How did Russia’s Embassy In Ireland recruit an Irish MP to sow discord amid Brexit?
I joined the panel on RTE Radio 1’s Brendan O’Connor Show on Sunday for a 55-minute Week in Review.
The other panellists are former Education Minister Mary Hanifin; Alison O’Connor of the Sunday Times; and Oisin Coughlan, Chief Executive of Friends of the Earth.
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We begin with the revelation that Russia intelligence services recruited an Irish MP in an operation to sow discord — amid the debacle of Brexit — in Ireland, Northern Ireland, and the UK.
This rings more than true and there will be more to come.
Since 2014, when the Russians got the jitters over Ukraine, because of the People’s Revolution there, their counter-attack has been to unsettle European Governments and the US.
They look for politicians and leading figures to disrupt societies, to raise divisive issues.
See also Podcast: Russia’s Political Warfare in Europe
We continue with a deep dive into the Irish Government’s budget, its strengths and weaknesses, and the forthcoming General Election.
And we summarize how Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, to save his political and legal position, extended his “forever war” from Gaza to Lebanon.
See also EA on Australia’s ABC: Israel’s Invasion of Lebanon
