Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We should not be neutral on that issue.

On 19 April, I promised the Mayor of Bucha, Mr. Anatoliy Fedoruk, and the Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Dmytro Kuleba, that I would brief the UN Security Council on my visit to Ukraine. I was the first foreign minister of any country to visit Kiev. A number of prime ministers were there before me. I committed to highlighting Russia’s disregard for international humanitarian law. Ireland will continue to use our membership on the UN Security Council to hold Russia accountable for its actions, as we would hold any country breaching international law accountable for its actions.

On 4 May, the European Commission presented proposals for a sixth package of sanctions aimed at depriving Russia and Belarus of the ability to wage war on Ukraine. The package targets additional Russian and Belarusian banks, including Sberbank, Russia's largest bank. Three big Russian state-owned broadcasters responsible for Russian state propaganda will be sanctioned and will be unable to distribute their content in any form in the EU or attract advertising.  A complete import ban on all Russian oil is also proposed, to be introduced in an orderly and staged fashion.

Ireland has allocated €20 million in direct humanitarian assistance to Ukraine and neighbouring countries via the International Committee of the Red Cross and UN agencies. Additionally, at EU level, Ireland has contributed €11.5 million to EU humanitarian assistance of €550 million.  On 5 May, the Taoiseach participated in a pledging conference that raised €6.15 billion in humanitarian and economic supports for Ukraine.

The EU is committed to providing support to the Ukrainian Government for its immediate needs and the reconstruction of a democratic Ukraine. To that end, EU leaders agreed to set up a Ukraine solidarity trust fund. The EU is thus far providing €1.5 billion in the European Peace Facility to support the Ukrainian armed forces.  Ireland is contributing its full share, at €33 million so far, that will go towards non-lethal weapons only.

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