Guest Post by Gavin O’Reilly
Since Russia began its special military operation in Ukraine almost a year ago, one of the key features of the collective West’s response, alongside sanctions and the expulsion of Russian diplomats, has been the accommodation of refugees fleeing the conflict, with millions of Ukrainians being housed across Europe since last February, including 70,000+ in the 26-County Irish State.
The first question that springs to mind regarding this approach however, is that if it is being done out of genuine concern for those fleeing conflict in Ukraine, then why was it not implemented in 2014 when that war first began?
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At the end of May, in the county of West Midlands – London’s second largest borough – a local council worker was attacked after confronting a car of women who were littering cigarette butts from their vehicle. As the Litter Officer was taking down the women’s info during the stop, Raja Malik exited from a nearby home and began to accost the officer, saying that “everyone chucks cigarette butts… I’ve done it”.
