West can send troops to Ukraine without Russia’s permission, Macron says

“Ukraine is sovereign – if it requests allied forces to be on its territory, it is not up to #Russia to accept or reject it,” Macron said

#Macron has been at the forefront of plans to deploy Western #peacekeepers on the ground in #Ukraine

Russia has repeatedly rejected the notion of peacekeeping forces in Ukraine.

https://kyivindependent.com/macron-says-ukraine-can-accept-peacekeeping-troops-without-russian-permission/

#Ireland’s #peacekeepers in #Lebanon are putting their lives on the line. I know – I was one of them

In 1996, I witnessed the horror as the #IsraeliArmy fired on #UN positions. Now history is repeating itself
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/oct/15/un-peacekeepers-lebanon-lives-on-line-israeli-army
#Hezbollah #Hamas #Israel #Gaza #WarCrimes

40 countries ‘strongly condemn’ #Israeli attacks on #UN #peacekeepers – POLITICO

https://www.politico.eu/article/40-countries-condemn-israel-attacks-un-peacekeepers-lebanon/

"In my experience, we kind of kept manners on the Israelis. In other words, we kept them from committing the more serious actions, or for want of a better word, atrocities, that they might have committed if we hadn’t been sitting there watching them or tailing them around, as we often did"

John Durnin, Irish former UNIFIL commander who did five tours with the peacekeeping force in Lebanon.

#Ireland #Israel #Palestine #Lebanon #UNIFIL #Peacekeepers

https://www.independent.co.uk/world/unifil-irish-peacekeepers-lebanon-israel-b2628036.html

#Zionists are now shooting at the #UN #Peacekeepers in #Lebanon.

As the #US continues to veto the global outcry against #Genocide, the UN loses all credibility.