Rome: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni reaffirmed Italy's solidarity with Ukraine following what she described as a new wave of "indiscriminate" Russian attacks on civilian targets. She also announced the dispatch of emergency supplies to support Ukraine's energy infrastructure and population.

According to Qatar News Agency, during a telephone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Meloni emphasized support for ongoing negotiations and the US-led efforts to ensure a just and lasting peace in Ukraine. In a statement released by the Prime Minister's office, she welcomed Kyiv's willingness to engage in good faith and urged Moscow to demonstrate similar openness.

Generators donated by Italian companies would be shipped in the coming weeks, the statement added. Zelensky is expected to meet with European leaders in the coming days as part of consultations on ending the nearly four-year-long conflict.

Keith Kellogg, the US Special Envoy to Ukraine, said earlier that an agreement to end the war was "very close", and depends on resolving only two key issues.