title: Italian Governments and Political Parties Vis-a-Vis the War in Ukraine
abstract: Abstract This chapter presents the positioning of the Italian governments and political parties vis-à-vis Russia’s war in Ukraine. We first look at former Italian prime minister Mario Draghi’s government from 13 February 2021–22 October 2022, and secondly at his successor, Prime minister Giorgia Meloni’s government from 22 October 2022–present. Furthermore, we assess Italy’s main political parties and their narratives concerning the conflict in Ukraine. In this chapter, we argue that the transit