Italy’s Foreign Minister makes grim prediction on end of Ukraine war
Photo: Antonio Tajani, Italian Foreign Minister (Getty Images)
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani believes that Russia’s war against Ukraine is unlikely to end by the close of this year, Corriere della Sera reports.
He noted that Italy has appointed Stefano Beltrame as its new ambassador to Russia. Beltrame previously served as ambassador to Vienna and is currently a diplomatic adviser to Italy’s Minister of Economy and Finance, Giancarlo Giorgetti.
The Foreign Minister also commented on the prospects of ending Russia’s war on Ukraine.
"I don’t want to be pessimistic, but it’s hard to expect that a negotiated solution can be reached in Ukraine by the end of the year," Tajani said.
Predictions about the war’s end
Earlier, US Vice President JD Vance expressed hope that Russia’s war against Ukraine could be brought to an end within three to six months.
Meanwhile, US Special Envoy for the Middle East Steve Witkoff said his country would like to see the war resolved by year’s end.
Russia, to freeze the conflict, demands a full withdrawal of Ukrainian defenders from the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has repeatedly stressed that Ukraine will not make such concessions to Russia.
