Taoiseach denies Russian expulsion is breach of Ireland's neutrality

Ireland is not one bit neutral when it comes to assassination bids and chemical attacks, the Taoiseach said as he justified the decision to expel a Russian diplomat.

Taoiseach denies Russian expulsion is breach of Ireland's neutrality

Ireland is not one bit neutral when it comes to assassination bids and chemical attacks, the Taoiseach said as he justified the decision to expel a Russian diplomat.

Leo Varadkar rejected claims from Sinn Féin that the move against Moscow in response to the nerve agent attack in Salisbury undermined Ireland's long-standing military neutrality.

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