Meloni: “Trump’s agreement on Russian diesel is risky. We are not warmongers”

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By John

“We must also consider the agreement on Russian diesel announced last Friday by the President of the United States Donald Trump. It is a choice that I consider very risky.” The Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, said this in the Senate chamber, during communications in view of the European Council meeting tomorrow and the day after. “Clearly we all understand, and share, the need to contain energy prices which weigh on families and businesses, even in Italy. But we must be aware that the surge in fuel prices is mainly due to the war in Iran, not to the conflict in Ukraine. Therefore, the result of this choice is doubtful, while the risks are clear. A legitimation for Moscow while its bombs continue to fall on Ukrainian cities, new revenues with which to finance the war, an implicit weakening of the lever sanctions: these are elements that we cannot ignore, and which contradict what has been done so far by Western states, including the United States, to push Putin to sit at the negotiating table.” The Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, said this in the Senate chamber, during communications in view of the European Council meeting tomorrow and the day after.