Title: Irish Prime Minister: We Do Not Intend to Join NATO Like Finland and Sweden

The Financial Times reported today that Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar stated that "Ireland will remain outside of NATO despite Finland and Sweden's decision to join the alliance." Varadkar emphasized that his country "will never become a large military state, nor will it ever be a significant asset to NATO, even if it were to join the alliance one day." He clarified that "Ireland only provides non-lethal equipment and humanitarian aid to the authorities in Kyiv."