Drone incident posed no threat to Zelenskyy's aircraft, says Irish PM

Ireland's Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Micheál Martin said on 10 December that drones which appeared near Dublin shortly after Volodymyr Zelenskyy's arrival last week did not pose a threat to his aircraft.

Source: Reuters, as reported by European Pravda

Details: During a speech in the Irish parliament on Wednesday, Martin said that the drones "were not a threat to President Zelenskyy's aircraft - that needs to be clear - because it had safely landed quite some time prior to this incident".

He added that "the circumstances are suggestive of this being part of a Russian-inspired hybrid campaign against European Union and Ukrainian interests".

Martin also said that Ireland plans to invest in counter-drone technologies, as it is facing "a security threat".

Background:

• It was earlier reported that four unidentified drones had flown towards the flight path of the aircraft carrying Volodymyr Zelenskyy as it was landing at Dublin Airport.
• These same drones also spied on the Irish naval vessel LÉ William Butler Yeats, which had been secretly deployed near Dublin.
• In Ireland, law enforcement has launched an official investigation into the incident with unidentified drones on the night of the arrival of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the country.

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