“A lot of people ask the question, where will Vladimir Putin stop? The truth is, he will stop where we stop him”
Appeasing Russian leader Vladimir Putin over Ukraine will not make him stop, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar told the Irish Times in an interview.
“The lesson that has to be learned by the Kremlin and by Russia in relation to its invasion of Ukraine is: invade any more countries and you will not be successful in your military objectives, and not being successful in your military objectives in my mind is a defeat,” Varadkar said. He also said Ireland believed in international law and international values and wanted to see these built up over the coming decades. “I think appeasement will not cause him to stop, and that is why the stakes are now so high. America, the EU, the free world needs to say, ‘This is a line in the sand that you have crossed. You have gone too far,’” Varadkar said.
