Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Dail Éireann — 2024-02-14
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Leo Varadkar (FG), Dublin West

I thank Deputies for their remarks. I do not think Deputy Boyd Barrett meant to say it but, just in case I misheard him, I do not think we should in any way equate the expansion of NATO to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. That is part of the Russian narrative and a Russian speaking point, to blame NATO expansion or use it as an excuse for what it has done in Ukraine. I would hope that none of us agree with that speaking point or viewpoint or accept that it is-----

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Sitting date: 2024-02-14