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Defense ministers to meet in Rome to coordinate Ukraine support

A summit of defense ministers from several European countries will take place in Rome on May 16, with the primary focus on coordinating military support for Ukraine, French outlet Sud Ouest wrote on May 12.

13 May 2025, 08:20 AM

Italy pledges to drive Ukraine’s economic rebuild

Rome intends to play a leading role in the rebuilding of Ukraine's economy, focusing in particular on the country's production infrastructure, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani wrote on May 12 after a meeting with Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister for Reconstruction in Verona.

13 May 2025, 07:55 AM

Zelenskyy, Meloni demand Moscow prove peace intent

Russia must provide tangible evidence of its willingness to engage in a peace process to resolve the war against Ukraine, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said following a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Rome on April 26, according to a statement on the Italian government’s website.

26 April 2025, 08:45 PM

From funeral to fragile talks: Trump and Zelenskyy meet in Rome after months of tensions

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Donald Trump held a meeting in Rome, the Presidential Office told NV on April 26.

26 April 2025, 11:38 AM

Ukraine proposes ad-hoc summit in Rome on April 26 to discuss peace efforts

Kyiv has asked Italy and other European partners to help organize an impromptu summit in Rome focused on the war in Ukraine, given that many world leaders will be attending the funeral of Pope Francis on April 26.

25 April 2025, 01:28 AM

Ukraine returns 1,100+ hectares of farmland through demining program

Humanitarian demining operators returned over 430 hectares of farmland under the government compensation program in March, more than 1,100 hectares cleared in total since the program launch, Economy Ministry wrote on April 14.

15 April 2025, 01:15 PM

Italy pushing NATO to extend Article 5 to Ukraine, Zelenskyy says

Italian PM Giorgia Meloni supports extending NATO’s collective defense clause to Ukraine in some form and is determined to make it work, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on April 9.

10 April 2025, 01:29 AM

Russian drone espionage targets Italy’s defense and research facilities

An unknown drone, which experts believe is of Russian origin, flew five times over the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) in Italy over the past week, Corriere della Sera outlet reported on March 31.

31 March 2025, 11:00 AM

Italy, Spain pour cold water on EU’s $43.7 billion Ukraine aid proposal

Italy and Spain aren’t ready to back an EU proposal that would provide Ukraine with up to EUR40 billion ($43.7 billion) in military aid, Reuters reported on March 17.

17 March 2025, 11:41 PM

Ukrainian soldier on vacation in Italy rescues stabbing victim

A Ukrainian Armed Forces soldier on vacation with his family in Italy saved a young man from bleeding to death in Venice. The soldier shared details of the incident on his X social media page on March 10.

11 March 2025, 01:33 PM

Italian Foreign Minister hopes peacekeepers won't be needed in Ukraine

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said he hopes sending peacekeepers to Ukraine will not be necessary, the Italian Foreign Ministry said on March 10.

10 March 2025, 02:38 PM

Italy will not send peacekeepers to Ukraine — Italian PM Meloni

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said her country will not send troops to Ukraine during an interview with Rai 1 Secolo TV on March 4.

4 March 2025, 12:49 PM

Four EU nations push back against €20B Ukraine military aid - Politico

A group of European Union member states — Italy, Portugal, Spain, and Hungary — have voiced opposition to the proposed €20 billion military aid package for Ukraine, Politico wrote, citing diplomatic sources, on Feb. 25.

26 February 2025, 11:20 AM

IOC lobbies to admit Russian athletes to 2026 Winter Olympics

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has called on winter sports federations to allow Russian athletes to participate in the qualifying events for the 2026 Winter Games, Swedish public broadcaster SVT reported on Feb. 25.

25 February 2025, 09:19 PM

Russia faces long-term military challenges due to Ukraine war losses

Russia's significant military losses in Ukraine and increasing pressure on its defense industry are gradually eroding its long-term warfighting capabilities, Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, Chair of the NATO Military Committee, said in an interview with Army Inform on Feb. 10.

10 February 2025, 08:10 PM

US will not abandon Ukraine, Rubio tells Italian FM

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani that Washington “won't give up on Ukraine,” according to a report by Politico on Jan. 31.

31 January 2025, 10:43 PM

Sybiha to participate in international foreign ministers meeting in Paris

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister, Andrii Sybiha, has been invited to an expanded meeting of foreign ministers from several Western countries, Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported on Jan. 29.

29 January 2025, 11:38 PM

Ukraine aid extension approved by Italian parliament

The Chamber of Deputies (lower chamber of Italy’s parliament) has voted to extend military aid to Ukraine until Dec. 31, 2025, Italian news agency ANSA reported on Jan. 28.

28 January 2025, 09:46 PM

Italy’s UniCredit tightens restrictions in Russia, suspends euro transfers

Italian bank UniCredit — one of the last remaining Western banks still operating in Russia — has stopped outgoing euro transfers for individual clients, Russian outlet The Moscow Times wrote on Jan. 23.

24 January 2025, 10:30 AM

No simple or immediate solution to Ukraine war — Italy's Defense Minister

There is no “simple or immediate solution” to Russia's war against Ukraine, Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto said on Jan. 21.

22 January 2025, 02:13 AM

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