US EditionFrance Summons Italy's Ambassador Over Salvini's Macron Taunts and Ukraine Troop Remarks
- France summoned Italy's ambassador Emanuela D'Alessandro on August 22 after Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini mocked President Emmanuel Macron over Ukraine troop deployments.
- The summons followed Salvini's remarks in Milan urging Macron to "put on your helmet and go" to Ukraine himself, escalating a long-standing diplomatic friction between the two nations.
- France and the UK lead a coalition planning a security force to deter renewed hostilities after a potential Kyiv-Moscow ceasefire, while Italy's Prime Minister Meloni opposes such deployments.
- The French Ministry stated Salvini's comments contradict the climate of trust and historic relations, despite recent convergence on support for Ukraine between France and Italy.
- The incident highlights escalating divisions within Europe over Ukraine policy and strains Paris-Rome relations amid efforts to present a unified front in the conflict.
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This time it is about differences in Ukraine politics. But Italy and France are also often cross-crossed.
Provocative statements by the populist Italian vice-premier triggered a diplomatic declaration with Paris, Italy's ambassador was summoned, but the crisis goes deeper than a personal exchange of blows. There are differences between Rome and Paris in Ukraine course behind the displeasure.
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