Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini is openly accusing the power centers of Europe—especially Paris and Berlin—of trying to derail President Trump’s effort to stop the bloodshed in Ukraine.
According to Salvini, the entrenched globalist political classes in France and Germany are not interested in ending the conflict. Instead, they’re more interested in weapons contracts, political posturing, and maintaining their fading control over the Old Continent.
Salvini, who formerly served as Italy’s interior minister, argued that while Washington under Donald Trump is finally moving to close the chapter on this devastating war, Europe’s leaders are frantically moving to block the progress.
Trump’s envoy, Steve Witkoff, is heading to Moscow to meet Vladimir Putin—perhaps, one of the strongest signals yet that negotiations may be entering a decisive stage.
But instead of supporting diplomatic attempts to end the nearly four-year long, inter-Slavic conflict that has seen well over a million Russian and Ukrainians killed, Western Europe’s left-liberal elite is trying to rewrite Trump’s peace framework to suit their own geopolitical ambitions.
Salvini, never one to hold back, dismissed these efforts outright, saying that if Ukraine and Russia are willing to talk, it is not the role of Brussels, Paris, or Berlin to sabotage the process.
He compared the situation to the early days of the Israel–Hamas conflict, when Trump’s ceasefire ideas were mocked and derided—until they worked.
The Italian deputy prime minister said European officials are acting out of panic because Trump is bypassing them, revealing how irrelevant EU institutions have become in matters of war and peace, and anything of geopolitical concern.
Meanwhile, Italy’s establishment figures, like Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani of the center-right Forza Italia party, are sticking to Brussels’ official line, insisting that “no deal is possible without Europe,” even though Western European leaders have continually failed to deliver peace or stability.
Per usual, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, unfortunately still tied to globalist EU diplomatic norms, has been more cautious, while Salvini is positioning himself firmly behind Trump’s push for a negotiated settlement.
According to leaks, Trump’s 28-point plan is being portrayed by EU officials as a “capitulation,” even though it is the first formula both Kyiv and Moscow have signaled openness to discussing.
Salvini blasted the hysteria coming from the EU’s top leaders, saying it’s absurd that distant EU bureaucrats feel entitled to veto a peace plan accepted by the nations actually fighting the war.
Left-wing parties and EU loyalists immediately attacked Salvini, warning Italy not to stray from Brussels’ rigid war consensus, signalling again how deeply Europe’s ‘liberal’ establishment fears Trump and MAGA’s return to influence.
Salvini also used the moment to reiterate his long-standing position against funneling more weapons into the conflict, arguing that a real peace plan makes further arms shipments unnecessary.
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