EU leaders sign joint statement in support of Ukraine - Europe live

It follows a similar move at the G7 earlier this week, where leaders calling on Russia to engage with the peace process Not many other leaders showed up to offer doorstep comments this morning – and can you really blame them, after they had just a few hours of sleep? But Ireland’s Micheál Martin popped in to tell reporters that “it’s imperative that we continue to make progress” on this budget. “There’s some distance to go yet before, before we get there [to negotiations], but opening up channel
Italy’s defence minister Guido Crosetto reacted to the amusing crisis in relations with the US.
“I can’t imagine @GiorgiaMeloni asking anyone for a photo, not even under threat,” he said on X.
He said that comments like Trump’s “do not good to anyone: neither the US, nor Italy,” or the transatlantic alliance.
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- EU leaders sign joint statement in support of Ukraine - Europe liveGuardian - World · Jakub Krupa · Jun 19, 2026, 11:04 AM
- Italian PM Meloni says she was ‘astonished’ by Trump claims that she ‘begged’ him for a photo - Europe liveGuardian - World · Jakub Krupa · Jun 19, 2026, 1:50 PM
- Italian PM Meloni says she was ‘astonished’ by Trump claims that she ‘begged’ him for a photo - as it happenedGuardian - World · Jakub Krupa · Jun 19, 2026, 2:32 PM
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