Duncan Smith (Dublin Fingal East, Labour)
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I was on a delegation from this committee that attended a security conference in Copenhagen in August. It was very clear that the strong view and position among EU nations is that they are in conflict in Russia be it through drone warfare, economic attacks or actual war such as in Ukraine. NATO has long existed in terms of a posture against Russia. We are engaging with two bodies, the EU and NATO, that are in conflict with Russia at this time, whether hot, cold or lukewarm. Is it fair to say that the energy behind developing this overdue strategy is the threat from Russia?