Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini ignited a diplomatic storm after mocking French President Emmanuel Macron’s proposal to deploy European troops to Ukraine after a settlement. Salvini bluntly told Macron to ‘get lost,’ adding that if he wanted soldiers in Ukraine, he should put on a helmet, take a rifle, and go himself. In response, France summoned the Italian ambassador to Paris, escalating already tense relations between the two nations.
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