Russian ambassador asked to appear before Oireachtas committee

Russian ambassador to Ireland Yury Filatov speaking at a press conference at the Russian Embassy in Dublin last Monday.

The Russian ambassador to Ireland has been requested to appear before the Oireachtas foreign affairs committee as warships make their way to Irish waters to carry out manoeuvres.

Committee chairman Charlie Flanagan has asked Yury Filatov to attend the committee to discuss the Ukraine crisis, Russian exercises off Ireland's coast, and the ambassador's meeting with the Chief of Staff of the Irish Defence Forces Lieutenant General Sean Clancy.