This is not a sudden humanitarian change of heart.
“Extremely important for the credibility of the European Union.”
And adopting a country, just like a puppy, only to abandon it when you get bored, is a great moral wrong.
“It’s very important.”
The EU would be taking on immense obligations, for no clear benefit in return.
A smart Russian would look at Ireland and see a country relatively friendly to the west, on good terms with the Americans, and with absolutely negligible counter-intelligence capabilities, and ask a simple question: Why change what works for us?
“I think everyone knows that.”
One thing to take into account here is that these figures are based on Ireland having an average winter, like last year’s, with only a few relatively short periods of severe cold.
“Certainly.”
“Enlargement is a geo-strategic investment.”
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“A phased, contingency basis.”