Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Dail Éireann — 2022-02-16
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Micheál Martin (FF), Cork South-Central

-----and such militarisation there. I hope this continues to de-escalate. We do not want war. Above all, the people of Ukraine do not need war, destruction or conflict. Dialogue and diplomacy are extremely important. It is not in any way accurate to suggest that NATO is beating the drums of war here. NATO does not want war. The European Union does not want war and the member states of the European Union do not want war, at all. That is clear. People are anxious about the security architecture around Europe-----

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Sitting date: 2022-02-16