Ukraine's ambassador to Rome on
Thursday urged Interior Minister Matteo Salvini to confirm or
deny an alleged threat on his life by an ultranationalist
"Ukrainian group" found with an air-to-air missile earlier this
week.
"A threat to the life of any person and, in particular, of a
minister, from a supposed 'Ukrainian group' is a piece of news
that has alarmed Ukraine, our embassy and the Ukrainian
community in Italy," said Yevhen Perelygin in a letter to
Salvini.
Salvini said after the group was arrested that they had been
planning to assassinate him but Italian secret services said
there had been no evidence for the plot report, which was based
on a former KGB agent's unfounded claim.
"We address You Mister Minister, asking you to confirm or
deny Your statements on the alleged 'Ukrtainain group'", the
envoy wrote.
Perelygin assured Salvini he would get the "full
collaboration" of the Ukrainian government.
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