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Trump has his causes
Meloni, who’s gaining a fame as Europe’s future bridge to Donald Trump, got here to the president-elect’s protection after he floated his designs on Greenland, Canada and the Panama Canal. Meloni dismissed the specter of a U.S. invasion, claiming that when Trump does one thing, it’s “for a motive.”
Instead, Meloni mentioned she sees Trump’s feedback as a “forceful message to different massive international gamers quite than a hostile motion.” As president from 2017 to 2021, Trump was able to deterrence diplomacy, Meloni added.
Meloni visited Trump at his Mar-a-Lago retreat in Florida final weekend and mentioned the welcome she acquired had been “past expectations.” She mentioned she made the journey “to verify a relationship that guarantees to be very strong, I don’t know if I can say privileged.” While Meloni constructed a robust relationship with outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden since 2021, she foresaw that having two conservative leaders in energy at dwelling and within the U.S. would create “an added worth, for Italy and for Europe.”
Meloni additionally confirmed she had been invited to Trump’s inauguration, and mentioned she would go “gladly” if her diary permits.
Triangular talks facilitated Sala’s launch
Meloni reveled within the Wednesday liberation of Italian journalist Cecilia Sala. Telling Sala’s mom that her daughter was free “was essentially the most emotional second of the previous two years,” Meloni mentioned.
Sala was arrested in Iran in December, after Italy detained a suspected provider of drone components, Mohammed Abedini, wished by the U.S. Pressed for particulars as as to if Trump had given Meloni permission to free Abedini, facilitating Sala’s launch, Meloni mentioned the negotiations had been triangular between Italy, Iran and the U.S., and added that talks on Abedini’s arrest should proceed with the U.S.
