Salvini says he doesn't have beef with 'warmonger' Macron - Politics. Italian Deputy Premier and Transport Minister Matteo Salvini said Sunday that he does not have a beef with French President Emmanuel Macron.

Salvini stressed that he thinks the Macronmooted idea of sending Western troops to Ukraine was dangerous. "I don't have anything against Macron, but a Europe that talks about sending its soldiers to the slaughter outside its borders is one that goes against the principles of the European Community," he said.