# NATO

Last week

28th May 2023 - 3rd June 2023

Reader Q&A: What do you want to know about Irish neutrality?

Our reporters will put your questions to experts in the field, for a comprehensive and thorough look at what neutrality means for Ireland, and how we would be affected by any possible change to the policy.

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Thu 4:23 PM

# underwater cables

Ireland to consider joining EU or Nato programme to protect undersea cables

Varadkar said that he didn’t believe Ireland was capable of defending cables off its coast without international support.

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Thu 2:25 PM

# North Kosovo

Kosovo tensions high after violent clashes as EU calls for calm across the Balkans

Violence sparked by disputed municipal elections left 30 soldiers from a NATO-led peacekeeping force injured on Monday after clashes with ethnic Serbs protesters.

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May 30th 2023, 2:02 PM

# Elections

Erdogan declares victory in Turkey's historic run-off election

Erdogan had entered the day as the firm favourite to extend two decades of his rule.

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May 28th 2023, 7:16 PM

Last month

May 2023

# irish neutrality

Tánaiste questions Triple Lock and calls for greater NATO links in major defence policy speech

The opposition have criticised the use of a consultation forum rather than a citizens’ assembly.

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May 18th 2023, 5:21 PM

This year

2023

# Alliance

Russia warns of 'countermeasures' after Finland becomes 31st member of Nato

Russia’s all-out invasion of Ukraine prompted Finland – and its neighbour Sweden – to drop decades of non-alignment.

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Apr 4th 2023, 7:13 AM

# NATO

Finland is set to officially join Nato tomorrow

‘Tomorrow we will welcome Finland as the 31st member,’ Nato general secretary Jens Stolenberg told reporters today.

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Apr 3rd 2023, 12:38 PM

# Defence

Turkey becomes final Nato country to ratify Finland joining alliance

Finland – and Sweden – had been blocked from the alliance by Turkey and Hungary.

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Mar 30th 2023, 11:02 PM

# security policy

Tánaiste Micheál Martin is ‘developing proposals’ around Ireland’s neutrality

Speaking at an EU leaders’ summit in Brussels, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said stakeholders and the public will be consulted in a ‘meaningful way’.

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Mar 24th 2023, 2:00 PM

# NATO

Finland on track to join NATO after Turkey and Hungary back accession

Finland and Sweden need all 30 NATO members to approve their accession, which Turkey and Hungary have refused to do until now.

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Mar 18th 2023, 7:25 AM

# NATO

Poland to become first Nato member to send fighter jets to Ukraine

Ukraine has repeatedly asked its Western allies to send warplanes but so far no countries had committed to give jets to Kyiv.

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Mar 16th 2023, 10:55 PM

# Alliance

Finland may join Nato without Sweden over Turkey's opposition

The Turkish foreign minister said Turkey has fewer problems with Finland joining than Sweden.

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Mar 14th 2023, 1:47 PM

# Ukraine

NATO chief warns Ukrainian city of Bakhmut may fall 'in coming days'

The industrial town in eastern Ukraine has been devastated by the longest battle since Russia’s invasion.

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Mar 8th 2023, 10:00 PM

# Ukraine

US VP Harris accuses Russia of 'crimes against humanity' in Ukraine

Kamala Harris made the comments ahead of the one-year anniversary of Moscow sending its forces into Ukraine.

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Feb 18th 2023, 5:30 PM

# arms race

NATO defence ministers discuss supply of more ammo to Ukraine at Brussels meeting

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has doubled down on his plea for Western aircraft.

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Feb 14th 2023, 10:02 PM

# NATO

Turkey's president says his country may allow Finland to join NATO without Sweden

Every member of NATO must vote to approve the acceptance of new members, with Turkey being the most opposed to the two Nordic countries.

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Jan 29th 2023, 7:47 PM

# NATO

Turkey's Erdogan warns Sweden on Nato membership after Koran burning

Turkey is one of only two Nato members not to have ratified Sweden and Finland’s plan to join the western alliance in to the Ukraine war.

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Jan 24th 2023, 7:14 AM

# Dnipropetrovsk

Toll from Dnipro strike in Ukraine rises to 40 as Russia denies attack

The Kremlin has pointed to an unsubstantiated theory circulating on social media that Ukrainian air defence systems had caused the damage.

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Jan 16th 2023, 8:09 PM

Last year

2022

# Ukraine War

Kremlin rejects Biden's offer to talk with Putin if he intends to end war in Ukraine

The American leader made such talks conditional on support by Nato allies.

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Dec 2nd 2022, 2:51 PM

# exchanging fire

PBP writes to Ceann Comhairle as Taoiseach defends 'Puppets for Putin' remark

The Taoiseach was asked to explain ‘what was going on’ when NATO visited Cork

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Nov 30th 2022, 3:28 PM

# Ukraine

Ukraine urges Nato to speed up weapons deliveries following Russian strikes on energy grid

Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg accused Vladimir Putin of targeting infrastructure in a bid to use winter as “a weapon of war” against Ukraine.

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Nov 29th 2022, 10:53 PM

# guns and gorse

Five mile sniper: On the hills of north Cork with Irish troops and NATO evaluators

The evaluation of Irish artillery is part of a European wide NATO military effort to make all armies capable of working together.

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Nov 24th 2022, 12:05 AM

# Poland

NATO believes deadly blast at Poland border was an 'accident'

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, however, said Kyiv had seen no proof the missile was Ukrainian.

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Nov 16th 2022, 9:46 PM

# NATO

Poland puts military on heightened readiness over reports Russian missiles land on its territory

Moscow’s defence minister has dismissed reports that Russian missles had landed in Poland.

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Nov 15th 2022, 10:52 PM

# celtic sea

British Royal Navy release details of their operations off Ireland monitoring Russian ships

The British activity, as well as French, Dutch and Belgian vessels are part of Standing NATO Maritime Task Group One.

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Sep 6th 2022, 2:40 PM

# pegasus

CEO of Israeli Pegasus spyware firm to step down

A multinational investigation revealed Pegasus spyware had been sold to governments around the world and used against human rights activists, politicians, and others.

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Aug 21st 2022, 5:41 PM

# Annual Report

Defence Forces units train with NATO and EU partners but retention concerns continue

The Department of Defence and Defence Forces annual report was launched this week.

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Aug 5th 2022, 2:06 PM

# Defence

Nato hails 'historic day' as membership process for Sweden and Finland launched

Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg said it is the fastest accession process in the alliance’s history.

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Jul 5th 2022, 2:19 PM

# NATO

Nato poised to sign off on accession for Sweden and Finland

The move will further increase Russia’s strategic isolation in the wake of its invasion of neighbouring Ukraine.

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Jul 5th 2022, 9:09 AM

# snake island

Russia withdraws from Snake Island as Biden says Nato will stick with Ukraine for 'as long as it takes'

Billions of dollars in war aid has been promised to Ukraine.

The US President announced $800 million in new weapons for Ukraine.

Putin accused NATO of seeking to assert its "supremacy".

Russia's defence ministry said its forces are holding more than 6,000 Ukrainian prisoners of war.

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Jun 30th 2022, 7:57 PM

# UK

Boris Johnson pledges further £55 billion in UK defence spending amid Russia threat

The British Prime Minister committed to increase defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by the end of the decade.

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Jun 30th 2022, 3:13 PM

# War

Nato leaders denounce Russia's 'appalling cruelty' in Ukraine as Moscow threatens Norway

The dispute comes as Russia’s war in Ukraine takes centre stage at a Nato summit in Madrid.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been invited to participate and will speak twice via videolink.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will urge his NATO allies to boost their defence spending in response to Russia's invasion.

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Jun 29th 2022, 4:40 PM

# Ukraine

Russia demands Ukraine surrender as G7 vows to make Moscow pay

Eighteen people were killed in an attack yesterday in the city of Kremenchuk.

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Jun 28th 2022, 7:13 PM

# Explained

Explainer: Would Ireland be required to have a referendum before joining Nato?

The Taoiseach has said a referendum wouldn’t be required – constitutional law experts disagree.

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Jun 9th 2022, 6:22 PM

# Simon Coveney

Minister for Foreign Affairs to visit new NATO candidates Finland and Sweden today

Coveney will meet the the Foreign Affairs minister of Sweden and Finland while also meeting the Defence minister in Helsinki.

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Jun 7th 2022, 10:11 AM

# ukraine crisis

Ex-Estonian Defence Forces chief: 'Neutrality is a luxury only rich countries can afford'

Major General Meelis Kiili, spoke to The Journal about Neutrality, NATO and his country’s plan to fight Russia.

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Jun 7th 2022, 12:05 AM

# deal making

Nato attempt to convince Turkey’s Erdogan to back Swedish and Finnish membership bids

Ankara’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan accuses Sweden and Finland of supporting Kurdish militants deemed by Turkey to be terrorists.

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Jun 4th 2022, 11:03 AM

# Demands

Turkey’s Erdogan still against Finnish and Swedish Nato bids

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said meetings this week with Finnish and Swedish delegations had not been ‘at the expected level’.

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May 29th 2022, 2:34 PM

# cyber threat

A year on: Inside the Defence Forces response against the HSE ransomware hack

We speak to an officer in the Irish Defence Forces’ Communications Information Services Corps about the HSE attack and future threats.

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May 22nd 2022, 12:05 AM

# NATO

Turkish President puts conditions on support for Nordic nations' NATO bids

Turkey has long accused Nordic countries of harbouring extremist Kurdish groups.

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May 21st 2022, 5:00 PM