Ukraine: President Meloni participates in Coalition of the Willing meeting

The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, participated in today's Coalition of the Willing leaders' meeting via video link from Rome.

The meeting is part of the follow-up to the talks aimed at exploring the path towards a just and lasting peace in Ukraine.

President Meloni once again outlined the proposal for a collective security defence mechanism inspired by article 5 of the Washington Treaty, as a key element of the political component of the security guarantees for Ukraine.

Reaffirming that Italy is not willing to send soldiers to Ukraine, President Meloni confirmed the openness to supporting a possible ceasefire with monitoring and training initiatives outside of Ukraine's borders.

President Meloni went on to participate in a subsequent conference call with President Trump, during which the outcomes of this morning's meeting were shared, and the sense of unity was reaffirmed in reiterating the common goal of a just and lasting peace for Ukraine. This can only be achieved with an approach that combines ongoing support for Ukraine, the pursuit of a cessation of hostilities, maintaining collective pressure on Russia, including through the tool of sanctions, and solid and credible security guarantees, to be defined in a spirit of cooperation between the two sides of the Atlantic.