Forward alongside theUkraine for the strength of law and for a just peace. On Navalny responsibility of Moscow. In Middle East a long ceasefire and free hostages to give prospects to Gaza, relaunching the ‘two peoples and two states’. Exclusive interview with Newspaper of the prime minister Giorgia MeloniToday at Kiev from where he presides G7. And from the Ukrainian capital, he explains, the message will come that being at Kiev’s side means preventing the international system based on rules from definitively falling apart. AND Putin he can only be convinced to negotiate if the balance of forces on the field is guaranteed.
Today at the first G7 summit under the Italian presidency, Giorgia Meloni will say from the Ukrainian capital that Italy, Europe and the West must continue to be at Kiev’s side, because defending Ukraine “does not mean loving war, but exactly the opposite.” The Prime Minister herself underlines this in an interview with the newspaper. “It means – he explains further – averting war, protecting our national interest and preventing the international system based on rules from definitively falling apart. It doesn’t benefit anyone, us Europeans first and foremost, to have a world in which chaos exists and the force of law”.
The desire for peace “of our citizens is sacrosanct, and I understand it perfectly – he observes, commenting on a certain tiredness registered on the subject in public opinion -. The war in Ukraine concerns us all, and affects us closely”, not only “from human point of view, but even more so from a geopolitical and security point of view”. The end of the war “and the construction of a just and lasting peace are our goals. And we must expend every energy in this direction. But Putin can be convinced to sit at the negotiating table only if the balance of forces on the field is guaranteed And this can only be ensured if Italy, Europe and the West continue to help Ukraine.”
With respect to the story of the Russian opponent Alexei Navalny, the Prime Minister explains that she limits herself to looking at the facts: “If Navalny had not been imprisoned by the Russian government in a Siberian prison and in very harsh conditions – she says -, not only would he be a free man today but also alive and well. The responsibilities of the Russian regime are clear.”
As regards the war in the Middle East, “without a prolonged ceasefire and a solution for the hostages, it is not possible to relaunch the political perspective of two peoples and two states, which is what we all hope for and which everyone must see in front line – he underlines – starting from the actors in the area”.
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