Meloni sees glimmers of hope for discussing peace in Ukraine after the summit in Alaska

Rome (ANSA) – “Finally, a glimmer of hope opens up to discuss peace in Ukraine. Italy is doing its part alongside its Western allies.” Giorgia Meloni sees the glass as half full after the summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Alaska.

Supported by the government, the Prime Minister has set a boundary that is untouchable for Brussels: “the agreement is still complicated but finally possible, especially following the stalemate that has developed for many months along the front line. Only Ukraine will be able to negotiate on the conditions and its own territories,” Meloni clarified after participating first in the phone call of European leaders with the US president, and then in the one with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky.

For the Prime Minister, “the crucial point remains that of security guarantees to avert new Russian invasions, and this is the aspect on which the most interesting developments were recorded in Anchorage.” Essentially, it is about the European line of these weeks that Meloni shares: “only robust and credible guarantees in this regard can prevent new wars and aggressions.”

The President of the Council then emphasized that “President Trump has revived the Italian idea of security guarantees inspired by Article 5 of NATO. The starting point of the proposal is the definition of a collective security clause that allows Ukraine to benefit from the support of all its partners, including the US, ready to act in case it is attacked again” (August 16).