Salvini, tensions with Paris are rising: "Macron should hang on to the tram, let him go to Ukraine." France summons the Italian ambassador.
AND The Italian ambassador was summoned by France following "unacceptable" comments by Matteo Salvini , who mocked French President Emmanuel Macron for his proposal to send troops to Ukraine: "Hang on to the tram. Go if you want," the Italian minister and vice president of the Council of Ministers declared. These comments "go against the historic relations between the two countries and recent bilateral developments."
"In Milan," Salvini declared last Wednesday, August 20, " they would say taches al tram: grab onto the tram . Go if you want. Put on your helmet, your jacket, your rifle and go to Ukraine."
Trump, the minister added, "with his ways that can sometimes seem brusque or unconventional," is "succeeding where everyone else has failed: bringing Putin and Zelensky back to the table . European armies, European rearmament, common European debts to buy missiles or various 'macro-narratives' are out of the question."
According to diplomatic sources told AFP on Friday, August 22, France summoned the Italian ambassador to the country, Emanuela D'Alessandro , on Thursday: "The ambassador was reminded that these statements go against the climate of trust and the historic relations between our two countries , but also against recent bilateral developments, which have highlighted strong convergences between the two countries, particularly regarding firm support for Ukraine," the source said.
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