Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was irritated by French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent suggestion of deploying European troops into Ukraine following a ceasefire. Macron reportedly floated the idea during a Wednesday video conference among leaders of the European Union following France’s bilateral conversations with the United States.

Italian leader clashes with French president during a video call between European Union leaders over plans to deploy a ‘reassurance’ force

Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday corrected President Donald Trump’s comment on Europe’s aid to Ukraine, three days after President Emmanuel Macron did the same. The United States and other countries under the North Atlantic Treaty Organization,