Vice President JD Vance met Italy’s right-wing Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at the Milan Winter Olympics, linking up as America’s representative. The encounter highlighted warming ties between U.S. leadership and a prominent European conservative, with Vance publicly praising Meloni as an invaluable ally. Together they attended Olympic events and posed for photographs, signaling political solidarity on the international stage. Meloni, described as one of the few steadfast nationalists in Western Europe, reiterated shared priorities on national sovereignty and cultural identity. The meeting drew attention from observers tracking transatlantic cooperation among conservative leaders during a high-profile global sporting event and diplomacy.