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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will visit Kiev on February 21; Announcement of new weapons for Ukraine
Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will visit Ukraine on Tuesday February 21 to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Before her trip to Ukraine, Meloni is expected to stop in Warsaw to speak with Polish Prime M...
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Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will visit Ukraine on Tuesday February 21 to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Before her trip to Ukraine, Meloni is expected to stop in Warsaw to speak with Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, who is one of her closest allies within the European Conservative group. According to a report by Ukrainska Pravda, Meloni's visit to Kiev is intended to reaffirm Italy's support for Ukraine and to announce the approval of the Italian government's sixth military aid package, launched in 1.
Details of the aid package were not disclosed, but it was confirmed that Italy will not send tanks to Ukraine due to shortages. There is also no talk of sending F-16 fighter jets.Meloni also invited Zelenskyj to visit Rome. When Meloni was elected Prime Minister of Italy, there were some concerns about her foreign policy.
The fear was that she is on the right side of the political spectrum but may be reluctant to support Ukraine. However, the fear appears to have been unfounded. Italy's foreign policy regarding the war in Ukraine does not differ much from the foreign policies of other European nations.
Meloni attempting to one up Macron?
French President Emmanuel Macron in particular caused a stir last week when he barred Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni from a dinner in Paris with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. According to the New York Times, analysts interpreted the move as a sign that Italy's status had declined since the departure of former Prime Minister Mario Draghi. However, others have speculated that Macron may have been trying to avoid legitimizing France's right-wing leader Marine Le Pen in .
Meloni was reportedly upset at being excluded from the event, declaring Italy wanted more than just a 'pat on the back'. Some have interpreted his recent meetings with leaders of the Czech Republic and Poland in Brussels as a warning to other European leaders.However, Meloni tried to downplay the situation on Friday 17 February, insisting she didn't care that she wasn't invited to Paris.
Meloni was reportedly upset at being excluded from the event, declaring Italy wanted more than just a 'pat on the back'. Some have interpreted his recent meetings with leaders of the Czech Republic and Poland in Brussels as a warning to other European leaders.However, Meloni tried to downplay the situation on Friday 17 February, insisting she didn't care that she wasn't invited to Paris.
In fact, the Italian Prime Minister argued that the meeting of European unity and support for Ukraine may have been detrimental, as the presence of just two European leaders instead of all 27 risked undermining the bloc's solidarity.
This move suggests that Meloni sees himself as a unifying force in Europe and may be positioning himself as a more constructive voice in the region.
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