'We weren't neutral in the Second World War, we weren't neutral in the context of our support for NATO when it was established'
Ireland has been living a lie 'to some degree' in terms of neutrality, a former head of the Defence Forces has claimed.
"I think we have, to some degree, been living a lie in terms of our interpretation of neutrality," he said.where he spoke about the myths of Irish neutrality. "At the same time we are in a global economy, we take sides in terms of events like Ukraine where politically we're not neutral at all.""The counter-offensive has not produced the results that I think many of us wished it would," he said.
"But on the other hand the Russian Federation cannot afford to lose, Ukraine cannot afford to lose and the west cannot afford to stop supporting Ukraine."Vice Admiral Mellett said it remains to be seen what the political consequences will be for Ireland.
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