EU and US leaders playing 'dangerous game', says Russian ambassador to Ireland

Russian ambassador to Ireland Yuriy Filatov: 'War is not in our plans. If there is a war, it is not because of Russia.'

European and US leaders are playing a "dangerous game" of political "shadowboxing", the Russian ambassador to Ireland has said.

Appearing before the Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs, Yuriy Filatov has also said the initial plans to conduct military exercises off the Irish coast were "not a big deal".