NATO founding member Italy has supported Ukraine from the start of the war, including providing it with arms."The weapons were sent at the beginning on the grounds that this would prevent an escalation," demonstrator Roberto Zanotto told AFP.Look at the facts: sending weapons does not help stop a war, weapons help fuel a war."Student Sara Gianpietro said the conflict was being dragged out by arming Ukraine, which "has economic consequences for our country, but for the respect of human rights too".The Group of Seven foreign ministers, including Italy, on Friday vowed to continue supporting Ukraine in the fight against Russia."