ROME, September 4. /TASS/. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at a remote meeting of the leaders of the so-called "coalition of the willing" announced that Rome will not send its troops to Ukraine.

According to a statement from her press service, she reiterated her proposal on "creating a collective security mechanism, based on Article 5 of the Washington Treaty (the NATO Charter - TASS), as the key element of a political component of security guarantees for Ukraine."

"Prime Minister Meloni has confirmed that Italy will not deploy troops to Ukraine but is ready to support a potential ceasefire via initiatives on monitoring and training outside of Ukraine," the press service said in a statement.

In a later conversation with US President Donald Trump, "a common goal - establishing a fair and firm peace in Ukraine" was confirmed. "This can be achieved only through an approach that combines unending support for Ukraine, halting combat, continuing collective pressure on Russia, including via sanctions, as well as providing reliable security guarantees which will be determined in the spirit of trans-Atlantic cooperation," the statement reads.