Ireland has been suggested as a location for peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, has invited Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, to meet him in Moscow in an attempt to end the ongoing conflict.
It comes as Ukraine reported 164 drones and missiles were fired by Russia on Thursday night.
Former Army Ranger and Independent TD, Cathal Berry, doesn't think President Zelenskyy will accept the invitation to travel to Russia, and thinks Ireland would be an ideal location for potential peace talks between the warring countries.
"Obviously Volodymyr Zelenskyy won't be traveling to Moscow, even for his own personal safety. He shouldn't be doing that.
"Putin's regime has a habit of poisoning people, and it would certainly be of major concern.
"It should really take place in a neutral location. So Geneva might be a possibility, or even Dublin or Shannon Airport would be another possibility.
"So if we are this country who wants a peaceful resolution and we're putting ourselves out as an honest broker, it's something we should probably suggest.
"Shannon Airport has been used for important meetings in the past. The VIP terminal in Shannon Airport is very easily accessible, from a Russian and from a Ukrainian point of view".
Volodymyr Zelenskyy touched down in Shannon Airport earlier this year, for a meeting with Taoiseach Micheál Martin, on his was to the US to meet President Donald Trump.
2SY6D6K Taoiseach Micheal Martin (left) during a meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky at Shannon Airport in County Clare before the Ukrainian president travels to the US, where he plans to meet with US President Donald Trump. Picture date: Thursday February 27, 2025.Russia's President has also said foreign troops in Ukraine would be a legal target for military strikes.
Ukraine's President was in Paris on Thursday for a meeting with European leaders, which was led by the French President, Emmanuel Macron.
Following the meeting 26 countries, who are part of the Coalition of the Willing, committed to sending troops to Ukraine for a post-war peace-keeping mission.
Earlier this week, the Tánaiste, and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence, Simon Harris, said Irish soldiers could carry out peacekeeping work in Ukraine after the war with Russia comes to an end.
