." He noted that "if a tool does not work, it is removed."
Salvini held a major rally in Milan on Saturday ahead of the EU elections, slated for May 23-26. The event brought together the French National Rally party, the Alternative for Germany, the Dutch Party for Freedom, the Bulgarian Will party, as well as right-wing parties from Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Belgium, Denmark, Finland and Austria.
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These parties have formed the European Alliance of People and Nations to change the current balance of powers in the European legislature and leading bodies.