{"id":374333,"date":"2026-03-31T07:55:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T07:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/374333\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T07:55:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T07:55:10","slug":"helen-mcentee-to-reaffirm-irelands-support-for-ukraine-during-kyiv-visit-the-irish-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/374333\/","title":{"rendered":"Helen McEntee to \u2018reaffirm Ireland\u2019s support\u2019 for Ukraine during Kyiv visit \u2013 The Irish Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/helen-mcentee\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/helen-mcentee\/\">Helen McEntee<\/a> will begin a two-day visit to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/world\/europe\/ukraine-war\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/world\/europe\/ukraine-war\/\">Ukraine<\/a> on Tuesday to attend a meeting of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/european-union\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/european-union\/\">EU<\/a> foreign ministers in Kyiv. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Speaking in advance of the meeting, McEntee said the human impact in Ukraine, after four years of war, had been \u201cdevastating\u201d and that she would reaffirm Ireland\u2019s support for Ukraine\u2019s path to European Union membership . <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">\u201cRussia has the power to end this conflict, but instead of engaging in meaningful negotiations, it continues attacks on towns and energy infrastructure. Ireland stands firmly with the people of Ukraine,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">McEntee will also take part in a series of bilateral engagements on Wednesday, including the second Ireland-Ukraine Strategic Dialogue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The visit coincides with the fourth anniversary of the liberation of Bucha from Russian occupation. EU ministers will attend a commemorative event, and the meeting will also include discussions with Ukrainian president <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/volodymyr-zelenskiy\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/volodymyr-zelenskiy\/\">Volodymyr Zelenskiy<\/a> and members of the Ukrainian government, focusing on peace efforts, accountability and support for Ukrainian veterans returning to society.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">\u201cI look forward to joining my EU colleagues in Kyiv to show our strong support for Ukraine,\u201d McEntee added. \u201cWe will come together to remember the victims of the atrocities in Bucha and to reaffirm our commitment to holding Russia fully accountable for its unprovoked invasion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The Minister said she would highlight Ireland\u2019s continued support for Ukraine across political, financial, humanitarian and non-lethal military areas. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">\u201cI will also reaffirm Ireland\u2019s support for Ukraine\u2019s path to EU membership,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">\u201cI welcome ongoing efforts to secure a fair and lasting peace that respects Ukraine\u2019s sovereignty and independence, and I hope meaningful progress can be made soon. By meeting in Kyiv, we are sending a clear and united message that EU support for Ukraine remains strong.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Helen McEntee will begin a two-day visit to Ukraine on Tuesday to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":374334,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[5148,1556,61,60,43,9688,58419],"class_list":{"0":"post-374333","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ireland","8":"tag-european-union","9":"tag-helen-mcentee","10":"tag-ie","11":"tag-ireland","12":"tag-news","13":"tag-ukraine-crisis","14":"tag-volodymyr-zelenskiy"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/374333","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=374333"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/374333\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/374334"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=374333"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=374333"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=374333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}