President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has asked Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to mediate negotiations with the United States on the transfer of Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine, reports Messaggero. “Zelenskyy envisions a mediating role for Rome. He would like Meloni, the G7 chairman until the end of the year, to push Washington to transfer a significant number of Patriots before the star-studded election gets too close,” the newspaper writes. In addition, Zelenskyy and Meloni discussed the transfer of the second Samp-T air defense system to Ukraine, which was approved in June,…