Tánaiste calls on China to use its ‘considerable influence’ to end Russia’s war on Ukraine

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Micheál Martin used a significant foreign policy speech to renew Ireland’s strident criticism of Russia’s actions in Ukraine. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill Tánaiste Micheál Martin has called on China to use its “considerable influence” to end Russia’s war on Ukraine. Mr Martin used a significant foreign policy speech to renew Ireland’s strident criticism of Russia’s actions in Ukraine. He also took the opportunity to set out Ireland’s approach to relations with China. The Minister for Foreign Affairs highlighted areas “of particular importance” to Ireland in its engagement with China, the first of which is Ukraine. In an address to a...