Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Ukraine should be granted the security of NATO without the actual membership in the military alliance.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has proposed extending the application of Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty to Ukraine without its official accession to NATO. She believes this would provide long-term and effective security for Ukraine.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine is negotiating with Italy regarding Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s initiative to extend NATO’s Article 5 to Ukraine without granting official membership.