“In Rome, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi met with the Head of the Council of Ministers of Italy, Giorgia Meloni. The key topics of the negotiations were the strengthening of the air defense system of Ukraine and preparation for the International Conference on the Reconstruction of Ukraine (URC-2025).”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
In Rome, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi met with the Head of the Council of Ministers of Italy, Giorgia Meloni. The key topics of the negotiations were the strengthening of the air defense system of Ukraine and preparation for the International Conference on the Restoration of Ukraine (URC-2025).
Source: Office of the President of Ukraine
Details: Zelensky thanked the Italian government for its support to Ukraine, in particular for approving the tenth package of military aid, which provides for the supply of additional air defense systems. The President noted that strengthening the defense capability is critically important for protection against Russian attacks.
Direct speech: “Now we want to speed up some details from this package. We have half-Italian and half-French SAMP/T air defense systems. The number of missiles is very important to us, we count on it. There is a corresponding package of missiles, we get them, and there is another package, which must be finalized so that they reach us.”
Details: In addition to security issues, the parties discussed preparations for the International Conference on the Reconstruction of Ukraine, which is scheduled for July 10-11, 2025 in Rome.
Direct speech: “Our teams have started working on this year’s conference on reconstruction. Especially cultural heritage. Here we are primarily counting on Italy. We are also working with UNESCO and will separately work with France. I want Italy to make a significant contribution to the reconstruction of our historical heritage They are very professional in this area.”
Prehistory:
- On the evening of January 9, President Volodymyr Zelenskyi arrived in Italy to meet with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and President Sergio Mattarella.
- Zelenskyi’s meeting with Maloney will take place immediately after the meeting of the Contact Group on the Defense of Ukraine (Ramstein format). During it, the head of the Ministry of Defense, Rustem Umyerov, talked with his Italian counterpart about missiles for air defense systems that Italy can provide to Ukraine.