Kyiv said on Wednesday it was asking Italy for more information about a proposal by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to extend NATO's mutual defence umbrella to Ukraine without offering it alliance membership or sending peacekeeping troops.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni ruled out sending troops to Ukraine, doubting the feasibility of a UK-France proposal but stressed the need for lasting peace and security guarantees.

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.