Although Italy was invited by British Prime Minister Kir Starmer to participate in the “alliance of willing” to send peace forces to the Ukrainewith the aim of watching a possible truce, the Georgia He categorically expressed her opposition to such an idea.
In particular, the Italian prime minister described the proposal for the development of European peace troops in Ukraine as a “complex, dangerous and ineffective” proposal for the development of European peacekeeping troops, with Georgia Meloni taking clear distances from other European leaders, such as Kir Starmer and French President who have “starred” in this initiative.
He added that Both the support of Italy to the Ukrainian people as well as The condemnation of Russian aggression by Rome is Unquestionable.
Still, Georgia Melon He suggested that security guarantees similar to NATO Article 5which states that an attack on a NATO -Member State is considered an attack on all members of the North Atlantic Alliance.
In her speech to the Senate of Rome today, in view of the European Union Summit, which will take place on March 20 and 21 in Brussels, the Italian prime minister said: “Strengthening our defensive capacity means we are dealing with much more than enhancement of arsenalยป.
“You need an approach of 360 degrees because Without defense there is no security, and without security there is no freedom. It is an indisputable fact that no lasting security guarantee can be achieved if Europe and the US are followed by divergent directions. It is right for Europe to be equipped to play its role but it is naive to think that it can act on its own, outside the context of NATO“, Added the Italian prime minister.
At the same time, Meloni emphasized that ‘Her country does not mean to remove a single euro from the cohesion fund resources to use money in favor of defense“And he reiterated once again that the sending of Italian military forces to Ukraine” was never on the agenda “.
The head of the Italian government, finally, in its intervention in the Senate of Rome, stressed that ‘theAs if the political forces that make up her government continue to be on the side of Ukraine“And that its government supports US President Donald Trump’s efforts to achieve peace.