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When President Zelenskyj is traveling in Europe, he is pursuing one goal above all: more arms deliveries. Italy she said to him.
Weapons, weapons, even more weapons: After Germany, Italy also wants them military aid increase for Ukraine. That’s what Italy’s right-wing populist Prime Minister said Giorgia Meloni the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj during his visit to Rom to. also read: Government circles: Selenskyj comes to Germany
Although Silvio Berlusconi and Matteo Salvini, members of their governing coalition, tend to Moscow-friendly course pursue, Meloni fully supports Ukraine in the war against Russia. Selenskyj had previously met the Italian head of state Sergio Mattarella in Rome and was from Pope Francis received at the Vatican. The guest from Kiev reiterated his country’s firm determination to join the EU. “Our victory is peace,” said the Ukrainian president.
Zelenskyy in Rome: arms for Ukraine and sanctions against Russia
“Italy, along with key allies, will continue to provide the necessary support, including military, to achieve a just peace for Ukraine, which is only possible if Russia hostilities At the same time, Italy wants to continue to support the rigorous application of sanctions, which, along with financial and military means, “are one of the most important tools against the aggressor” in order to achieve a cessation of hostilities, explained the Prime Minister. Also interesting: Germany announces massive arms package for Ukraine
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The serious consequences of the Ukraine war on food security were also discussed. According to Meloni, Italy supports international initiatives to facilitate the export of wheat and agricultural products, such as the renewal of the Black Sea Grain Agreementwhich must be extended beyond May 18.
The Italian Prime Minister met Selenskyj in Kiev in February and promised Ukraine further support. “The future of Ukraine is a future of peace and freedom in Europe. Peace will only come if Russia ceases hostilities,” Meloni said.
First trip to Italy and to the Pope after the outbreak of war
She appealed to Moscow to stop aggression and withdraw its troops. “We support a diplomatic solution to the conflict. We also support President Zelenskyy’s ten-point peace plan and we recognize Ukraine’s legitimate European aspirations to join the EU. Ukraine is a security outpost of the entire European continent,” explained the Prime Minister.
Zelenskyy invited “all of Italy’s political leaders and representatives of civil society” to visit the country. “Because if you see with your own eyes what a person did, what Putin did, you will understand why we oppose this evil,” he said. At the end of his meeting with Meloni thanked the Ukrainian President “to all the Italians who, with a sincere heart, help us to defend our country”.
The Rome visit was Zelenskyj’s first trip to Italy since the Russian attack on his country in February 2022. The stay in Rome was combined with a talk with Pope Francis. Since the Pope spoke of a Vatican peace mission for Ukraine, speculation has flourished. It was the pontiff himself who fueled the rumor mill about a possible Vatican peace mission between Russia and Ukraine.
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