Zelensky was there, not as a leader in his own right, but as a prop for the Trump show.
‘Disrespectful’
The simple answer to the question of “why should Irish young men be prepared to die to defend Latvia” is that the defence of Latvia is, in fact, a vital Irish national interest.
Talks in Saudi Arabia
“We’re not at that moment yet.”
“I do not say that lightly.”
A European army.
For those in Ireland who ferociously oppose things like “an EU army”, then the basic reality is that Donald Trump’s policies on Ukraine and EU defence make that kind of thing vastly more likely.
Irish politicians have a major problem on this issue, which is this: On this topic, few would argue that they do not represent the voting public.
The gloves are coming off.
Don’t poke the bear?
Western public opinion – or at least the peacenik element of it – is actively incentivising Mr. Putin to break the nuclear taboo.