Ireland to increase financial contributions to Ukraine, Taoiseach says

Meanwhile, Simon Harris is to present proposals to Cabinet to change Ireland’s 'triple lock' system for deploying soldiers on peacekeeping, crisis management and evacuation missions

Addressing the Support Ukraine summit via video link from Dublin, Micheál Martin said Ukraine’s defence of its sovereignty is 'so important' for small nations across the world and the protection of the rules-based international order. Picture: Gareth Chaney

If peace was negotiated in Ukraine, Ireland would play a role in a monitoring mission but would not be involved in enforcing a settlement, the Taoiseach has said.

Micheál Martin said today that if a ceasefire was negotiated between Ukraine and Russia, there would be an immediate phase of cessation of hostilities that would need to be monitored which would be under a UN resolution.