Rafael Santos Martin – Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s firm and resolute prime minister, has shaken the European negotiating tables with her categorical refusal to send Italian troops to Ukraine, exposing the interventionist obsessions of the European left, embodied by France and the United Kingdom.
Meloni made it clear in London, during a summit on Ukraine, that Italy prioritizes diplomacy over unbridled militarism.
Meloni’s decision is not a whim, but a strategic stance reflecting Italy’s caution toward a conflict that could escalate and further destabilize Europe.
In a meeting with European leaders, including British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron, Meloni emphasized that sending soldiers to Ukraine is “difficult to implement and hardly effective.”
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Her direct rejection of Paris and London’s proposals, spoken in private but quickly leaked, has been a straight punch to the ambitions of a “coalition of the willing” that the European left is fervently pushing.
This move comes in a tense context. Starmer announced in London a plan to lead a peacekeeping force in Ukraine, backed by Macron, who insists on deploying European troops as part of a peace deal.
However, Meloni, aligned with a conservative and pragmatic vision, warned that dividing the West would be “fatal for everyone,” including Ukraine, advocating for Western unity but refusing to yield to military adventures.
Meloni’s stance contrasts with the warlike urgency of the European left, which seems obsessed with flexing military muscles while ignoring the risks to its citizens.
France, under Macron, has repeatedly pushed for greater military involvement, even suggesting in February that Europe must prepare for the worst.
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The United Kingdom, meanwhile, announced a £2.26 billion loan and the possibility of sending soldiers, showing a willingness that Meloni considers irresponsible.
Italy’s refusal is not an isolated act. Meloni has been consistent in her support for Ukraine, but always under the premise of defense, not offense.
In November 2024, during the G20 summit in Rio, she defended Italy’s stance of limiting the use of supplied weapons to Ukraine within its territory, thus avoiding unnecessary escalations with Russia.
This conservative approach clashes with the ambitions of Macron and Starmer, who seem more interested in political grandstanding than protecting Europe.
The European left criticizes Meloni, accusing her of being weak or isolationist, but their arguments lack substance. In reality, her decision reflects Italians’ fatigue with distant conflicts and the priority of strengthening the national economy, battered by years of failed progressive policies.
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NATO and Europe face pressures to increase military spending, but Italy, under Meloni, prefers to invest in air defense and logistical support, not in risking lives in an endless war.
This rejection also resonates in the transatlantic debate. While European leaders like Starmer push for greater military autonomy for Europe, Meloni stresses the need for coordination with the United States, avoiding reliance solely on the leftist ambitions of Paris and London.
At the London summit, Meloni proposed a meeting with European and US leaders to strengthen Western unity, a direct blow to the divisive narratives of the left.
Meloni’s decision has sparked mixed reactions. Some praise her as a courageous leader who protects her people; others, especially in progressive media, attack her for allegedly weakening Europe.
Yet her popularity in Italy continues to rise, with a 45% approval rating according to recent polls, thanks to her conservative and anti-interventionist approach.
The left, with its obsession with militarizing every crisis, is once again left looking ridiculous.
While Macron and Starmer dream of peace armies no one asked for, Meloni shows that true strength lies in common sense, not in the warlike fantasies of a disconnected progressive elite.
Italy, under her leadership, will not be a pawn in a leftist agenda that risks European peace for pure political ego.
What a shame for the war dreamers of Paris and London!
SF Source The Gateway Pundit Mar 2025