Ireland open to sending peacekeepers to Ukraine — Prime Minister Martin
Ireland is ready to provide further assistance to Ukraine, including sending peacekeepers, Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin has said, according to the Irish Examiner.
The Irish premier stressed that he would insist on accelerating the process of Ukraine's accession to the European Union, noting that this is "a priority because, in itself, it gives certain security guarantees to Ukraine, but economically also it opens up very significant opportunities for Ukraine into the future, and he appreciates our steadfast support from the beginning to Ukrainian accession to the European Union.”
"We discussed support by Ireland, financially, to Ukraine. I explained that our commitments under the European Peace Facility have been frustrated by Hungary’s decision to veto the deployment of the European Peace Facility fund, set up by the European Union,” Martin added.
At the same time, the Taoiseach stated that Ireland is open to further assistance, including sending peacekeepers to Ukraine.
Peacekeepers for Ukraine
As the Financial Times reported, on February 18, during an emergency summit of leaders in Paris, Macron proposed deploying European peacekeeping forces behind the future demarcation line, rather than directly on it.
Italy, Britain, Latvia, and Germany had previously expressed their readiness to send peacekeeping units to Ukraine. However, Poland immediately announced that it did not plan to involve its troops.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stressed that the deployment of troops by European partners in Ukraine could be one of the most effective means of putting pressure on Russia to achieve peace. At the same time, he noted that the peacekeeping mission should not replace Ukraine's membership in NATO.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer plans to present a peacekeeping plan to US President Donald Trump, which involves the deployment of 30,000 European troops in Ukraine.
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