Foreign Affairs Committee to hear from members of the Ukrainian Parliament on the situation in Ukraine

Members of the Ukrainian Parliament will address the Committee remotely:

• Oleksandr Merezhko, Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Inter-parliamentary cooperation, Ukrainian Committee on Foreign Affairs and Inter-parliamentary Cooperation
• Andriy Sharaskin, Head of the Subcommittee of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Inter-parliamentary cooperation Ukrainian Committee on Foreign Affairs and Inter-parliamentary Cooperation
• Bohdan Yaremenko, Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Inter-parliamentary cooperation, Ukrainian Committee on Foreign Affairs and Inter-parliamentary Cooperation.
• Hryhoriy Nemyria, First deputy Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Inter-parliamentary cooperation, Ukrainian Committee on Foreign Affairs and Inter-parliamentary Cooperation
• Iryna Gerashchenko, Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Inter-parliamentary co-operation, Ukrainian Committee on Foreign Affairs and Inter-parliamentary Cooperation
• Liza Yasko, Head of the Subcommittee of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Inter-parliamentary cooperation, Ukrainian Committee on Foreign Affairs and Inter-parliamentary Cooperation
• Mariia Ionova Head of the Subcommittee of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Inter-parliamentary cooperation, Ukrainian Committee on Foreign Affairs and Inter-parliamentary Cooperation
• Maryna Bardina, Deputy Chairwoman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Inter-parliamentary cooperation Ukrainian Committee on Foreign Affairs and Inter-parliamentary Cooperation
• Oleksandr Kopylenko, Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Inter-parliamentary cooperation, Ukrainian Committee on Foreign Affairs and Inter-parliamentary Cooperation
• Olga Rudenko, Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Inter-parliamentary cooperation, Ukrainian Committee on Foreign Affairs and Inter-parliamentary Cooperation
• Sviatoslav Yurash, Head of the Subcommittee of the Committee on Ukrainian Committee on Foreign Affairs and Inter-parliamentary Cooperation

Speaking ahead of the meeting, Committee Cathaoirleach Deputy Charlie Flanagan said: “We welcome the opportunity to hear from members of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine as we approach the ninth month of the war in Ukraine.”

“In recent days, Russia has struck at Ukraine’s energy infrastructure leaving several million Ukrainians without power and leaving them in hardship.”

“Ireland has welcomed more than 55,000 Ukrainian since the start of the war in February. Demand on our refugee accommodation facilities mean the State is under pressure to find accommodation for Ukrainian refugees, however, the delivery of modular homes next year should go some way to alleviating the pressures."

“We look forward to discussing the current situation in Ukraine, the attacks on infrastructure and the response of both the European Union and Ireland to the war.”

Watch the meeting live here or on the Oireachtas smartphone app for Apple and Android.