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Russia Today
21 hours ago
- Politics
- Russia Today
Italy opposes Western troop deployment to Ukraine
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has opposed proposals by some European leaders to send Western troops to Ukraine, the daily Corriere della Sera reported on Monday. The issue reportedly arose during consultations before several European leaders and Ukraine's Vladimir Zelensky traveled to Washington for talks with US President Donald Trump. The visit follows Trump's meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday. According to the report, French President Emmanuel Macron spoke in favor of a joint European deployment, prompting Meloni to respond: 'Russia has 1.3 million soldiers – how many should we send to be up to the task?' In early March, Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced the creation of a 'coalition of the willing' to provide ground and air forces in a peacekeeping role if Kiev and Moscow reach a truce or a peace deal. The Italian prime minister instead advocated extending Ukraine protection akin to NATO's Article 5, which provides for collective defense in case of aggression, without however formally admitting it to the bloc, Corriere reported. In March, she assured lawmakers in Rome that 'sending Italian troops to Ukraine is a topic that has never been on the agenda.' Germany, Poland, Spain, Romania and Croatia have all also refused to participate in a hypothetical military mission in Ukraine. Earlier this month, The Sunday Times quoted an anonymous UK defense official as acknowledging that 'no one wants to send their troops to die in Ukraine.' Back in April, Sergey Shoigu, secretary of Russia's National Security Council and former defense minister, warned that the arrival of NATO troops in Ukraine could trigger a third world war.
CTV News
07-07-2025
- General
- CTV News
Ships leave Halifax for Operation Reassurance
Crews on the HMCS Edmonton and Yellowknife set off from Halifax for 'Operation Reassurance' on Monday. Crews on the HMCS Edmonton and Yellowknife set off from Halifax for 'Operation Reassurance' on Monday. Two ships left Halifax on Monday morning on a European deployment for Operation Reassurance, which is currently the Canadian Armed Forces' largest overseas mission. The HMCS Edmonton and Yellowknife will help NATO identify and dispose of sea mines in European waters from July to October, according to the armed forces' website. There are an estimated 80,000 vintage sea mines left over from the Second World War in the Baltic and North seas. 'It's been a long time for our ships to get prepared to come to this, not only from a technical perspective but also from a training perspective,' said Lieutenant-Commander Jeffrey Smith. 'We are excited to be leaving here this morning for the next four months to sail with our allies.' Ships The HMCS Edmonton and Yellowknife left Halifax on July 7, 2025. For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
