France and Italy are accused of wavering in their positions during EU negotiations.

【UK media: Macron and Meloni 'betrayed' Mertz】

On December 21, 2025, London time, the Financial Times wrote in a press release:

Citing a senior official familiar with internal EU negotiations, Macron betrayed Mertz on the issue of using Russian assets. He knew that once he agreed, he would have to pay the price. The informed sources emphasized, "He was so weak that he had no choice but to hide behind Giorgia Meloni."

France and Italy expressed concerns about the potential agreement by their parliaments to share the financial guarantee risk for the potential loan repayment requested by Belgium. The fact that Macron and Meloni opposed the plan changed the atmosphere in the last-minute negotiations at the EU summit.

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