Interview: February 2021
Cited by: RIA Novosti, RIA Novosti, Sputnik Mundo, Sputnik CZ, Oreanda, Krasnaya Vesna
Irish MEP Says Calls for Borrell to Step Down After Moscow Visit Not Justified
MOSCOW, February 19 (Sputnik), Jonathan Rowson – The mounting calls among European Union lawmakers for the bloc’s top diplomat Josep Borrell to resign over his recent trip to Moscow are not justified, Clare Daly, an Irish member of the European Parliament, told Sputnik in an interview.
EU Using Navalny as ‘Stick to Beat’ Russian Government With – Member of Parliament
MOSCOW, February 19 (Sputnik), Jonathan Rowson – The European Union is using the situation surrounding opposition activist Alexey Navalny as a “stick to beat” the Russian government with, Clare Daly, an Irish member of the European Parliament, told Sputnik, adding that the bloc’s attempts to use human rights as justification for its involvement in the affair contradicts its unwillingness to address violations carried out within its own borders.
Navalny ‘Weak Reason’ for EU to Impose New Round of Sanctions on Russia – Irish MEP
MOSCOW, February 19 (Sputnik), Jonathan Rowson – The jailing of opposition activist Alexey Navalny is a “weak reason” to call for the imposition of new sanctions on Russia, Clare Daly, an Irish member of the European Parliament, told Sputnik in an interview.
Claims of Spy Base at Russian Embassy in Dublin ‘Utter Nonsense’ – Irish MEP
MOSCOW, February 19 (Sputnik), Jonathan Rowson – Recent media speculation in the UK and the Republic of Ireland that the under-construction Russian Embassy in Dublin would contain a “secret spy base” is “utter nonsense,” Clare Daly, an Irish member of the European Parliament, told Sputnik.
“It was utterly ridiculous, a hyped-up sort of Cold War nonsense that the ‘enemy is outside’. It’s a really convenient mantra as well for the governments of Europe to have these ‘sinister forces attacking us.’ It is utter nonsense, it really is,” Daly remarked.
Arms Industry Benefits From European Parliament’s Anti-Russian Rhetoric – Irish MEP
MOSCOW, February 19 (Sputnik), Jonathan Rowson – Large arms companies and their lobbyists are benefiting from the growing anti-Russian rhetoric in the European Parliament, contributing to a rising “militarism” within the bloc, Clare Daly, an Irish member of the European Parliament, told Sputnik in an interview.
Commenting on the state of current EU-Russia relations, Daly said that she thought diplomatic ties between Brussels and Moscow had deteriorated.
“I do think things diplomatically are deteriorating considerably and I suppose … that a large part of that, in my opinion, is to justify the growing militarism in the EU,” she said.
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