In a speech at a Forza Italia party event in Telese Terme on Sept. 28, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said, “I don’t think Putin wants to start World War III, so I want to reassure all Italians,” reported in RT on Sept. 30. “I don’t believe Putin wants to send drones to swarm us,” he said, adding that he had discussed the subject with Italian Defense Minister Guido Crossetto that morning.