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In those circumstances I think the Irish Defence Forces would be capable of making a contribution,
There’s a lot of volatility in geopolitics in Europe right now”, and the comments by Trump and others in his administration have “caused a storm and created lots of different conversations about what a post-conflict settlement might look like in Ukraine”,
I don’t think Ireland’s non-membership of Nato is going to provide any added incentive for [Russian President Vladimir] Putin to have Irish troops as opposed to anybody else’s,
But it would be pushing them to the pin of their collar,
he added, citing current numbers and equipment levels We wouldn’t be allowing the Security Council to have veto on any proposals about Irish peacekeepers,
Unfortunately the Defence Forces are in crisis at the moment through no fault of their own. It’s lack of investment,
I don‘t see really any circumstances in which we’re going to see or require European troops, boots on the ground in Ukraine,
During the meeting, we also addressed the maintenance and repair of German-made military equipment currently in service with the Armed Forces of Ukraine,
I’ve been in and around defense for a long time, and I’ve never seen anything like this,
Trevor Taylor, a director at the Royal United Services Institute, or RUSI, a London-based think tank, said of the cracks in the transatlantic alliance The United States will no longer tolerate an imbalanced relationship which encourages dependency,
Hegseth told a coalition of more than 50 countries coordinating the delivery of military equipment to Ukraine, during a visit to Brussels We need a surge in European defense spending,
she told attendees at the Munich Security Conference There is a recognition that Europeans should… do as much as possible for themselves,
All big countries in Europe tend to develop… their own aircraft, their own tank, their own ship,
Putin would not accept any NATO troops in Ukraine, and it looks as if the Americans will probably give in to that demand of his,
Putin wants a multinational force in there which would have… let’s just say Bolivians, Zimbabweans, Pakistanis… and he will know that the rules of engagement of those countries won’t allow them to fight back if he kicks off again,
Trump, although he does seem to be throwing the Ukrainians and us Europeans under a Russian bus at the moment, we know how transactional he is,
So the question is, if it is a bad deal, has Europe got the unity, the military strength, the political will to continue to support Ukraine in its war with Russia?”
