He arrives lastwhen everyone is already around the table for almost an hour. And leave theElite without speakdespite being Everything readynod with your hand from machine That It was not possible.
Giorgia Meloni starts from Paris At the end of a “interlocutory” summitconvened urgently from Emmanuel Macronof which did not share the conditionsand the choice of invitations.
Because the natural seat Where make common decisions of the 27 it had to be Brussels.
And why they went feelalbeit in a reduced formatat least those villages that with the Russia they share hundreds of kilometers of border And the more they are exposeda concept underlined by the premier at the table, “To the risk of extension of the conflict”.
Not only that, it cannot be treatedwould have underlined, of a “Anti-trump format”indeed: the USA they work for “Getting to a peace and us – the premier would have clarified – we have to do our part”.
None, a Romequestioned theurgency of the momentafter theUnexpected acceleration of Donald Trump and theMeeting organized quickly and fury in Riad between the American delegation and that RussianFor Explore the conditions for a peace negotiation with Kiev.
But of course, it is the conviction on the high floors of the executiveneeded involve Baltic countries and as well Sweden and Finlandas soon as you enter the Born.
The position of Italy
There premierafter long reflectionhowever, decides to participate in the summit For bring all the doubts of Italy – and some confirm this expressions that can be seen from images at the table – starting from those onhypothesis of deploying European soldiers in Ukraine.
A option That Melons would have defined in front of the Other leaders “The most complex and the least effective”.
Above all Without adequate “security guarantees” for Kievwithout which any negotiation would risk failing.
Meloni would have uncertainty then a “Explore other roads” and above all to involve the United Statesbecause, his reasoning, “It is in the Euro-Atlantic context that European and American security is based”. Not only that. Meloni would also have sharedIn the meritthe Criticisms made by the US Vice -President Vance.
THE’current administration has certain “Launched a boost” to the old continentwould have Puntected Meloniremembering that “Similar considerations have already been made by important European personalities”.
In summary, the Thought of the President of the Italian Council: “We must not ask ourselves what Americans can do for us, but what we have to do for ourselves”.
The summit in Paris and the media silence
Meloni, before fly to Parismeets prefects and nonsensean appointment anticipated but indispensableso much to do them cross the door of the Elysée to five in the afternoonwithout being welcomed by Macron.
The French president instead he will accompany it to car at the endcomplete with kisses on the greeting cheeks.
While the Other leaders do the point in the respective embassiesher restartkeeping the laying of silencewhich has been for a few weeks dropped on the international front.
Melons from about twenty days does not meet the pressand from his voices they are not recorded direct interventions to comment on the Policies announced or implemented by Trumpincluding the spiny issue of duties.
Of course, in the convinced solidarity to Sergio Mattarella After the Russian attacks last week, has confirmedin fact, that the position of Italy Stay next to Kiev.
Position reaffirmed also in the phone call with the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky.
“We have always been convinced by their side, much more than other partners”observe his.
In the next daysThe Italian government will have an opportunity to confront with theirs American counterparts On two different occasions of diplomatic exchange: The Washington CPACwith the Italian presence in the Delegation of ECR. There Meeting of the NATO parliamentary assembly in Brusselswhere there will also be one American delegationalready in Europe for the Summit on the defense in Munich.