The ship is fed

Italy refused to accept two more humanitarian vessels with migrants from Africa. This was announced by the Minister of Internal Affairs of the country, leader of the Ultra Party of the League of Matteo Salvini.

Rome refused to launch Lifeline and SeeFuchs ships belonging to charitable organizations and performing rescue missions under the flag of the Netherlands. They go to Europe from the coast of Libya.

“These gentlemen know that Italy no longer wants to participate in the business of illegal migration, and therefore they will have to look for other ports (not Italian), where to swim,” Salvini wrote on Facebook.

According to Reuters, the Minister of Transport of Italy Danilo Toninelli called on the authorities of the Netherlands to withdraw the ships. According to the official, the owners of the courts violate the procedure for conducting rescue missions, since the crews of ships do not have the necessary means and skills and may create a threat to people's lives.

According to Salvini, the previous ship with refugees, which Italy refused to accept, - Aquarius with 629 Africans on board - should achieve Spain on Sunday morning.

The French authorities agreed to accept refugees from the Aquarius ship from Spain. This was stated by the Spanish vice-commander Carmen Calvo, reports El Mundo.

Italy refused to let Aquarius into her waters on Monday. Rome invited Malta to accept the ship, but the island state also refused to do this. As a result, the ship agreed to accept Spain. “This is our duty to avoid a humanitarian catastrophe and offer these people a safe port,” said Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.

According to the UN, since the beginning of this year, at least 500 people drowned in the central part of the Mediterranean Sea, trying to get from Africa to Europe. Last year, the number of drowned was 2853.

The tightening of the migration policy was one of the main requirements of the Salvini party, which received 18 percent of the votes in the March parliamentary elections. The League entered the coalition government, along with another party of EuroSceptics - "Movement of 5 Stars." The government, headed by non -partisan lawyer Giuseppe Conte, represent 5 of 18 ministers.

Salvini repeatedly expressed sympathies to Vladimir Putin.