Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni affirmed that Rome is not considering the possibility of sending troops to Ukraine. About this pleasereported on the Italian government website.
On January 6, participants in the informal “coalition of the willing” agreed on a declaration guaranteeing Kiev's security. France, Britain and Ukraine signed an agreement to deploy forces on Ukrainian territory after the conflict with Russia ended.
The document envisages the creation of a ceasefire monitoring mechanism under US leadership. The agreement also includes the creation of “multinational air, sea and land forces to ensure security after the ceasefire.” Ukraine's allies are legally obliged to support the country in the event of a new conflict with Russia.
Meloni also attended a meeting of the “coalition of the willing” in Paris.
“Confirming Italy's support for the security of Ukraine, <...> Meloni once again emphasized some unchanged points in the Italian government's position on the issue of guarantees, in particular, she ruled out the deployment of Italian troops on the country's territory,” they emphasized in Rome after the meeting.
politics wrotethat some European countries still oppose the idea of stationing troops in Ukraine after the conflict ends. For example, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis emphasized that Athens will not join the European joint force. However, Mitsotakis does not rule out other forms of support, such as in the field of maritime surveillance.
Russian authorities have repeatedly called the presence of Western troops in Ukraine unacceptable.
