Divorce Italian style: Meloni-Trump row bringing Europe closer together?

Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Donald Trump, once close allies, are now visibly at odds. Meloni was Trump's only invited European leader at his second inauguration, yet their relationship has deteriorated. A public dispute erupted last week at the G-Seven summit—beyond the surface spat, deeper divisions have opened on trade, Ukraine, Greenland, Israel, Lebanon, and the Iran conflict. Trump's broader influence over Europe has also waned. The UK's Keir Starmer arrived at the Oval Office with a royal invitation, while Hungary's Viktor Orbán was sidelined. As the US fractures its closest European ties, Europe itself may be drawing closer together. According to France 24, the rift could reshape the continent's geopolitical alignment.

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