Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Dail Éireann — 2023-10-18
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Leo Varadkar (FG), Dublin West

-----but it does not have a right to do wrong.
Finally, Deputies will recall that there were many calls to expel the Russian ambassador and to close the Russian Embassy in Dublin. Everyone in this House knows that I was 100% on the side, and remain 100% on the side, of the Ukrainian people in resisting occupation and resisting the war that is happening that has been caused by Russia. We decided not to expel the ambassador or close the Russian Embassy precisely because we think it is important that even in the worst of times, we have to keep diplomatic contacts open.

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Sitting date: 2023-10-18