US EditionFrance Summons Italy's Ambassador Over Salvini's Macron Taunts and Ukraine Troop Remarks
France summoned Italy's ambassador after Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini mocked President Macron's proposal for European troops in Ukraine, straining bilateral relations amid ongoing diplomatic efforts.
- On Thursday, August 22, France summoned Ambassador Emanuela D'Alessandro after Matteo Salvini suggested Emmanuel Macron could "put on a helmet and go himself" to Ukraine during remarks in Milan.
- Matteo Salvini has repeatedly attacked Emmanuel Macron, using a Milanese phrase roughly meaning 'get lost' earlier this week in Milan and previously calling Macron a 'madman'.
- French diplomats reminded Ambassador D'Alessandro that the remarks breached trust and harmed recent bilateral progress, especially shared support for Ukraine between Paris and Rome.
- Rome reported receiving at least two protest calls, from the French Embassy and Macron's entourage, deepening a rift and unsettling Giorgia Meloni, Italian Prime Minister's coalition.
- The episode underscores growing divisions within Europe over troop deployments and post‑war security for Ukraine, complicating coordination among European leaders rallying support for Kyiv.
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