Irish Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Micheál Martin stated on Friday 5 December that he had been briefed on the incident involving unidentified drones on the night time Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Eire.
Supply: Irish public service broadcaster RTÉ, as reported by European Pravda
Particulars: Talking at a gathering of the British-Irish Council in Wales, Martin stated {that a} assembly of the Nationwide Safety Council will happen on the finish of December to debate the drone incident.
Quote from Martin: "Suffice to say that for the reason that onset of the Ukrainian struggle there's been heightened exercise on the cyber safety entrance, by way of maritime points and by way of drones."
Extra particulars: Martin additionally stated that the safety operation round Zelenskyy's go to to Eire this week went "notably properly". Will probably be reviewed within the context of countering drones, he added.
However, he declined to say whether or not Russia was concerned, noting that he would chorus from commenting "till we have now a full evaluation".
Background:
- Media retailers earlier reported that 4 unidentified drones have been flying in the direction of the flight path of Zelenskyy's plane because it was touchdown at Dublin Airport.
- The identical drones additionally reportedly spied on the Irish naval vessel LÉ William Butler Yeats, which had been secretly deployed close to Dublin.
- Throughout Zelenskyy's official go to to Eire, the 2 international locations signed a five-year partnership roadmap.
- In 2024, Norwegian authorities prosecuted a person for flying a drone throughout a go to by Zelenskyy.
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