Leo Varadkar has acknowledged that Ireland must better defend its waters from potential Russian sabotage, but denied claims that the country’s longstanding military neutrality meant it was freeloading off its strategic partners.
Russian ships were spotted close to Ireland’s north-west and south-west coastline earlier this year, sparking fears they could be mapping and monitoring international data transmission cables and gas pipelines located there.
Ireland’s prime minister told the Financial Times that, while no indications were evident of an imminent threat, his officials “have to do more” to monitor the situation.
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