Politics · Italy · 8 hrs ago
Meloni criticizes opposition over Ukraine energy-truce proposal
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni criticized Italy’s opposition parties during a speech in the Chamber of Deputies.
She was speaking ahead of the next European Council meeting.
The government proposed an energy truce between Russia and Ukraine, calling for an end to attacks on Ukrainian power plants and Russian refineries.
Opposition parties left the Senate before the proposal was put to a vote, according to Meloni.
She asked whether they would also avoid voting when the proposal came before the Chamber.
Meloni said her government had clearly supported Ukraine for four years and argued that the opposition should not lecture her about defending Italy’s interests.
The speech followed a parliamentary debate, but the account gives no result for a vote in the Chamber.
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni criticized opposition parties over their response to a proposal for an energy truce between Russia and Ukraine.
The proposal called for an immediate halt to attacks on energy infrastructure to help civilians.
Meloni said opposition lawmakers had left the Senate chamber rather than take part in a vote on the proposal.
At the lower house, Futuro Nazionale voted against the main centre-right resolution and for a second resolution calling for the truce.
Meloni said her government had maintained a clear position in support of Ukraine for four years.
- Who
- Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and opposition parties. Futuro Nazionale also voted on resolutions in the lower house.
- What
- Meloni criticized the opposition over its response to a proposal for a Russia-Ukraine energy truce.
- When
- October 14, 2026.
- Where
- Italy's Parliament, in Rome.
- Why
- The proposal called for a halt to attacks on energy infrastructure to help civilians.
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Meloni addressed Parliament ahead of the next European Council and criticized opposition parties over their response to the energy-truce proposal.
In the lower house, Futuro Nazionale voted against the main centre-right resolution and in favour of a second resolution calling for an immediate truce in attacks on energy infrastructure.
- Proposal
- Immediate truce in attacks on Russia-Ukraine energy infrastructure
- Purpose
- Help the civilian population
- Senate response
- Opposition lawmakers left the chamber rather than take part in the vote, according to Meloni
- Lower house vote
- Futuro Nazionale backed the second resolution and opposed the main centre-right resolution
- European Council
- Meloni spoke ahead of the next meeting
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What people are saying
almeno non mi fate la morale sulla difesa dell’interesse italiano e sulla libertà di difendere posizioni nell’interesse italiano
Sono quattro anni che questo governo ha oggettivamente una posizione chiara nel sostegno all’Ucraina.