Avideo conference Wednesday between United States President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European Union leaders including Italy’s Giorgia Meloni showed a strong unity of purpose for a just and lasting peace for Ukraine, her office said.

“From today’s discussion a strong unity of views emerged in reaffirming that a just and lasting peace cannot exist without a ceasefire, continued support for Ukraine, maintaining collective pressure on Russia, including through sanctions, and solid and credible security guarantees anchored in the Euro-Atlantic context,” said a statement from Palazzo Chigi.

Meloni, it said, “expressed her deep satisfaction with the unity of purpose and capacity for dialogue the West is demonstrating in the face of a fundamental challenge to security and the defense of international law.”Now is the time to see what Russia’s stance will be in Alaska, as it has so far failed to make any significant progress.”