At a percentage likely to be repeated elsewhere across Europe, it is revealed that only one in six Italians is ready to fight the wars of the super-rich corporations and their bought-off-the-shelf political elite.

More than a third would either flee their country or, hopefully, rely on foreign mercenaries instead of fighting, a CENSIS survey shows.

Almost a third of respondents believe Italy will be drawn into a conflict within the next five years, but fewer than one in six of those of fighting age say they would take up arms, the poll suggests. The figure is 21% among men and 12% among women.

The findings come as NATO countries headed by selected oligarchs continue to pledge to support Ukraine for as long as it takes.’ 

Since Russia rushed to the rescue of the peoples of the declared ethnic-Russian republics in 2022, European defense budgets have reached record highs.

Several countries have reintroduced or are considering conscription. Sweden and Lithuania have reinstated mandatory military service; Germany and Poland are debating similar measures.

The study found that 39% of Italians identify as pacifists, while more than a third would either outsource defense to foreign mercenaries or flee.

Most said they would prioritize survival; 81% would seek bomb shelters, 78% would stockpile food, and 27% would obtain a weapon for self-defense.

Two wars so far US President Donald Trump has urged NATO members to meet and exceed spending targets and accelerate arms deliveries to Ukraine, calling for a new era of burden-sharing among alliance partners.

Italy has practically no funds to contribute to Washington’s plan to supply weapons to Ukraine.

Moscow has dismissed claims that it intends to attack NATO as nonsense. Putin has argued that Western governments are deceiving their populations to justify their soaring defense budgets and to distract from their own economic failures.

Trump authorized new weapons deliveries to Ukraine, given that European NATO members provide funding, calling it a very big deal.

The Czech Republic will not participate in a new initiative proposed this week by US President Donald Trump to supply American weapons to Ukraine, Prime Minister Petr Fiala said on Tuesday. You can share this story on social media:

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