Italy

Zelenskyy open to Europe's talks with Russia as peace negotiations near final stage

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has no objection to Europe holding talks with Russia as long as Moscow understands the seriousness of the dialogue, he said in an interview with Bloomberg published on Jan. 9.

10 January, 02:40 PM

Italy refuses Ukraine troop deployment

Italy will not deploy its troops to Ukraine as part of future security guarantees for Kyiv, the country’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said at the Jan. 6 “Coalition of the Willing” meeting in Paris, according to a statement published on the Italian government’s website.

7 January, 08:26 AM

Italy’s Meloni privately urged Zelenskyy to make 'painful concessions' — report

During Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's Dec. 9 visit to Rome, Italian PM Giorgia Meloni advised Zelenskyy to accept the U.S.-backed peace plan, including ceding more territory to Russia, Italian outlet Corriere della Sera reported on Dec. 10.

11 December 2025, 02:14 AM

Meloni meets with Zelenskyy in Rome

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Dec. 9, as part of his European diplomatic tour to coordinate support in the face of U.S. pressure to accept Moscow’s peace terms.

9 December 2025, 08:48 PM

Zelenskyy arrives in Rome for meetings with PM, Pope

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is on a working visit to Rome, presidential spokesman Sergii Nykyforov told public broadcaster Suspilne on Dec. 9.

9 December 2025, 10:57 AM

Italy approves 12th military aid package for Ukraine

The Italian government has officially approved the transfer of a 12th package of military assistance to Ukraine, Italy's official statement wrote, published on Dec. 1.

2 December 2025, 08:30 AM

Italy extradites Ukrainian suspect in Nord Stream sabotage to Germany

Italy extradited on Nov. 27 a Ukrainian man suspected in the 2022 sabotage of Russia's Nord Stream pipelines, Germany's Federal Prosecutor's Office told Reuters.

27 November 2025, 06:02 PM

Italy to extradite Ukrainian Nord Stream suspect to Germany, court rules

Italy's Supreme Court has ruled to extradite Ukrainian national Serhii Kuznetsov to Germany, where he is wanted in connection with the 2022 explosions at Nord Stream natural gas pipeline, Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne reported on Nov. 19.

20 November 2025, 01:08 AM

Italy allows Ukrainian commissioner access to suspect in Nord Stream sabotage

Italian authorities granted a Ukrainian parliamentary commissioner access to Serhiy Kuznetsov, a Ukrainian man suspected of the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline sabotage, for a four-hour meeting on Nov. 15, Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said in comments to news outlet Babel.

18 November 2025, 04:35 PM

Ukrainian Nord Stream suspect held in Italy ends hunger strike

Charged over alleged involvement in 2022 Nord Stream pipeline sabotage, Ukrainian citizen Serhii Kuznetsov has ended his hunger strike in an Italian prison where he is being held pending a decision on his extradition to Germany.

12 November 2025, 02:41 AM

Ukraine's ombudsman seeks access to jail holding Nord Stream suspect

Ukraine’s human-rights commissioner asks Italian authorities for access to the jail where Serhii Kuznetsov — a Ukrainian held on suspicion in the Nord Stream case — is detained, ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets wrote on Nov. 4.

5 November 2025, 10:14 AM

Zakharova's crude Rome tower jab backfires

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova escalated a diplomatic spat Monday by renewing criticism of Italy's support for Ukraine in response to the Italian Foreign Ministry summoning Russia's ambassador over her earlier crude remarks linking a historic Torre dei Conti tower's collapse in Rome to aid for Kyiv on Nov. 3.

4 November 2025, 02:12 PM

Accused in Nord Stream blasts begins hunger strike in Italy

Serhii Kuznetsov, accused of the Nord Stream sabotage, has begun a hunger strike in an Italian maximum-security prison, demanding respect for his basic rights as he awaits extradition, his lawyer Nicola Canestrini told Suspilne on Nov. 4.

4 November 2025, 02:03 PM

Italy joins PURL initiative

Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto confirmed Rome’s readiness to join the PURL (Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List) program, which channels military aid to Ukraine, Bloomberg reported on Oct. 20, citing sources familiar with the negotiations.

21 October 2025, 08:18 AM

Italy cancels extradition of Ukrainian Nord Stream suspect to Germany

Ukrainian citizen Serhiy Kuznetsov has won an appeal against extradition from Italy to Germany on charges related to the 2022 Nord Stream gas pipeline sabotage, Italian news agency ANSA and Reuters reported on Oct. 15.

15 October 2025, 09:51 PM

Italy’s Meloni says she faces ICC complaint over alleged complicity in Gaza genocide

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said a complaint was filed with the International Criminal Court accusing her and two other Italian ministers two other Italian ministers of complicity in genocide in Gaza during Israel’s ongoing military campaign, Reuters reported on Oct. 7.

8 October 2025, 10:33 AM

Italy approves extradition of Ukrainian to Germany over Nord Stream blasts

An Italian court has ruled to extradite Ukrainian Serhiy Kuznetsov to Germany on suspicion of coordinating the 2022 Nord Stream blasts, ANSA reported on Sept. 16.

16 September 2025, 10:00 PM

Italy rules out troops for Ukraine, eyes NATO-style pact

Italy will not deploy troops to Ukraine, despite threats from Russian President Vladimir Putin, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Sept. 8, according to Rai News.

9 September 2025, 12:10 PM

Ukrainian Nord Stream sabotage suspect refuses extradition to Germany

A Ukrainian man arrested on suspicion of coordinating the 2022 sabotage of Nord Stream natural gas pipelines refused extradition to Germany at a court hearing in Bologna on Aug. 22, Italian newspaper Corriere di Bologna reported.

22 August 2025, 11:51 PM

Ukrainian arrested in Italy over Nord Stream sabotage served in SBU

A retired Ukrainian army captain who previously served in Ukraine’s SBU security service, was detained in Italy on suspicion of coordinating the 2022 sabotage of the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines, the Wall Street Journal reported on Aug. 21.

22 August 2025, 02:11 AM

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