Trump in Ankara against Italy: “He didn’t help us”. And on Meloni: “I like her, but she made a mistake: she wasn’t there for us”

“We didn’t need any help. And in a way, I was testing people, I was seeing if they would be on our side,” but ”I wasn’t sure if they would be on our side,” Trump added.

“Meloni? A good person, but he made a mistake”

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni “is a good person”. “Our relations worsened because she refused to help us – explained the tycoon -. I didn’t put much pressure on her. But she refused to get involved in the Strait of Hormuz or with Iran in general”. “My relationship with her has soured, but I like her and I think he’s a good person who made a mistake – he concluded -. She wasn’t there for us and that didn’t make me happy.”

“I expect a turning point soon on Ukraine”

Trump said he expected a “turning point” soon in the conflict between Ukraine and Russia. “Yesterday I had a long conversation with Putin – he said on the sidelines of the bilateral meeting in Ankara with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan -. Immediately afterwards I spoke with Zelensky. I think they both want an agreement, it’s a shame it took so long. But I think something will come out”.