Giorgia Meloni said she supports Ukraine, warned that abandoning support would invite a Russian invasion that raises costs and destabilizes the region, and endorsed implementing the Gaza plan proposed by Donald Trump linking recognition of Palestine with Hamas disarmament.Meloni defended the national security approach of Trump, urged European security self-reliance, framed her stance as peace through strength rather than goodwill, and faced pushback from Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini who urged caution about further military aid to Ukraine.Philosopher Massimo Cacciari and Guido Crosetto criticized media coverage, EU rearmament and the government's spending choices while Meloni will not attend an upcoming leaders' meeting that focuses on Ukraine and follows a hypersonic missile strike on Kyiv by Vladimir Putin.