Italy’s Meloni Reaffirms Full Support for Ukraine

Italy’s government has pledged its support for Kyiv and reiterated its commitment to achieving a “just peace” for Ukraine, it said in a statement following a phone call between Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

“Prime Minister, Meloni renewed the Italian government’s full support for Kyiv in the political, military, economic and humanitarian fields, to repair energy infrastructure and ‘to work’ for the future reconstruction of Ukraine,” the statement said.

In a tweet, Zelenskyy thanked Meloni for her “solidarity and comprehensive support,” and said Italy was considering providing Kyiv with air defence systems.

Aljazeera /Shakirat Sadiq