(ANSA) - ROME, JAN 31 - President Sergio Mattarella told visiting Hungarian President Katalin Novák that military aid to Ukraine was aimed at ending the war with Russia and not prolonging it.
    "The political, economic and military support to Ukraine and the sanctions on Russia are aimed at ending the war, not fuelling it", he said after talks at the Quirinale presidential palace amid Novak's state visit to Italy.
    In addition to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and its political, economic and humanitarian consequences, the Quirinale said, the topics of discussion at the meeting included bilateral relations, the future of the EU and relations with the US, migration, the Western Balkans and the persecution of Christians around the world. (ANSA).