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Meloni demands EU unity on Ukraine talks
Italy's prime minister warns that Europe's fragmented approach to Ukraine negotiations is undermining its credibility and serving Russia's interests.
In brief
Italy's prime minister warns that Europe's fragmented approach to Ukraine negotiations is undermining its credibility and serving Russia's interests. Giorgia Meloni has urged the EU to speak with one voice on Ukraine, warning that multiple overlapping forums are damaging European credibility and helping those who want…
Meloni warns EU looks disorganized
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni told European Council President António Costa that the EU is giving the impression of being all over the place on Ukraine.
“all over the place”
Multiple forums undermine credibility
Meloni pointed to meetings in Miami and Oslo, talks by the Coalition of the Willing, the European Political Community, and calls by Finland's Alexander Stubb and Norway's Jonas Gahr Støre to Vladimir Putin.
Fragmentation serves Russia's interests
Meloni wrote that projecting an image of a disorganized Europe does nothing but serve the interests of those who want the war to continue, with human lives and security at stake.
“we're doing nothing but serving the interests of those who want this war to continue”
Italy sidelined from key meetings
As talks increasingly center on the E3 of the U.K., France and Germany alongside the EU, NATO and Ukraine, Italy has been excluded from meetings in Miami in October and Brussels this week.
Italy pushes for special envoy
Over the past year, Italy has emerged as the EU's most vocal advocate for appointing a special envoy for Russia-Ukraine peace talks, with Meloni first publicly proposing it in January.
Dublin summit to address coordination
EU leaders meet in Dublin for an informal European Council on November thirteen to discuss how Europe can speak with one voice on Ukraine, an issue Meloni says can no longer be postponed.
“can no longer be postponed”
The essence
Giorgia Meloni has urged the EU to speak with one voice on Ukraine, warning that multiple overlapping forums are damaging European credibility and helping those who want the war to continue.
