Asked if Europe still trusted Mr Trump, the Irish premier said: “I think Europe will continue to engage.
Mr Martin met with the Ukrainian president this week when he stopped in Ireland on his way to the US, and is due to meet the US president in March to mark St Patrick’s Day.
Irish premier Micheal Martin has described the Oval Office encounter between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as “quite extraordinary” and “very unsettling”.
A spokesperson for Mr Harris said: “The Tanaiste has spoken to the Ukrainian foreign minister, who is in Washington DC, tonight and has also spoken to Ukraine’s ambassador to Ireland.
“We’ve got to hold our nerve in Europe, we have got to get behind Ukraine, engage with the United States and others with a view to giving Ukraine the security that it requires.”.
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