After a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced Thursday evening in Rome that Italy would host the next conference on the reconstruction of Ukraine in July.
“Ukraine is not alone, and we will be at its side as long as necessary,” assured Giorgia Meloni during a press conference, specifying that this meeting would take place on July 10 and 11, 2025.
Strong support from Italy
Giorgia Meloni explained that Rome’s support aimed to “put Ukraine in the best possible conditions to build a basis for negotiation for peace, a peace that cannot be capitulation.” In the war between Ukraine and Russia, Italy firmly supports kyiv in its fight against Moscow, sending aid and weapons, while considering that the latter should only be used internally. of Ukrainian territory.
Earlier in the day, Volodymyr Zelensky said a ceasefire with Russia was not under discussion with European allies and called for increased Western support as a difficult winter approaches . On Friday morning, the president will meet with Pope Francis at the Vatican before flying to Berlin.
He is due to meet with Chancellor Olaf Scholz as the German government announced a halving of the amount allocated to bilateral military aid intended for Ukraine.