France summoned the Italian ambassador for talks after Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini attacked President Emmanuel Macron's statement that European soldiers should be deployed in Ukraine after the war ends. This was reported by Reuters from a diplomatic source in France. When Salvini was asked earlier this week about Macron's proposal, he responded to reporters with an expression translated as "he can go to hell" and added: "If he wants, let him put on a helmet, jacket and carry a gun on the way to Ukraine." The diplomatic source noted that the Italian ambassador was summoned yesterday, and during the meeting was reminded that such remarks damage trust and the historical relations between the two countries.