France and Ireland have a long history of relations given the proximity between Ireland and France, there has always been migration back and forth between the two since ancient times. In 1578, the Irish College in Paris was established as a Catholic school to train Irish students.[1] In 1689, France supported Ireland during the Williamite War to restore King James II of England to the throne.

After the Treaty of Limerick, for the next hundred years, the French Army would include an Irish Brigade in its army. The Irish who fought for France (and other foreign nations) would come to be known as Wild Geese.[2] Many Irish soldiers also traveled and served with the French in the exploration and colonization of New France.[3]

In 1796, inspired by the French Revolution, the Society of United Irishmen began an uprising against British rule in Ireland which became known as the Irish Rebellion of 1798 and was led by Irish revolutionary fighter Wolfe Tone. France supported the Irish rebellion and, in December 1796, sent its Expédition d'Irlande of 12,000 soldiers to Bantry Bay, County Cork; however, the soldiers were not able to land as there were 40,000 British troops in the area waiting for them.[4] In August 1798, a French fleet landed in Killala Bay, County Mayo with 1,060 soldiers under the command of General Jean Joseph Amable Humbert.[4] Irish rebels joined the French against the British but lost at the Battle of Ballinamuck in September 1798. The Irish rebels were executed while the surviving French soldiers were repatriated back to France.[4] The aftermath of the fight became known as Bliain na bhFrancach (The Year of the French).[4] In 1803, Napoléon Bonaparte created the Irish Legion which fought for France in the Walcheren Campaign and Peninsular War. The legion was disbanded in 1815. In 1873, Patrice de MacMahon became the first French President of Irish descent.

As part of the British Empire, Irish soldiers fought in France during World War I (1914-1918) and Irish troops fought in the Battle of the Somme. In 1922, the Irish Free State obtained its independence from the United Kingdom. In 1929, Ireland opened a diplomatic legation in Paris and appointed Gerald Edward O'Kelly de Gallagh et Tycooly as the first Irish Minister to France.[5] In 1930, France opened its first diplomatic legation in Dublin.[6] During World War II (1939-1945) Ireland remained officially neutral. Approximately 50 Irish men and women joined the French Resistance, such as Irish writer Samuel Beckett.[7] After the war, both nations upgraded their diplomatic legations to embassies.

In 1969, French President Charles de Gaulle paid an official visit to Ireland and met with Irish President Éamon de Valera.[8] Since the establishment of diplomatic relations, relations between France and Ireland have been close and both nations have worked together within the European Union. France is Ireland's fourth largest tourism market.[9]9,000 French citizens reside in Ireland and 15,000 Irish citizens reside in France.[10] Ireland is an observer member of La Francophonie.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France–Ireland_relations

WHY NOT DO THE SAME FOR THE DONBASS REPUBLICS?

MEANWHILE:

France–Russia relations, also known as Franco-Russian relations or Russo-French relations, (French: Relations entre la France et la Russie, Russian: Российско-французские отношения, Rossiysko-frantsuzskiye otnosheniya) have seldom been friendly.

In the 18th century Russia imported French intellectuals, most of whom were negative about the little-known land. During the Napoleonic era (1800-1815), both nations wanted to dominate Central and Eastern Europe. Napoleon launched a massive invasion of Russia in 1812, but it failed and led to his defeat and Russian dominance in Eastern Europe. Russia also wanted to dominate the Ottoman Empire, but France and Britain fought and won the Crimean War (1854–1856) to prevent that. In the 1890s France was diplomatically isolated and built an alliance with Russia and Britain. That alliance went to war with Germany in 1914–1918. In 1917, Russia underwent a Revolution leading to Bolsheviks (Communists) taking control and signing the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk with Central Powers in 1918. In the 1930s, France was unable to forge an alliance against a resurgent Nazi Germany. The Soviet Union and the United States were the remaining superpowers after 1945, but they faced off in a long Cold War, 1947–1989. France supported the United States in the NATO alliance against Communist expansion. Since 1989 relations have been proper but not warm, with several issues marring relations such as the War in Donbas (which evolved into the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine) and Russia's increasing involvement in West Africa.

According to a 2017 Pew Global Attitudes Project survey, 36% of French people have a favorable view of Russia, with 62% expressing an unfavorable view.[1] A 2018 opinion poll published by the Russian Public Opinion Research Center shows that 81% of Russians have a favorable view of France, with 19% expressing a negative opinion.[2]

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France–Russia_relations

But as seen here, France and Russia have been GOOD Friends

...... AND FRANCE SIGNED THE MINSK AGREEMENTS!!!!! (which Zelenskyyyyy-yyyy-yyy does not want to recognise.)

SEE ALSO: 

THANK YOU THE CIA AND PENTAGON MEDIA THAT INSPIRED THE PRESENT STUPID RUSSOPHOBIA IN THE WEST..... GO AND BURY YOURSELVES....

PRESENTLY PUTIN ONLY WANTS:

No NATO in Ukraine. 

The de-militarisation and de-nazification of Ukraine (or at least contained).

The Donbass region to be autonomous (till the 24th February 2022), now to be independent countries (like Ireland). Note: THE DONBASS REGION people SPEAKS A DIFFERENT LANGUAGE!!!! (which isn't Ukrainian)!!!!!

Crimea to be Russian as per before 1954 and as voted by 92 per cent of the Crimean population (and recognised by a diplomatic English memo from the 1990s).

A SECURITY COMPACT WITH THE WEST, to prevent any aggression from the US Empire on Russia.

End of demands.

MEANWHILE:

France will continue “helping” Ukraine in its ongoing conflict with Russia, French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday.

Paris is seeking an end to the fighting, without it spiraling into a “third world war” and does not want to become directly involved in hostilities, he added.

France should nevertheless increase its military budget in the wake of the hostilities between Kiev and Moscow, Macron told French media. “The end of summer and autumn will be very harsh,” he warned, suggesting the fighting is set to intensify.

“Those who thought the high-intensity war was over were wrong. I asked to evaluate the new risks to adjust our strategy until the end of the year,” the president said.

France is set to continue supporting the Ukrainian authorities, both directly and through imposing additional sanctions on Russia, Macron went on. “This war will last and France will always be there to help Ukraine and slow down the Russian economy,” he said.

We want to stop this war without getting involved. We don’t want a third world war.

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https://www.rt.com/news/558985-macron-ukraine-world-war/

THE ONLY WAY FRANCE CAN STOP THIS WAR (and restore French sanity) IS TO DEMAND THAT KIEV RESPECTS THE MINSK AGREEMENTS... But is it too late? 

FREE JULIAN ASSANGE COULD BE ADDED TO THE LIST.