Irish President S Wife Sparks Outrage With Call For Ukraine Russia Talks
The letter, published in the Irish Times last week, was praised by Russia’s ambassador to Ireland, Yuri Filatov, who told the newspaper the argument “makes sense”. But some politicians criticized the letter because it appeared to put Ukraine and Russia on an equal footing instead of seeing Moscow as the aggressor in the war that began in February. “Until the world convinces President Vladimir Putin of Russia and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine to agree to a cease-fire and negotiations, the long and terrible war will continue,” wrote the president’s wife, Michael D....