Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was irritated by French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent suggestion of deploying European troops into Ukraine following a ceasefire. Macron reportedly floated the idea during a Wednesday video conference among leaders of the European Union following France’s bilateral conversations with the United States.

The Italian prime minister said that Europe has been “sacrificed on the altar of wokeness, bureaucracy and mercantilism.”

Premier takes flight in the rarefied atmosphere of diplomacy, daring to go where no man — or woman — has gone.

I’m just crying because of what I hear,” one Ukrainian lawmaker said of the meeting, echoing the dismayed reactions of others in Europe.

A meeting between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky started with polite exchanges on Friday but quickly escalated into a heated argument resulting in an outpouring of reaction from across the globe.

Italy's Giorgia Meloni told American conservatives on Saturday that the United States and Europe would remain close under Donald Trump, despite soaring tensions between the allies including over the fate of Ukraine.

The European Union can't dodge security and competitiveness, Premier Giorgia Meloni said in joint statements after a meeting with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson at Palazzo Chigi Wednesday. "We agree that today more than ever the big issues that Europe cannot afford to elude are the security of citizens and the competitiveness of the production system,

Italian leader clashes with French president during a video call between European Union leaders over plans to deploy a ‘reassurance’ force

The year began with a bang: racist immigration policies, economic upheaval, government attacks on the judiciary, and a crackdown on activists. But this isn’t Donald Trump’s America — it’s Giorgia Meloni’s Italy.

European leaders were summoned by French President Emmanuel Macron in a high-profile display of European coordination on Ukraine.