Giorgia Meloni is laboring to bring about a just and enduring peace that will safeguard Ukraine’s security and sovereignty — without provoking Moscow’s nuclear fury. And she is doing so with the sangfroid of a seasoned negotiator-cum-diplomat.

In light of President Trump’s hard-boiled peace proposal to Presidents Zelensky and Putin, the Italian premier senses that the light at the end of the tunnel lies within reach. Yet the endgame may be jeopardized by a European jingoism masquerading as allied solidarity.