{"id":1799,"date":"2022-03-29T16:14:45","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T15:14:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/expulsion-of-russian-diplomats-raises-further-questions\/"},"modified":"2022-03-29T16:14:45","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T15:14:45","slug":"expulsion-of-russian-diplomats-raises-further-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/ga\/expulsion-of-russian-diplomats-raises-further-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Expulsion Of Russian Diplomats Raises Further Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>The Taoiseach has been quite vague about the reasons for the expulsion of these four diplomats<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The decision to expel four Russian diplomats is welcome \u2013 but raises further questions, according to Social Democrats Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Gary Gannon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI welcome today\u2019s announcement today that the government has expelled four Russian diplomats from Ireland. However, it is regrettable that it has taken some considerable time \u2013 more than four weeks since Russia invaded Ukraine \u2013 for these expulsions to take place.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is also regrettable that the Ambassador, who lied to the Oireachtas Foreign Affairs Committee about Russia\u2019s intention to invade Ukraine, remains in situ at the embassy in the aptly named Orwell Road. If the invasion of a sovereign State in Europe is not sufficient cause to expel an Ambassador, I am at a loss to suggest an offence grave enough to warrant expulsion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs it stands, the Taoiseach has been quite vague about the reasons for the expulsion of these four diplomats. He has said \u201ctheir activities are not in accordance with the international standards of diplomatic behaviour\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis raises more questions than it answers. When the United States expelled Russian diplomats from the UN mission in New York, it was quite clear that those diplomats had engaged in \u201cespionage activities\u201d. Why is it that the United States can be clear, but the Irish government must be ambiguous?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know that there are serious concerns about the size of the Russian embassy in Dublin and its large number of staff \u2013 which, even after these expulsions, will number 27, a staffing contingent far in excess of embassies of other countries with whom we have far stronger ties.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe government must now provide more detail about the reasons for these expulsions and explain whether it has any ongoing concerns about the scale, size and activities of the Russian embassy in Dublin.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>29 March, 2022<\/p>\n<p>Ends<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Taoiseach has been quite vague about the reasons for the expulsion of these four diplomats The decision to expel four Russian diplomats is welcome \u2013 but raises further questions, according to Social Democrats Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Gary Gannon. \u201cI welcome today\u2019s announcement today that the government has expelled four Russian diplomats from Ireland. 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