Tajani: "Meloni not in Kyiv? Ask her". Then the U-turn: "Unity of purpose on Ukraine"

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" Ask her ." With this reaction of ill-concealed anger, yesterday, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani responded to those who asked him if Prime Minister Meloni was wrong not to go to Kyiv together with the leaders of France, Germany and the United Kingdom Emmanuel Macron, Friedrich Merz and Keir Starmer. Words that season the analysis of the head of the Farnesina, who also in the last few hours has clearly said that "we must have the courage to play a leading role for peace in Europe, in Ukraine and in the Middle East": Almost as if in recent days the Italian government and the Prime Minister have given up on doing so.

Nothing particularly new, if it is true that in the majority Forza Italia's positions have always been clearly pro-Ukraine and in line with the European People's Party. But that "ask her" at least a little marked a cooling of relations, enough to convince Tajani, in the morning, to better specify his position. "On the subject of Ukraine, I want to reiterate the unity of purpose of the government majority ", he told Affari Italiani before leaving for the NATO summit today and tomorrow in Antalya, Turkey. "Italians can sleep soundly: we will move forward with determination, the opposition parties should accept this. On foreign policy there is great harmony with the Prime Minister who is doing a great job to give prestige to Italy on the international stage. Together we are working to build peace in Ukraine, the Middle East and between India and Pakistan (where we played a significant role in the ceasefire) ," added Tajani. The Foreign Minister also announced that during the Atlantic Alliance summit, Italy will announce that it will reach 2 percent of GDP in military spending in 2025.

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