Ireland seeks to untie its hands on the topic of peacekeepers on Ukraine — Ambassador Filatov

The Irish authorities are seeking to free themselves from legal restrictions in order to participate in peacekeeping missions abroad that are not supported by the UN.

This was stated to the TASS news agency by Russian Ambassador to Dublin Yuri Filatov. Thus, he commented on the relevant legislative initiative of the Irish government.

Its main initiator was Deputy Prime Minister Simon Harris. On local television, he said that on March 4 he would submit to parliament a bill that would allow Irish peacekeepers to be sent abroad without the sanction of the UN Security Council.

The document proposes to amend the three-stage mechanism for sending Irish peacekeepers abroad, requiring the approval of the government and parliament, as well as UN resolutions.

The Minister considers this situation unacceptable. In his opinion, Dublin should make such a decision independently, bypassing the veto of any of the five permanent members. THE UN Security Council.

"They want to free their hands to participate in other missions not approved by the UN," the Russian ambassador stated.

At the same time, he suggested that the goal in this case is the possible dispatch of Irish peacekeepers to Ukraine, but not under the auspices of the UN, but as part of a contingent EU or NATO.

Filatov noted that if Mr. Harris "is hindered by the UN Charter, then this should be stated directly and clearly." The diplomat stressed that, obviously, the Irish authorities are not interested in resolving the conflict.

Earlier, EADaily reported that the introduction of "peacekeepers" from NATO countries to Ukraine is being torpedoed by the peace process in this country. According to former Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov.