Italy's 13th military aid package for Ukraine is ready but remains frozen without final approval, the Italian newspaper La Repubblica reported on Tuesday, in reporting carried by AzerNEWS and Defence Blog. Italy has not sent a new military aid package to Ukraine since December 2025, according to the report.

Source: AzerNEWS, reporting La Repubblica

The planned shipment includes air-defence equipment and missiles, and Ukraine urgently needs Aster 30 interceptor missiles to strengthen its air defences, the report said. Italy and France are the two countries involved in supplying those missiles under their joint defence cooperation arrangements, for the Franco-Italian SAMP/T air-defence system.

Rome had promised French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that the package would be approved by the end of October, Defence Blog reported, citing La Repubblica. With only days left in the month, the parliamentary committee that must be briefed on the package — Copasir, which oversees Italy's intelligence services — had not yet been called to meet, and the newspaper reported no sign that a meeting was imminent.

13thmilitary aid package awaiting final approval
Oct 31end of the approval window Rome promised Paris and Kyiv
Nov 3US midterm elections, a factor in Rome's timing, reports say

La Repubblica attributed the delay partly to political disagreements within Italy's governing coalition over continued military assistance to Kyiv, and the newspaper Il Messaggero had earlier reported divisions within the government over the extent of support for Ukraine. Reports quoting La Repubblica said Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini, leader of the League party, stated publicly on October 25 that Italy can no longer afford to support Ukraine — a claim about the government's internal debate that has not been adopted as official policy.

The government is also weighing the potential implications of the upcoming US midterm elections for its policy decisions, according to the report. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has repeatedly pledged continued support for Ukraine, but the planned delivery remains pending.

Italian military aid to Ukraine has been classified since 2022, and the previous 12 packages were authorised through interministerial decrees after being presented to Copasir, Defence Blog noted. What happens next turns on whether the committee is called and the decree moves before the end-of-October deadline Rome set with Paris and Kyiv — or whether the wait for the November 3 US vote pushes the package into November.