Warning contained in departmental briefing prepared for incoming Minister for Defence Simon Harris
Finland officially joined Nato in 2023 after receiving unanimous approval from the member states, as is required to join the alliance. Sweden became a member in March 2023. Photograph: Michele Ursi/Alamy/PA
“Hitherto this, Ireland’s position, and those of other militarily neutral states, has been accepted. However, the changing geopolitical climate, the accession of the previously militarily neutral states of Finland and Sweden into Nato, and the resulting increased focus on defence industry and wider defence matters will likely result in a lower tolerance or understanding of this position into the future,” the briefing says.
An Irishman at Oxford: It was an education in being an outsider. I felt alienated from the very start The document outlines some of the measures taken in support of Ukraine in its war against Russia including the training of personnel along with the provision of some 10 tonnes of ready-to-eat meals, 200 units of body armour and military equipment including 30 military vehicles and mine flails, which are vehicle-mounted devices intended to detonate explosive devices to help establish safe routes through mine fields.
“In line with the previous Programme for Government, all of Ireland’s EPF contributions to date have been directed solely towards non-lethal assistance, though it has proven challenging to spend the commitments in this regard given the overwhelming need of Ukraine for defensive aid of a lethal nature,” it says.
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