Re: Russia has invaded Ukraine
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Originally Posted by jfman
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There’s no prioritisation indicated by any of my posts. Ireland has obligations and should continue to adhere to them. If your contention is that Russian citizens around the world should be inconvenienced and essentially penalised for the actions of the Russian state then that’s a very, very slippery slope.
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The irony, given that was 99% of the content of your post.
As my initial post was Russian citizens are fair game, thanks for confirming it is your position. I doubt it will have the desired outcome at scale.
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My contention is that Irish people can make their own decisions, something that Putin would deny his own citizens. You can make up other conversations if you wish.
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Originally Posted by Chris
(Post 36141242)
What you haven’t yet explored is exactly how the Irish government might meet its Convention obligations. I’m no expert on Irish law but I suspect they can’t compel private companies to restore whatever services or contracts they have withdrawn. This raises the possibility of the Irish army being tasked with delivering food parcels and gas bottles to the embassy gates. What do you think?
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I would not be surprised if some company would supply the Russians if they are paid well enough. Seems fair to me. Let the market decide ;)
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Originally Posted by Hugh
(Post 36141241)
Bit of an inconvenience, it’s true - probably not as inconvenient as the daily cruise missile attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure and civilians, though, killing and wounding many and leaving them with no heating, power, or water, or the crimes committed by Russian forces, including unlawful attacks, wilful killings of civilians, torture, and extrajudicial executions, but let’s get outraged by the fact that the Russian Embassy in Ireland isn’t getting it’s diesel (which was in fact in April, and has since been resolved, unlike the ongoing carnage in Ukraine…).
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Our Ukrainian guest has had to return to Dnipro as her son (who is not allowed to leave) is unwell. When we talk to her, she is often in the dark, cold and with no water. It is currently -4C at the moment, going down to -8C overnight. We can hear the air raid sirens while we talk to her. Maybe I should ask her how she feels about the poor Russian people in Eire having possible problems if/when they need to interact with their Embassy. I am sure she would be very sympathetic. |
