Clare Daly

2022 - 3 - 6

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Clare Daly defends voting against resolution condemning Russian ... (Irish Examiner)

MEP says she condemns Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine but opposes militarism and the acceleration of Nato involvement.

"What we're saying is that Europe should be stepping in to negotiate an end to the war and negotiation of peace. "What I regret is that the European Union, who should be promoting peace, are actually accelerating that conflict". Ms Daly and her Independents 4 Change colleague Mick Wallace were among just 13 MEPs to vote against the resolution which also argued in favour of a speeding-up of Ukraine's candidacy for EU membership.

Daly accuses EU of 'accelerating' Ukraine conflict (RTE.ie)

MEP Clare Daly has accused the EU of "accelerating the conflict" in Ukraine and said the wider international community should be promoting peace.

Please review their details and accept them to load the content. "That is utter lunacy. Ms Daly said there is a narrative being created that the war in Ukraine is "somehow the result of a despot in the form of Putin". That cannot be a military solution to this conflict. And it is an uneven fight. They see an uneven fight.

The EU needs to sit down at the table and say 'enough bloodshed ... (Independent.ie)

Dublin MEP Clare Daly has doubled down on her criticism of the West for antagonising Russia.

“What I demand is stopping the war. Russia had genuine security concerns which needed to be addressed, Ms Daly added. “I think the Ukraine should support the idea of a ceasefire,” she said. Ms Daly said she and Mick Wallace “weren’t alone in thinking that Russia wouldn’t invade. She added that she was not anti-American. “There are millions of Americans who oppose US imperialism.

EOIN NEYLON: We cannot be neutral in the face of tyranny - Clare ... (The Clare Echo)

*Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Coveney (FG) with European counterparts. The past week has been nothing short of extraordinary.

In the interim, Ireland and the rest of the world needs to stand square on the side of decency, against misinformation, against tyranny and show the world that if you act a rouge state and endanger and threaten others, the consequences will be dire, even if they are not military consequences themselves. Given all that has transpired in the past 10 days or so, their voting on our behalf remains wedded to the Kremlin line, regardless of what few words they publicly utter on the topic. Nevertheless, 2 of Ireland’s MEP’s still remain steadfast in letting the country down. China has stayed out of it, watching on in trepidation at the tsunami of economic and cultural sanction that have befallen Russia. Safe to say, the response may well temper any Chinese plans for Taiwan in the future. In the face of tyranny and barbarism, one cannot be neutral. The past week has been nothing short of extraordinary.

EU accused of 'accelerating' Ukraine conflict by Dublin MEP Clare ... (Dublin Live)