Oh, there is no need for the troll farm spreading the disinformation to be Irish… It could be based in any dictatorship wanting to sow division in democracies to weaken them. It’s happened before.

Absolutely! You are quite right. However, my interpretation of this message is not necessarily “we might reconsider our stance on troop mines”. Rather it is: “we will go to any lengths, even those we find barbaric and cruel, to defend our nation”. Although on the face of it, it is the wording of the agreement that sets the formalities.

Oh, it wasn’t the UN that was the intended recipient of that particular message. That’s why it was sent publicly…