"Italy and I do not beg," Meloni said in a video rebuke posted on social media Friday. Italy's top diplomat, meanwhile, said he was cancelling a visit to the U.S because of the alleged remarks.
Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni arrives to a round table meeting at the EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, June 18, 2026.
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