The Prime Minister of Italy, Giorgia Meloni, admitted to Russian pranksters posing an African diplomats that European leaders are tired of the war in Ukraine and hope to broker a deal with the Russian government to end it. Asked about her stance on the ongoing conflict, Meloni explained both Russia and Ukraine are fatigued, adding we are approaching the point when “everyone will understand that we need a way out.”
“The problem is to find a way out that would be acceptable to both sides, not while violating international law,” she added in the audio, embedded below.
Meloni was also quite candid about her ability to curb the migrant crisis, which has seen over 120,000 illegal migrants flow through Italy since the beginning of the year. She stated the problem is becoming “very difficult for us to manage,” while adding: “What [Europe doesn’t] understand is that it is impossible” because of “the size of the phenomenon is something that involves, in my opinion, not only the European Union but the UN…” She also added that the newcomers to Europe are “impossible to integrate.”
The phone call has since been confirmed to be genuine by the Italian Prime Minister’s office and occurred before the UN General Assembly in New York on September 18 – around the same time the small Italian Mediterranean Island of Lampedusa saw an enormous influx of thousands of illegal migrants landing on its shores.
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NEW – Italy's Meloni, in a prank call, says European leaders are "tired of Ukraine war" and that stopping migration "is impossible" due to the "size of the phenomenon."pic.twitter.com/lqYAzKl4wu
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