Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has asked Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to act as a mediator in negotiations with the United States regarding the supply of Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine, reports Messaggero, citing informed sources.

According to the report, Zelenskyy plans to involve Rome in a mediating role. Sources familiar with the matter say he wants Meloni, as the G7 leader until the end of the year, to influence Washington to transfer a significant number of Patriot systems before the US presidential elections.