French ambassador: Neutrality will not stop Russia harming Ireland

French ambassador to Ireland Vincent Guérend said Russia has carried out so many breaches of international law that neutrality will not stop it, if it intends to 'harm' a country.

Neutrality is not respected by Russia and China in the way Ireland would like to think it is, the French ambassador to Ireland has warned.

Vincent Guérend said Russia has carried out so many breaches of international law that “something like neutrality” will not stop Russia if it intends “to harm a neutral country”.