Environment Minister Eamon Ryan told Asian media that Ireland would continue to support both international law and the Ukrainian people
ENVIRONMENT MINISTER EAMON Ryan has said that Ireland will continue to stand up for Ukraine, despite being a militarily neutral country.
“For Ireland, a country where everyone knows that fought for its sovereignty, it’s important that we stand up for international law and for the right to Ukrainians to have theirs,” Ryan said. It comes amid recent reports that Chinese President Xi Jinping could meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy next week, while also meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
He told CNBC: “The difficulties around that in the last four years has been a real problem for Ireland, for the UK and for the rest of Europe.
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