The discomfort shown by Giorgia Meloni, who made explicit her closeness to the US, reflects the difficulty of the community partners in finding a common strategy

French President Emmanuel Macron will host European leaders, including Britain's prime minister on Monday for an emergency summit on the Ukraine war after U.S. officials suggested Europe would have no role in any talks on ending the conflict.

European leaders are set to gather for an emergency summit on the war in Ukraine as concerns grow over Donald Trump's interventions on the peace process. Sir Keir Starmer, who is expected to attend the summit in Paris,