We won’t deploy troops to Ukraine – Italy cautions EU on US trade war
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Tuesday warned European partners against escalating a trade dispute with the United States through retaliatory tariffs, urging Western allies to continue their longstanding cooperation.
Meloni stated this while speaking to parliament ahead of a summit of EU leaders later this week.
Meloni, a close ally of US President Donald Trump, said established ties between Europe and the United States had to be preserved and distanced herself from any suggestion that EU nations needed to establish an independent security umbrella.
“It is a simple fact of reality that it is not possible to envision a lasting security guarantee by dividing Europe and the United States,” she said.
Recall that US President Donald Trump has upended relations between Washington and its allies, freezing the flow of American weapons to Ukraine to force Kyiv to make peace with Russia.
The president has also started imposing hefty tariffs on European steel and aluminium, complaining about the U.S. goods trade deficit with the EU
