{"id":2407605,"date":"2025-02-27T16:14:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T21:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/meloni-and-macron-butt-heads-on-european-troops-in-ukraine\/"},"modified":"2025-02-27T16:15:25","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T21:15:25","slug":"meloni-and-macron-butt-heads-on-european-troops-in-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/meloni-and-macron-butt-heads-on-european-troops-in-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Meloni and Macron butt heads on European troops in Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmeloni-and-macron-butt-heads-on-european-troops-in-ukraine%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2407605&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses a recent disagreement between Italian Prime \u200dMinister giorgia Meloni and French \u2064President emmanuel Macron \u200bregarding the\u200b suggestion of deploying European troops to \u2064Ukraine after a possible ceasefire. Macron proposed this idea during a video conference with EU leaders, aiming to \u200cdeter Russia from reinvading Ukraine post-peace agreement. Meloni\u200b criticized Macron for making decisions on behalf of \u2063Italy without a mandate, but \u200dMacron \u2062clarified \u200cthat military involvement would be up to individual \u2062nations. This \u200bconflict \u200creflects\u2064 broader tensions \u200cin Europe as countries adjust to changing \u2062dynamics\u2063 in the Ukraine conflict and \u2064the U.S. stance under President trump, \u2062who has implied that European\u200d nations should take the primary responsibility for \u200bsecurity in the\u2062 region.Despite her disagreement with Macron, Meloni emphasized the need for security guarantees for Ukraine to\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-to-send-depleted-uranium-shells-to-ukraine\/\" title=\"US to send depleted uranium shells to ....\">prevent future aggression<\/a>, echoing a call for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/deadly-violence-breaks-out-on-israels-northern-border-as-war-rages-in-south\/\" title=\"Violent Outbreak on Israel&#039;s Northern Border Amidst Southern War.\">robust defense capabilities<\/a>\u200b among European nations.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Meloni and Macron butt heads on European troops in Ukraine<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2020220\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>ROME &mdash;<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/giorgia-meloni\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni<\/a> was irritated by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/emmanuel-macron\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">French President Emmanuel Macron&rsquo;s <\/a>recent suggestion of deploying European troops into Ukraine following a ceasefire.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Macron reportedly floated the idea during a Wednesday video conference among leaders of the European Union following France&rsquo;s bilateral conversations with the United States. He suggested that EU personnel would help deter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Russia<\/a> from reinvading Ukraine following a hypothetical peace agreement.<\/p>\n<p>Meloni rebuked her French counterpart, accusing him of making decisions for her country without a &ldquo;mandate,&rdquo; diplomatic sources told the <em>Telegraph<\/em>. Macron contested the accusation, assuring the conference that military presence would be up to each nation.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">French President Emmanuel Macron, left, listens to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in a working session with world leaders during a G7 summit at Borgo Egnazia, Italy, Thursday, June 13, 2024. (AP Photo\/Andrew Medichini)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The reported spat is just the latest example of a growing discord on the Old Continent as governments adapt to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">President Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> newfound stance on the Ukraine conflict and Russia.<\/p>\n<p>The president said he would not commit to a comprehensive security deal with Ukraine, putting the burden of defense on European nations who stand to lose more from future Russian expansion.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not going to make security guarantees beyond very much,&rdquo; Trump said Wednesday. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re going to have Europe do that. Europe is their next-door neighbor.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A lack of support from the world superpower puts European countries in a stressful position as countries including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/germany\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Germany<\/a>, Poland, and Denmark seek to bolster the continent&rsquo;s defense capabilities after a period of decline in military power.<\/p>\n<p>Despite her alleged argument with Macron, the Italian prime minister is firm in her stance that some form of security guarantee will be necessary to protect Ukraine following the cessation of violence that Trump hopes to negotiate.<\/p>\n<p>Peace &ldquo;is an objective that can be achieved only if Kyiv is provided with <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">adequate security guarantees &#038;mdash<\/a>; to be sure that what we have seen in these three years does not happen again and to be sure that even the European nations that feel most threatened can instead feel safe,&rdquo; Meloni said Wednesday following a meeting with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, according to translations from Ukrainian outlet <em>Ukrainska Pravda<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3328321\/trump-decisive-break-past-foreign-policy-russia-ukraine-europe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">TRUMP MAKES &lsquo;DECISIVE BREAK&rsquo; FROM PAST US FOREIGN POLICY, PUTTING EUROPE ON ITS TOES<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Meloni defended Trump&rsquo;s volatile positions during a Saturday address at the Conservative Political Action Conference outside <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Washington<\/a>, calling the president a &ldquo;hero&rdquo; who will not abandon Europe.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our adversaries hope Trump will move away, but that won&rsquo;t happen,&rdquo; she told the American audience. &ldquo;I know him &mdash; he is strong and effective. I bet we will prove them wrong. Some may see Europe as distant or lost, but I tell you, that is not the case. 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