Russian ambassador to Ireland Yury Filatov made the comments in a statement issued through the embassy. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw The Russian ambassador to Ireland Yury Filatov has described the debate over ending the so-called triple lock as “deeply flawed”. Part of Ireland’s neutrality stance, the triple lock means that a mandate from the United Nations (UN), agreement by the Government and a vote in the Dáil is required for Irish peacekeepers to be deployed abroad on missions of more than 12 personnel. Government Ministers including Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin and Minister for Enterprise Simon Coveney said...