Any peace that entails the surrender of Ukraine to invading Russian forces "cannot be a real peace" but the supply of military planes to Ukraine "is not on the table," Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on February 21 after talks in Kyiv with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Speaking in a news conference alongside Zelenskiy, Meloni said Italy was considering sending more air-defense systems beyond the SAMP/T-MAMBA on which it has worked with France. She also said that the defeat of Ukraine risks leading to the invasion of other European states.
Visiting Italian PM Says Ukraine Surrender 'Cannot Be Real Peace' But Jets 'Not On The Table'
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy (right) and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni shake hands before a joint news briefing in Kyiv on February 21.