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Ursula Von der Leyen has likened Ukrainian freedom fighters to the IRA, appearing to draw a comparison between the UK and Putin’s Russia in a speech in Ireland today. <\/p>\n
The European Commission President said: “Today, I would like to dwell on five Irish virtues that will help our Union to face our common challenges ahead.<\/p>\n
“First, the Irish passion for freedom. This country knows what it means to struggle for the right to exist.<\/p>\n
“Today, another European nation is fighting for independence. Of course, Ireland is far away from the front line in Ukraine.<\/p>\n
“But you understand better than most why this war matters so much to all of us. Just like our friends in Eastern Europe, you know that in Ukraine there is more at stake than the future of one country alone.<\/p>\n
“Ukraine is fighting for freedom itself; for self-rule; for the rules-based global order. And Ireland has gone above and beyond in its support to Ukrainians.”<\/p>\n
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