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Meloni says she would not back a US troop withdrawal from Italy
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Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni addresses the Senate in Rome, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni says she would not support any decision by US President Donald Trump to withdraw US troops from Italy.
“It is a decision that doesn’t depend on me and one that I personally would not agree with,” Meloni tells reporters in Yerevan, Armenia, on the sidelines of a European Political Community summit.
Asked whether Washington would consider pulling its troops out of Italy and Spain, Trump last week answered “probably.” The US recently decided to withdraw troops from Germany.
Meloni added she would likely meet with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is due to travel to Rome later this week for talks, including a meeting with Pope Leo.
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