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Ireland faces pressure to stop sending Russia an ingredient vital to its war on Ukraine

Gardaí deployed 5,000 officers, 500 public order members and 15,000 shifts as leaders gather for the European Political Community summit.

  • On Thursday, roughly 50 European leaders convened at the Convention Centre in Dublin for the ninth European Political Community summit to discuss Ukraine and European security.
  • French President Emmanuel Macron and former German Chancellor Olaf Scholz established the EPC in 2022 as an informal forum for security dialogue following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
  • An Garda Síochána is executing the largest security operation in Ireland's history, deploying over 15,000 12-hour shifts to protect attendees amid hoax bomb threats targeting European media and airlines.
  • Leaders are addressing the theme 'Europe: Strong, Secure and Connected,' with discussions prioritizing Ukraine's defense needs, economic security, and combating hybrid threats including cyberattacks and foreign interference.
  • Ukraine requires €70 billion in funding next year, while the next EPC gathering is scheduled for April in Zurich, Switzerland, to continue coordinating European defense strategies.
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From security guarantees to billions in aid: what to discuss at the Dublin summit and what to expect from UkraineLeaders from 48 countries discuss Europe's security, participation in negotiations and guarantees for Ukraine. Kyiv's needs for 2027 are estimated at €70 billion.

·Kyiv, Ukraine
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"Europe must participate in the negotiations on Ukraine, without it there can be no new security architecture," Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev told reporters in Dublin, where he is attending the ninth meeting of the European Political Community in the Republic of Ireland. The event, which is being held as part of the Irish presidency of the Council of the European Union, is expected to be attended by over 50 European heads of state or gove…

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The leaders of the member countries of the European Political Community, in addition to Canada, met this Thursday in Dublin, Ireland, at a meeting marked by progress in the latest round of peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia, at which the European Union aspires to have a place, with divided leaders on who should represent the bloc. Continue reading....

·Barcelona, Spain
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President Nicușor Dan meets on Thursday in Dublin with the most important European leaders. Ukraine, security in the Black Sea and Russia's attacks on European democracies are among the topics of discussion. Nicușor Dan participates on Thursday, 12 November, at the Summit of the European Political Community, and on Friday, 13 November, at a meeting of EU leaders dedicated mainly to intelligence ...

·Romania
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The coming weeks will be a test to see whether Russia truly wants peace, said EU President António Costa at a meeting of the European Political Community. Europe's priorities for the peace negotiations are clear, Costa said. "First a ceasefire, then concrete progress in the Black Sea, and after that working on the terms of a peace agreement," he said in Dublin.

·Apeldoorn, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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Irish Examiner broke the news in Cork, Ireland on Tuesday, November 10, 2026.
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