Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni says a recent U.S.-Russia diesel supply agreement is a “very risky choice” because it could generate financial support for Russia’s war in Ukraine. Speaking in parliament, she warns that the arrangement risks undermining efforts to pressure Vladimir Putin into peace negotiations.
Multiple outlets report that the deal, announced last week, involves Russia initially supplying more than 300,000 metric tons of diesel to U.S. and global markets. Meloni also urges the European Union to appoint a representative focused on negotiating peace talks with Russia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has criticized the agreement as potentially further enabling Moscow’s military actions, while the reporting frames the dispute as part of the broader debate over economic ties and leverage during the war.
