Euro News reported that Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was still reasonable as usual at the European summit held in London last weekend.
Meloni also expressed sympathy for the Ukrainian leader after the heated debate with US President Donald Trump and US Vice President J.D. Vance at the White House on February 28.
According to the Italian Prime Minister, the President of Ukraine is the one to seek a solution and continues to strive to find a solution to end the conflict that has lasted for more than 3 years in his country.
The Italian leader affirmed that Italy, Europe, NATO and the US all share the common goal of achieving a sustainable and just peace in Ukraine.
She also called on leaders to prioritize unity, warning that any division in the West would be a disaster for everyone, especially Ukraine.
Meloni stressed that the most important thing is to achieve sustainable peace, because otherwise, it would be unacceptable for Ukraine, Europe and the US.
The Italian Prime Minister also expressed concern about the risk of the situation escalating, saying that everything could explode at any time and this was not a positive signal at all. anything that can be done to maintain solidarity and strengthen the power of the West needs to be done, she said.
According to the New York Times, at a conference in London at the invitation of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on March 2, European leaders, including Italian Prime Minister Giorgia, pledged to form a "voluntary alliance" to develop a plan to end the war between Ukraine and Russia.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer affirmed that any peace agreement to end the conflict in Ukraine also requires US guarantees, and reiterated his commitment to deploy British soldiers to Ukraine as a peacekeeping force if an agreement was reached.
In addition to showing solidarity with Ukraine, Europe understands that keeping the US involved in regional security is important. However, if that cannot be achieved, European countries may have to increase their military capabilities.
He has announced a 2.5% increase in defense budget to GDP by 2027 and 3% in the next decade. The UK government has also provided Ukraine with a loan of £2.26 billion to buy more weapons.
