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Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni, top center, addresses the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Parliament in Rome Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024. Roberto Monaldo/AP hide caption

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A woman holds a placard reading "Peace = Stop Putin" during a rally in support of Ukraine at Arco della Pace in Milan, Italy on Saturday. Piero Cruciatti/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images hide caption

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Italy has been a strong supporter of Ukraine — but that is starting to change

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From left, The League's Matteo Salvini, Forza Italia's Silvio Berlusconi, Brothers of Italy's Giorgia Meloni and Noi Con l'Italia's Maurizio Lupi attend the center-right coalition closing rally in Rome on Thursday. Italians have elected their country's most right-wing government since the end of World War II. Gregorio Borgia/AP hide caption

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What you need to know about Italy's new far-right leader Giorgia Meloni

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