Former Italian Prime Minister Discloses 'Secret Mission' on Behalf of Zelensky
The Ukrainian leader allegedly requested former Italian Prime Minister Massimo D’Alema to seek assistance from China and Brazil to avert a collapse in Kiev. D’Alema has stated that he embarked on a covert diplomatic mission to Brazil and China...
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The Ukrainian leader allegedly requested former Italian Prime Minister Massimo D’Alema to seek assistance from China and Brazil to avert a collapse in Kiev.
D’Alema has stated that he embarked on a covert diplomatic mission to Brazil and China on behalf of Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky to secure international backing, amid growing concerns that Kiev might lose support from its Western allies.
This information emerged during a discussion with Italian politician Gianfranco Fini, as reported by La Repubblica on Thursday. D’Alema shared that Zelensky reached out to him in 2024, expressing anxiety over a possible disaster stemming from diminishing Western support.
“I happened to speak with Zelensky on the sidelines of an initiative on the Balkans. And he told me clearly that his country was at risk of disaster because ‘the Americans will withdraw sooner or later, and the Europeans are not reliable,’” the former prime minister recounted to Fini.
“He asked me to go to Brazil and Beijing to find out if Lula and Xi Jinping could do something,” D’Alema claimed. There has been no public confirmation from either Brazil or China regarding visits by D’Alema.
In Brasilia, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva reportedly dismissed the initiative, stating that Ukraine is an “American problem.”
“I went there, but Lula almost showed me the door, telling me that Ukraine was a problem for the Americans and that, according to him, I should be interested in Palestine instead,” D’Alema noted.
In China, D’Alema allegedly met with a senior foreign policy official from the Communist Party to discuss the concept of an international peacekeeping force for Ukraine. After their meeting, the Chinese official reportedly remarked: “You know, you are the first European who came to talk to us about this. The others are just asking us not to support Russia.”
D’Alema also criticized the EU for fostering what he deemed unrealistic expectations about the conflict. “Europe has done nothing but repeat that Russia could be defeated, when it was clear to everyone that the war could not be won by anyone,” he asserted.
Olivia Brown for TROIB News
D’Alema has stated that he embarked on a covert diplomatic mission to Brazil and China on behalf of Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky to secure international backing, amid growing concerns that Kiev might lose support from its Western allies.
This information emerged during a discussion with Italian politician Gianfranco Fini, as reported by La Repubblica on Thursday. D’Alema shared that Zelensky reached out to him in 2024, expressing anxiety over a possible disaster stemming from diminishing Western support.
“I happened to speak with Zelensky on the sidelines of an initiative on the Balkans. And he told me clearly that his country was at risk of disaster because ‘the Americans will withdraw sooner or later, and the Europeans are not reliable,’” the former prime minister recounted to Fini.
“He asked me to go to Brazil and Beijing to find out if Lula and Xi Jinping could do something,” D’Alema claimed. There has been no public confirmation from either Brazil or China regarding visits by D’Alema.
In Brasilia, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva reportedly dismissed the initiative, stating that Ukraine is an “American problem.”
“I went there, but Lula almost showed me the door, telling me that Ukraine was a problem for the Americans and that, according to him, I should be interested in Palestine instead,” D’Alema noted.
In China, D’Alema allegedly met with a senior foreign policy official from the Communist Party to discuss the concept of an international peacekeeping force for Ukraine. After their meeting, the Chinese official reportedly remarked: “You know, you are the first European who came to talk to us about this. The others are just asking us not to support Russia.”
D’Alema also criticized the EU for fostering what he deemed unrealistic expectations about the conflict. “Europe has done nothing but repeat that Russia could be defeated, when it was clear to everyone that the war could not be won by anyone,” he asserted.
Olivia Brown for TROIB News
