France requested a meeting with the Italian ambassador on August 22, 2025 Matteo Salvini suggested Emmanuel Macron visit Ukraine with a helmet and rifle Matteo Salvini called Emmanuel Macron 'crazy' in March Matteo Salvini leads the Lega party Matteo Salvini opposes sending troops to Ukraine Giorgia Meloni is the Prime Minister of Italy The summons highlighted a growing disagreement between France and Italy The incident undermined trust between the two countries France and the United Kingdom are leading a group of volunteers discussing troop deployments to Ukraine.