Global Times editor's note: 'How is not selling Kerrygold butter to Russia going to save any Ukrainian lives? How is buying filthy fracked US gas going to stop the war?' Clare Daly (Daly), an Irish politician and member of the European Parliament, asked earlier this month. In an interview with Global Times (GT) reporters Bai Yunyi and Li Aixin, Daly said 'NATO has never brought peace anywhere in the world,' and sanctions against Russia will 'devastate the European economy.'

GT: You recently tweeted that 'anyone demanding the EU pumps Ukraine full of lethal weapons should read it carefully. It is not as simple as you think.' Could you please elaborate on the stance?