Ireland faces pressure to stop sending Russia an ingredient vital to its war on Ukraine
Critics say 491,307 metric tons of alumina shipped from Ireland to Russia between March and October, while the European Commission weighs possible sanctions.
- On Thursday, Taoiseach Micheal Martin opened the ninth European Political Community summit at the Convention Centre Dublin, welcoming over 50 international leaders during the largest security operation in Irish State history.
- Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly confirmed the unprecedented deployment of over 5,000 officers in response to increased hybrid threats and recent hoax bomb scares across Europe, with extensive cordons and restricted airspace implemented to prevent drone incursions.
- Opposition leader Ivana Bacik pressures Ireland to halt alumina exports to Russia, citing reports the material fuels weapons manufacturing; Aughinish Alumina counters it has "no connection to the Russian military supply chain."
- British Prime Minister Andy Burnham and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen discussed a post-Brexit "reset" of UK-EU relations, with the summit agenda prioritizing economic security, defense, and artificial intelligence.
- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte joined leaders from 50 nations to discuss democratic resilience and hybrid warfare defenses amid ongoing geopolitical instability across Europe.
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Carney wraps meetings on security, trade with European leaders in Ireland
Prime Minister Mark Carney heard from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday about the state of negotiations with Russia as the two discussed continental security with European leaders.
EDITORIAL. Gathered in the Irish capital for two summits, Europeans attend the US diplomatic ballet on Ukraine. Their inability to speak with one voice weakens their position. But not their determinationIn Dublin, the message is as blurred as the American military satellite system Starshield in Ukraine, whose malfunctions Volodymyr Zelensky denounces. Gathered in summits, European leaders want to weigh more on the talks around Ukraine. However, …
Carney in Ireland for meetings with European leaders ahead of Asia summits
DUBLIN — Prime Minister Mark Carney heard from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Thursday about the state of negotiations with Russia as the two discussed continental security with European leaders. “Security guarantees are a European responsibility, with Canada, with the United States. So there are tiers for security guarantees,” Carney said in French at the start
The Prime Minister also revealed that he will have several bilateral meetings.
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