Melon-Zelensky meeting, Italian Prime Minister: Russia to show readiness for peace

The conversation between them took a little less than an hour. According to a note issued by Palazzo Chigi, during the talks “liders reiterated their support for President Trump's efforts to achieve a fair and lasting peace, capable of ensuring a security future, sovereignty and freedom for Ukraine”.

“Melon also expressed on behalf of the government, its condolences to the victims of the recent Russian attacks, renewing its sentence imposed on such acts and stressing the urgency of an immediate and unconditional ceasefire, as well as the need for a concrete commitment from Moscow to start a peace process”, the statement continued, the statement reported. Express, broadcast Periscope.

Prime Minister “welcomed Ukraine's full readiness for an immediate ceasefire. Now Russia is also expected to demonstrate its specific will to pursue peace,”, the footnote concludes.

Earlier, Zelensky held private talks within St. Peter's Basilica with US President Donald Trump, as well as with current president of the Elysée Emmanuel Macron Palace and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

See Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky talking about peace at the funeral of the “Peace Parpa” has great significance,” Melon told the daily La Repubblica, calling it a historical “> ”.

Zelensky and Starmer also had a bilateral meeting in the Villa Wolfkonsky gardens. A meeting was also planned between Zelensky and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyeen. /Periscope/