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<blockquote data-quote="Wolf" data-source="post: 141698" data-attributes="member: 199"><p>The frog married to that ugly old bloke who groomed him as a child doesn't like hard truths being directed in his direction.....</p><p></p><h3>France summons Italian envoy after deputy PM mocks Macron – media</h3><p></p><p>Matteo Salvini has ridiculed the French leader’s calls for Western troops in Ukraine, suggesting he should “hop on a tram” and go himself</p><p><img src="https://mf.b37mrtl.ru/files/2025.08/xxs/68a9822920302776373cc1d6.jpg" alt="France summons Italian envoy after deputy PM mocks Macron – media" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini speaks with reporters in Milan, August 20, 2025. © Getty Images / Pier Marco Tacca</p><p></p><p></p><p>France has summoned Italy’s ambassador following <em>“unacceptable”</em> remarks made by Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini about President Emmanuel Macron’s proposal to send troops from EU members to Ukraine, French media has reported, citing a diplomatic source.</p><p>Salvini suggested on Wednesday that the French leader should go himself.</p><p>Macron, who this week called Russian President Vladimir Putin <em>“an ogre at [Europe’s] gates,”</em> has repeatedly floated the idea of a <em>“reassurance force”</em> to be deployed to Ukraine, despite strong opposition from Russia and a lack of support among other EU leaders. He again raised it this week after a summit with US President Donald Trump, Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky, and other European heads of state in Washington, claiming Ukraine would need a <em>“strong army”</em> and Western boots on the ground when the conflict ends.</p><p>Speaking to reporters in Milan, Salvini <a href="https://x.com/TgLa7/status/1958187990607388680" target="_blank">responded</a> mockingly. <em>“Hop on a tram and go to Ukraine yourself… Put on a helmet, a jacket, grab a rifle, and go,”</em> he quipped. <em>“If Macron wants, he can go – but I think he’ll go alone, because not even a Frenchman would follow him.”</em></p><p></p><p>The remarks drew ire from Paris. According to Italian media, Rome received at least two protest calls on Thursday – one from the French Embassy and another from Macron’s entourage – deeming Salvini’s words <em>“unacceptable.”</em> AFP reported on Friday that Italian Ambassador Emanuela D’Alessandro had been formally summoned by the French Foreign Ministry.</p><p><em>“The ambassador was reminded that these remarks went against the climate of trust and the historical relationship between our two countries,”</em> a French diplomatic source was quoted as saying. Neither government has officially commented on the summons.</p><p>Salvini has <a href="https://www.rt.com/news/599049-salvini-macron-dangerous-bomber/amp/" target="_blank">repeatedly</a> criticized Macron for his hawkish stance. Earlier this year, he called the French president a <em>“madman”</em> who wanted to drag the EU into war with Russia. He has also praised Trump’s efforts to mediate peace, saying in Milan that he <em>“is succeeding where everyone else has failed: bringing Putin and Zelensky back to the table.”</em> Salvini also stressed that no Italian troops would be deployed to Ukraine.</p><p><a href="https://www.rt.com/russia/623227-zakharova-nato-deployment-ukraine-unacceptable/" target="_blank">READ MORE: NATO deployment in Ukraine ‘unacceptable’ – Moscow</a></p><p>Moscow has condemned the idea of any Western troop presence in Ukraine. Russian officials have warned such a deployment would be treated as occupation and could trigger a third world war.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wolf, post: 141698, member: 199"] The frog married to that ugly old bloke who groomed him as a child doesn't like hard truths being directed in his direction..... [HEADING=2]France summons Italian envoy after deputy PM mocks Macron – media[/HEADING] Matteo Salvini has ridiculed the French leader’s calls for Western troops in Ukraine, suggesting he should “hop on a tram” and go himself [IMG alt="France summons Italian envoy after deputy PM mocks Macron – media"]https://mf.b37mrtl.ru/files/2025.08/xxs/68a9822920302776373cc1d6.jpg[/IMG] Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini speaks with reporters in Milan, August 20, 2025. © Getty Images / Pier Marco Tacca France has summoned Italy’s ambassador following [I]“unacceptable”[/I] remarks made by Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini about President Emmanuel Macron’s proposal to send troops from EU members to Ukraine, French media has reported, citing a diplomatic source. Salvini suggested on Wednesday that the French leader should go himself. Macron, who this week called Russian President Vladimir Putin [I]“an ogre at [Europe’s] gates,”[/I] has repeatedly floated the idea of a [I]“reassurance force”[/I] to be deployed to Ukraine, despite strong opposition from Russia and a lack of support among other EU leaders. He again raised it this week after a summit with US President Donald Trump, Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky, and other European heads of state in Washington, claiming Ukraine would need a [I]“strong army”[/I] and Western boots on the ground when the conflict ends. Speaking to reporters in Milan, Salvini [URL='https://x.com/TgLa7/status/1958187990607388680']responded[/URL] mockingly. [I]“Hop on a tram and go to Ukraine yourself… Put on a helmet, a jacket, grab a rifle, and go,”[/I] he quipped. [I]“If Macron wants, he can go – but I think he’ll go alone, because not even a Frenchman would follow him.”[/I] The remarks drew ire from Paris. According to Italian media, Rome received at least two protest calls on Thursday – one from the French Embassy and another from Macron’s entourage – deeming Salvini’s words [I]“unacceptable.”[/I] AFP reported on Friday that Italian Ambassador Emanuela D’Alessandro had been formally summoned by the French Foreign Ministry. [I]“The ambassador was reminded that these remarks went against the climate of trust and the historical relationship between our two countries,”[/I] a French diplomatic source was quoted as saying. Neither government has officially commented on the summons. Salvini has [URL='https://www.rt.com/news/599049-salvini-macron-dangerous-bomber/amp/']repeatedly[/URL] criticized Macron for his hawkish stance. Earlier this year, he called the French president a [I]“madman”[/I] who wanted to drag the EU into war with Russia. He has also praised Trump’s efforts to mediate peace, saying in Milan that he [I]“is succeeding where everyone else has failed: bringing Putin and Zelensky back to the table.”[/I] Salvini also stressed that no Italian troops would be deployed to Ukraine. [URL='https://www.rt.com/russia/623227-zakharova-nato-deployment-ukraine-unacceptable/']READ MORE: NATO deployment in Ukraine ‘unacceptable’ – Moscow[/URL] Moscow has condemned the idea of any Western troop presence in Ukraine. Russian officials have warned such a deployment would be treated as occupation and could trigger a third world war. [/QUOTE]
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