On this, the 50th anniversary of the opening of diplomatic relations between Ireland and the Soviet Union in 1974 (See ‘Our man in Moscow’, HI 32.5, Sept./Oct. 2024, pp 48–51, and https://historyireland.com/hedge-schools/), it is timely to reflect on the ongoing war in Ukraine. At the outset, quite rightly, Ireland stood with Ukraine by diplomatically condemning ... Read more
