Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s participation at a virtual G7 summit on Monday has also not yet been agreed, officials said, while Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s office announced she would not participate.

Prime minister to host more than a dozen countries over weekend as Europe tries to secure deal to end war

Ukrainian President Zelensky will join leaders in London for the meeting after an astonishing blowout between Kyiv and Washington on Friday.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has opted out of a G7 call to mark the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as she seeks to avoid angering President Donald Trump while he is locked in a bitter row with Kyiv.

With the war in Ukraine at a critical juncture, European leaders, including Italy’s Giorgia Meloni and UK’s Keir Starmer, have gathered in London for a high-stakes summit. Zelensky seeks renewed

Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni arrives for a summit on Ukraine at Lancaster House in London, Sunday, March 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, Pool)

With the war in Ukraine at a critical juncture, European leaders, including Italy’s Giorgia Meloni and UK’s Keir Starmer, have gathered in London for a high-stakes summit. Zelensky seeks renewed

Italian leader Giorgia Meloni has called for Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky to get back to the negotiating table to “avoid the risk that the West divides over Ukraine,” after the Ukrainian President was booted from the White House following a fiery shouting match with the president and Vice President JD Vance.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was irritated by French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent suggestion of deploying European troops into Ukraine following a ceasefire. Macron reportedly floated the idea during a Wednesday video conference among leaders of the European Union following France’s bilateral conversations with the United States.

Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni stresses the importance of Western unity after Ukraine talks with European leaders, Canada and Turkey in London. View on euronews

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday he had had a productive meeting with Premier Giorgia Meloni inLondon to develop a joint action plan to end the war with Russia with a just and lasting peace.