White House floats US-Europe meeting as JD Vance meets Giorgia Meloni in Rome
Meloni has positioned herself as a bridge between the Trump administration and Europe and was the lone EU leader to attend his inauguration.
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Meloni has positioned herself as a bridge between the Trump administration and Europe and was the lone EU leader to attend his inauguration.
READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/04/18/jd-vance-to-meet-senior-vatican-official-after-tangling-with-pope-on-deportations
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00:01U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance has arrived in Rome for meetings with Italian Prime Minister
00:07Giorgio Maloney and the Vatican. After a ceremonial welcome, Vance said he was optimistic
00:14about ending the war in Ukraine.
00:17We do feel optimistic that we can hopefully bring this war, this very brutal war, to a
00:22close. I also, of course, want to talk to the Prime Minister about some of the economic
00:26relationships, very important between Italy and the United States. But, of course, we're
00:29having some big trade negotiations between not just Italy and the United States, but the
00:33whole European Union.
00:35On Thursday, Maloney visited the White House and has positioned herself as a bridge between
00:40the U.S. and Europe. U.S. President Donald Trump has praised Maloney for her crackdown on migration.
00:48Vance plans to attend Easter weekend at the Vatican and was scheduled to meet with the Vatican
00:54Secretary of State, according to the White House.