Ukrainian President Volodymyr
Zelensky on Friday said he trusts Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni
when asked by a reporter whether the prime minister would help
Ukraine with the new administration of President-elect Donald
Trump.
Zelensky held talks in Rome with Meloni on Thursday night and
with Italian President Sergio Mattarella on Friday morning.
"I trust her", the Ukrainian president said of Meloni when a
Rome daily Il Messaggero reporter asked him whether he thought
the Italian premier would help Ukraine deal with Trump.
"It was a very positive meeting", Zelensky also said of the
bilateral talks with Meloni.
"I have an excellent relationship with the prime minister.
"And I thank her for the support she is giving to Ukraine",
added Zelensky.
During the meeting on Thursday night, a note issued by Meloni's
office at Palazzo Chigi explained, the Italian premier
"expressed solidarity with the victims of the recent Russian
bombings and reiterated the 360-degree support that Italy
assures and will continue to assure to Ukraine's legitimate
defence and to the Ukrainian people, to put Kyiv in the best
possible condition to build a fair and long-lasting peace".
Meloni has been among Ukraine's staunchest supporters in its war
to fend off the Russian aggression.
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