{"id":566369,"date":"2025-11-12T22:49:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T22:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/566369\/"},"modified":"2025-11-12T22:49:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T22:49:16","slug":"ukraines-zelenskiy-expected-to-visit-ireland-next-month-the-irish-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/566369\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine\u2019s Zelenskiy expected to visit Ireland next month \u2013 The Irish Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/volodymyr-zelenskiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/volodymyr-zelenskiy\/\">Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy <\/a>is expected to visit Ireland next month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \"> He is due to visit at the start of December and is likely to meet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/micheal-martin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/micheal-martin\/\">Taoiseach Miche\u00e1l Martin<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/simon-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/simon-harris\/\">Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Harris <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/catherine-connolly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/catherine-connolly\/\">President Catherine Connolly<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">A Government spokesman declined to confirm any specifics about the visit, saying he could not confirm the arrival of any head of state.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">He noted that the \u201cTaoiseach has put on record that he has invited President Zelenskiy to Ireland\u201d and any visit by him or any other senior member of the Ukrainian government \u201cwould always be warmly received.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">A spokesman for \u00c1ras an Uachtar\u00e1in said any visit was a matter for the Department of Foreign Affairs but \u201cif a visit were to happen the President would have no difficulty meeting him [Mr Zelenskiy] or any other head of state\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The Republic has offered political and non-lethal military support to Ukraine since Russia invaded the country in 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">More than 100,000 Ukrainian nationals fleeing the war have also been granted temporary refugee status here since then.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Mr Zelenskiy addressed the D\u00e1il via video-link in April 2022, shortly after the Russian invasion. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image audio_image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1761819953215-e257fabc-be80-4e46-b364-7af889213cbd.jpeg\"\/>What is wrong with Ireland\u2019s housing and planning system?<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The Taoiseach spoke to Mr Zelenskiy by phone on September 1st.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Last month Mr Martin told the D\u00e1il: \u201cWe had a warm and substantial conversation &#8230; I invited President Zelenskiy to visit Ireland. I look forward to welcoming him in the near future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Mr Martin outlined how he had expressed solidarity with the Ukrainian people and reiterated the State\u2019s readiness to continue its support. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">\u201cI also restated previous commitments that Ireland will continue to work with partners to support Ukraine\u2019s path towards EU membership.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">There has been a tightening up of supports offered to refugees from Ukraine recently.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">There has been a recent increase in people arriving in Ireland due to a change in Ukrainian policy allowing young men aged 18 to 22 to leave the country, which has put pressure on the system for housing them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Earlier this month, a Cabinet committee meeting on migration agreed to cut the number of days that the State offers to new arrivals from Ukraine from 90 days to 30.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy is expected to visit Ireland next month. 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