Italian leaders to invite Russia's Putin for speech in Parliament after Ukraine's Zelensky

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is scheduled to give a speech to Italian lawmakers on March 22 in midst of conflict with Russia. As per reports of La Repubblica, after Zelenskyy's speech, several members of Italy's ruling coalition of 5 Star Movement and League would also like to hear Russian President Vlimir Putin in Italian Parliament.

It was announced earlier that Zelenskyy is scheduled to appear via video link to Chamber of Deputies, Italian Parliament's lower house Tuesday. Italian lawmaker Nicola Grimaldi stated that he and his colleagues Davide Serritella and Gabriele Lorenzoni would like to invite Putin to speak to Italian Parliament via video link after Zelenskyy's speech.

Serritella claimed that inviting Putin to Italy's parliament is a suggestion of common sense and that it would allow MPs to push Russian President on various delicate matters, including Ukraine conflict. Many European countries have provided Ukraine with military and medical aid. However, Grimaldi, along with four or 5 Star Movement and League coalition colleagues, recently voted against a bill requiring Italy to send "non-lethal" military assistance to Ukraine, according to Sputnik.

Moscow and Kyiv are now in talks to end war

Moscow and Kyiv are now in talks to end war, with Russian official Vlimir Medinsky emphasising on Friday that parties h achieved progress on a number of issues during talks, including Ukraine's neutral status and its refusal to join NATO. He stated that one of important topics of negotiations is subject of Ukraine's neutral status and no entry of Ukraine into NATO.

Putin stated that special operation is going according to plan and that techniques devised by Russian Defense Ministry and General Staff have proven effective, according to Sputnik. Russia started its military operation in Ukraine on February 24 and has claimed that it intends to demilitarise Ukraine. operation began after Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) requested assistance in response to Ukrainian Army's continued shelling of ir positions and infrastructure. Russian Defense Ministry has stated that  operation is solely aimed against Ukraine's military infrastructure with high-precision weapons, posing no threat to civilians.

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