The New Taoiseach and the Same War in Ukraine

The Department of the Taoiseach has informed that the newly elected Prime Minister of Ireland Simon Harris spoke the other day by phone to Ukrainian president Zelensky, reassuring him of Ireland’s “unwavering support” in the face of the Russia’s “imperialist aggression”.

         No surprise here. This “aggression” talk has been designed and has become obligatory in the US and Europe as an ideological justification for the proxy war the West has been waging against Russia. The Taoiseach simply confirms that Ireland is a part of this war. What is indeed remarkable is the Taoiseach’s readiness to step on a rake of failed Western policy of defeating Russia. It is not going to work and almost everybody knows that even in the West.

         Contrary to the Taoiseach’s view, Russia is not and has never been a threat to Europe. The conflict in Ukraine has been intentionally and cynically provoked by the US and its allies to increase military pressure on Russia in futile attempt to force it to abandon its sovereign and independent policy. Russia is defending its own people, as well as its vital security interests and is very much determined to ensure that it is done.

         The Taoiseach is also mistaken in his view of a so-called Zelensky’s “peace plan” which is nothing more than another attempt to mislead international community and has nothing to do with peace or real negotiations – it’s just an expression of wishful thinking by the Kiev regime in the form of ultimatum to Moscow. This is absurd and not going to work either. Russia has always been in favor of a dialogue to achieve political settlement in Ukraine even before the start of the Special military operation and still is – but a serious dialogue, which would take full account of legitimate Russia’s interests and realities on the ground. There are number of peace initiatives for the political settlement of the Ukrainian crisis by the countries of the Global majority which have reasonable, rational elements and we would be ready to work on such a basis. Peace in Ukraine is impossible without Russia – this is a fact of life and the West, including Ireland, will have to deal with that.