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Ireland must use active neutrality to promote peace in Ukraine
War is being oversimplified as a clash between good and evil. Neutrality for Ukraine would have and should have prevented this conflict, argues EDWARD HORGAN
A firefighter looks at the destruction caused after shelling of a shopping center, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, March 21, 2022
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THE tragic conflict in Ukraine is being used by those with a vested interest in the militarisation of Europe and in aggressive resource wars to challenge the neutrality not only of Ireland but also of the other European neutral states, especially, Sweden, Finland, and Austria.
The war in Ukraine has complex local and international causes but is being oversimplified in the Western media as a clash between good and evil.
Simplistic solutions to deal with this conflict include pouring in weapons and munitions adding fuel to the fires of war, and attempting to make peace by making war.
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