Edward Horgan: Ireland must use active neutrality to promote peace in Ukraine

War is being over-simplified as a clash between good and evil. Neutrality for Ukraine would have and should have prevented this conflict

Ukrainian servicemen gesture during a training session outside Kharkiv. Picture: Andrew Marienko/AP/Shutterstock

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 over-simplified in the Western media as a clash between good and evil.