The meeting on the Meloni-Trump bench: what have been said on NATO, penalties to Russia and new US-EU alliance?

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On one wooden bench of Pomeroy Kananaskis Mountain Lodgealone, without staff nearby. Giorgia Meloni And Donald Trump they spoke before the dinner that unlocked the declaration of G7 on the crisis between Israel And Iranand the early return of the American president a Washington.

It was not the only cross between the two on the sidelines of the summit, but this highlightat the end of an intense day, he was expected by the premier to better understand the tycoon strategy on the new crisis front in Middle Eastbut also to address a series of other pressing issues, such as GazaThe arm wrestling on duties between USA And EUand the scenarios of the Born.

Ukraine Instead, the main theme of the final day of the summit, without Trump but with Volodymir Zelenskywhich after the “tragic” night lived by Kiev For Russian attacks, the confirmation of the support, even if on the New penalties to Russia Europeans would not yet show a common line.

In the’G7 album Meloni is also the photo of the hug to the daughter Geneva with her in Canada (“My biggest strength. Everywhere. Always”)). The politically most relevant ones are those in which it is sitting next to the US President, led forward towards the interlocutor, the heels on the floor.

Of “bilateral” made known by Palazzo Chigino communications have come from White house. The premier reiterated the importance of a Transatlantic commercial agreementand with which he discussed some themes Bornin view of the summit of next week atAja. Including the path of increase in military expenditure (Berlin and London support the line to move the deadline for 3.5%from 2032 to 2035).

In a G7 dominated by Crisis between Tehran and Tel Avivthe premier has focused his strategy on the idea that a cease fire in Gaza can lead to de-Escalation Even in the rest of the Middle East. He said it to the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in recent days. And he also repeated it to Trump. But both the other seem to have as a priority Iran.

There Declaration of the leaders closed with considerable diplomatic efforts he quotes the Stripbut frames «la De-Escalation of hostilities in the Middle Eastincluding a ceasefire in Gaza “, as a result of a”Resolution of the Israeli crisis».

Waiting for a public comment, in these 48 hours of negotiations and meetings a KananaskisMeloni also had to deal with the various position sockets of Trump on Vladimir Putin possible mediator with theIran. Rome was displaced, net of the considerations of Matteo Salvini.

The Russian president “should mediate to conclude the invasion of Ukraine”, cut the other vice premier, the foreign minister short Antonio Tajani.

Putin has other plans as shown by the night lived by Kievwith «Civil infrastructure attacks and houses, a tragedy », as he said Zelensky coming to Kananaskis.

Every embarrassment in the resort between Rocky mountains was avoided by early departure of Trump. The Ukrainian president received the leaders’ condolences. In his agenda a informal meeting with G7 leaders and the work session dedicated to “a strong and sovereign Ukraine“open to the invited countries, at the end of which the hypothesis of a restricted meeting between the Ukrainian leader with Italy, France, Germany And United Kingdom.

Put pressure in Moscow because he decides to sit at the table is the request for Zelensky: «We are ready for i Peace negotiations and a cease the unconditional fireis very important, but for this we need pressure »on Russia. Until then it needs military aid.

The CanadaMeanwhile, he has announced a new package of supplies (drones included) from 2 billion dollarsAnd New penalties to Russian individuals and companies, also to contrast the Moscow ghost fleet.