The idea of a Europe in which Germany and France have a privileged position does not make sense to Meloni or to Italian conservatives—nor does one that considers countries like Hungary and Poland second-class members.

Self-confidence is very important in a nation, and many lack this. Poland has it because of the hard experiences we have endured. We understand what sovereignty means, and we know how to celebrate every moment of freedom.

Mykola Volkivskyi is the former advisor to the chairman of the Committee of the Ukrainian Parliament (2014-2021). A political and