Moscow, Feb. 17 -- Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will take part in the European emergency summit on Ukraine in Paris on Monday, the prime minister's office said.

Meloni was expected to chair a meeting of the Italian council of ministers late on Monday. Her updated schedule shows that she will travel to Paris in afternoon for an informal meeting "on Ukraine and security."

French President Emmanuel Macron called an informal meeting of EU leaders to discuss Ukraine following Wednesday's phone talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump.

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said in an interview to La Stampa newspaper that Europe has the right to sit down at the negotiating table on Ukraine and shou...