‘Time to call Putin, else…’: Meloni piggybacks on #Macron, pressures #EU after #Russia ‘quakes’ #Ukraine Italian Prime Minister #GiorgiaMeloni has once again ruled out sending Italian troops to Ukraine, calling such a move “unnecessary,” while urging Europe to reopen direct dialogue with #Russia. Speaking at her New Year press briefing in Rome, Meloni said French President #EmmanuelMacron was right to push for talks with Moscow, warning that Europe risks limiting its influence if it engages only

Russia fired a hypersonic Oreshnik missile overnight at a target in western Ukraine near the border with NATO member Poland, prompting Kyiv to warn of a new threat to European security. Ukrainian officials said the missile, moving at around 13,000 km/h, struck infrastructure in the Lviv region, while a wider wave of drone and missile attacks killed at least four people in Kyiv and knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of homes. Moscow said the strike targeted a drone factory and energy infr