US EditionFrance Summons Italy's Ambassador Over Salvini's Macron Taunts and Ukraine Troop Remarks
- France summoned Italy's ambassador Emanuela D'Alessandro on August 22 after Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini mocked President Emmanuel Macron over Ukraine troop deployments.
- The summons followed Salvini's remarks in Milan urging Macron to "put on your helmet and go" to Ukraine himself, escalating a long-standing diplomatic friction between the two nations.
- France and the UK lead a coalition planning a security force to deter renewed hostilities after a potential Kyiv-Moscow ceasefire, while Italy's Prime Minister Meloni opposes such deployments.
- The French Ministry stated Salvini's comments contradict the climate of trust and historic relations, despite recent convergence on support for Ukraine between France and Italy.
- The incident highlights escalating divisions within Europe over Ukraine policy and strains Paris-Rome relations amid efforts to present a unified front in the conflict.
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ROMA.- The French government called on the Italian ambassador to Paris, Emanuela D’Alessandro, after Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini repeatedly criticized the French President for suggesting the deployment of European soldiers in Ukraine in a post-war agreement, a French diplomatic source said on Saturday. According to reports, the summons to the French Foreign Ministry's Quai d’Orsay came only hours after the leader of the right-wi…
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France summoned the Italian ambassador after Italy's deputy prime minister challenged the French president for suggesting that European soldiers be deployed in Ukraine in a post-war settlement, a French diplomatic source said on Saturday.
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