Meloni Urges Trump to Show Same Resolve on Ukraine as on Iran

During a meeting with US President Donald Trump, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni told him that the resolve shown by America towards Iran should also be demonstrated in relation to the war in Ukraine.

The Gaze reports on this with reference to la Repubblica.

At a press conference after the NATO summit, Meloni welcomed the start of a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Iran, but noted that the same resolve should also be shown towards Ukraine and the Gaza Strip.

“I told President Donald Trump that the same resolve [shown in the war between Israel and Iran] must be shown in two other ceasefires: in Ukraine, where Russia is unwilling to take steps toward reconciliation, and in Gaza, where the situation is intolerable,” she said.

Meloni positions herself as a key player both in the EU and in relations with the US. Last year's G7 summit demonstrated her ability to overcome political differences in times of increasing fragmentation, when leaders from different countries tried to find an approach to her.

Meloni hoped that communicating with Donald Trump would strengthen her position at the center of European politics. She was the only EU leader to attend Trump's inauguration in January. She also met with the president at Mar-a-Lago and had close ties with Elon Musk.

In particular, on June 24, during a dinner at the Royal Palace in The Hague organized on the occasion of the NATO summit, Meloni sat at the same table next to President Trump.

As The Gaze reported earlier, the United States' leading initiative tracking Russia's systematic abduction of Ukrainian children faces shutdown after funding was cut by the Trump administration, raising fears that thousands of children may vanish without trace.