Irish Left With Ukraine – Neither Moscow nor Washington

Sean Fleming TD, Minister for State for Foreign Affairs, said this during the Neutrality debate in Dail Eireann on 29th May 2024, being more consistent than many on the left who shout about government inconsistency:

“I talk about military neutrality as part of this debate for the very simple reason that I, the Deputies and everyone else know the Irish people are not one bit neutral when it comes to Israel and the Palestinian people. We are not a neutral country politically or ideologically. We do not favour downtrodden people being overrun by military might, as happened in this country over many years. We are not neutral when it comes to a big, aggressive offender with mighty arms, trampling over lives and killing innocent people who are powerless to defend themselves. Similarly, the Irish people are not one bit neutral when it comes to Russia and Ukraine and what Putin has done in Ukraine. The Irish people are very clear. We support the Ukrainian people.”