The Italian President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, attended a meeting of the Coalition of the Willing in Paris yesterday, as part of the negotiation initiatives for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine.

The constructive and concrete meeting provided the opportunity to confirm a high level of convergence between Ukraine, the United States, Europe and other partners, and was dedicated to refining the security guarantees inspired by Article 5 of the Atlantic Alliance, as long suggested by Italy. These guarantees will form part of a broader package of agreements, to be adopted in close coordination with Washington to ensure Ukraine’s sovereignty and independence, including through an effective and well-structured mechanism to monitor the hoped-for ceasefire and a strengthening of Ukrainian military forces.

In this context, all coalition members also agreed on the importance and necessity of maintaining high collective pressure on Russia. 

Confirming Italy’s support for Ukraine’s security, in line with what has consistently been done, President Meloni reiterated a number of fixed points of the Italian Government’s position on the issue of guarantees, in particular the exclusion of Italian troops being deployed on the ground.

The voluntary nature of Coalition nations’ participation in the multinational force and compliance with constitutional procedures for decisions in support of Ukraine in the event of a future attack, as set out in the statement adopted, reflect principles that Italy has repeatedly reaffirmed.

The integral version in English (four pages) of the statement of the Coalition of the Willing on Robust Security Guarantees for a Solid and Lasting Peace in Ukraine, is attached to this AVIONEWS.