Ireland Is Ready To Send Its Peacekeepers To Ukraine

Ireland is ready to send its military to Ukraine as part of a peacekeeping mission.

Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin stated this following a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyi, the Irish Examiner reports.

The parties discussed work to achieve a “sustainable and lasting” peaceful settlement of the war, as well as a number of other issues.

“I told Mr. Zelenskyi that Ireland was open to help, including sending peacekeepers to Ukraine,” Martin said.

Ireland is also in favor of speeding up Ukraine’s EU membership, as it “gives Ukraine some security guarantees, but economically it also opens up very significant opportunities” for the country in the future.

Martin also explained the issue of financial support for Ukraine.

“We discussed Ireland’s financial support for Ukraine. I explained that our commitments under the European Peace Fund were disrupted by Hungary’s decision to veto the deployment of the European Peace Fund established by the European Union,” the Prime Minister said.

At the same time, he noted that alternative approaches to providing financial assistance to Ukraine were considered.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyi thanked the Prime Minister of Ireland for supporting Ukraine.

“We talked separately about Ireland’s participation in the coalition for demining and EU training missions, non-lethal security support that will help protect lives. We also talked about our humanitarian program Food from Ukraine and how Ireland can join,” the President of Ukraine said.

Ireland recently announced the transfer of Giraffe Mark IV radars to Ukraine.

These radars are part of the country’s commitment to provide non-lethal military assistance to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.