TASS6/17/2026World1 min readRussia
Italy's Meloni Proposes Single Negotiator for Russia-Ukraine Talks
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- Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni proposed appointing a single negotiator to engage with Russia on Ukraine during the G7 summit.
- She plans to raise the issue again at the upcoming EU summit, suggesting the negotiator should hail from a "medium-sized" European nation.
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Why It Matters
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni proposed appointing a single negotiator to engage with Russia on Ukraine during the G7 summit. She plans to raise the issue again at the upcoming EU summit.
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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has proposed appointing a single negotiator to engage with Russia on Ukraine, The Guardian reported.
According to the newspaper, Meloni put forward the idea during the G7 summit in the French city of Evian-les-Bains. She said she would raise the issue again at the two-day European Union summit opening in Brussels on June 18.
The Italian prime minister argued that the negotiator should come from a “medium-sized” European country rather than one of the bloc’s largest member states.
Open Questions
- Who would be appointed as the negotiator?
- Which "medium-sized" European country would provide the negotiator?
- What would be the scope of the negotiator's mandate?
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This article was originally published by TASS.
