Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE) | Oireachtas source

I want to express People Before Profit’s solidarity with the people of Ukraine. They are facing a horrifying imperialist invasion. Will the Tánaiste give a guarantee that no limit will be placed on the number of refugees fleeing Ukraine who will be accepted into Ireland? Does the Tánaiste agree that any NATO escalation will simply make the situation worse, threatening descent into a deeper and bloodier conflict? What we need now is to build a global anti-war movement, independent from and in opposition to both imperialist camps, to demand the immediate withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine and the withdrawal of NATO battle groups and missiles from eastern Europe.

I call on people to join the Irish Anti-War Movement protest today at 5.30 p.m. in front of the Dáil.

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