On foreign issues, Meloni voted in favour of the 2011 military intervention in Libya; in 2019, she criticized the French rationale for the intervention, claiming it was because of Muammar Gaddafi's opposition to the CFA franc.[121][122] Meloni is critical of Italian relations with Saudi Arabia and Qatar, stating that these countries "systematically and deliberately spread fundamentalist theories that are the main causes of the growth of Islamic fundamentalism".[123] She opposed the decision to host the Supercoppa Italiana final in Saudi Arabia, and stated that Italy should actively raise the issue of human rights in Saudi Arabia.[124] Meloni advocated for the expulsion of the Indian Ambassador to Italy as a result of the Enrica Lexie case,[125] and urged Alessandro Del Piero to refuse to play in the Indian Super League until the detained Italian marines were returned.[126] Following the Asia Bibi blasphemy case, Meloni criticized the "silence of the West" and advocated a stronger stance by the international community against human rights violations in Pakistan.[127] Prior to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Meloni was in favour of better relations with Russia; she has since condemned the invasion and pledged to keep sending arms to Ukraine.[128] Meloni is supportive of NATO,[129] although she maintains Eurosceptic towards the European Union,[130] having also previously advocated a withdrawal from the eurozone.[131][132] She rejects the Eurosceptic label, favouring the Eurorealism of a confederal Europe of sovereign nations.[133] She is a supporter of closer ties between Italy and Taiwan.[134]