Taoiseach Micheál Martin emphasized that Ireland's military will not join a deterrence force in Ukraine, despite being open to peacekeeping missions. At the UK-Ireland summit in Liverpool, he praised UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's leadership on the Ukraine peace initiative involving a coalition of EU nations. Ireland plans to amend its "triple lock" policy to enable troop deployment without a UN mandate, reflecting the desire to avoid Russian influence on Ireland's military decisions. The government hopes for a sustainable peace in Ukraine through an active peacekeeping role, if conditions permit.
We are open to any invitation to participate in genuine peacekeeping and to ensure that any cessation of hostilities can lead to a durable and sustainable peace, because any peace in Ukraine has to be durable.
We don't want countries like Russia, in particular, vetoing or having the ultimate decision as to whether Ireland should send its military on a peacekeeping mission.
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