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Micheál Martin: The whole principle of sanctions is we don't damage ourselves more than Russia, or that they don't become…

On the recordJune 4, 2026
The whole principle of sanctions is we don't damage ourselves more than Russia, or that they don't become self-defeating, and it would appear to me now, Aughinish falls into that category.
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Micheál Martin
Fianna Fáil
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rte.ie

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Speaking at the Bloom festival in Dublin about sanctions.

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