German centre-right; close to Merz government, which pushed hardest for the two-year pledge
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Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung · Germany · Italy blocks NATO draft language pledging to sustain Ukraine aid at 2026 levels in 2027
FAZ broke the story that Italy has placed a key Ukraine commitment paragraph in brackets in the Ankara summit draft declaration, citing German government sources. Reports that Berlin pushed for language matching the 2026 70-billion-euro package for 2027 to send a credible signal to both Kyiv and Moscow ahead of the summit. Italy's position is framed as Salvini and Meloni's coalition resistance to open-ended military spending commitments.
“Italy blockiert NATO-Verpflichtung zu Ukraine-Hilfe 2027; der entsprechende Absatz steht in eckigen Klammern.”