The Ukrainian and Italian sides have signed an agreement on an official contribution from Rome to Ukraine’s Energy Support Fund in the amount of €13 million, according to the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine.

Fabio Prevedello, president of the European association Italy-Ukraine Maidan, told ANSA Saturday that his members would demonstrate later in the day outside the US consulate in Milan against American President Donald Trump after his row with President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House Friday saying the American people were not represented by Trump.

Mattarella, Italy’s ceremonial head of state, spoke about the conditions that led to World War II, warning of “authoritarian drifts” where “the criterion of domination prevailed over cooperation, and wars of conquest followed.

Premier takes flight in the rarefied atmosphere of diplomacy, daring to go where no man — or woman — has gone.

Italy will unveil a set of measures on Friday worth roughly 3 billion euros ($3.14 billion) to help families and firms cope with high energy costs, Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini said.

An unspecified "security incident" at U.S. Naval Air Station Sigonella in Italy prompted a shelter-in-place order for several hours.

Italy will allocate $3.14 billion to support households and small businesses facing high energy costs, with the aid package expected to last three months.

Ukraine received a total of twenty-seven of these vaunted howitzers from Germany, the Netherlands, and Italy. Ukraine’s prospects for a military victory against Russia are looking increasingly bleak.