Ukrainian ambassador urges Ireland to maintain pressure on Russia

A Ukrainian serviceman fires his weapon during an exercise in the Joint Forces Operation, in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine.

Ireland and other allies need to maintain "continued pressure" on Russia in a bid to avoid war, the Ukrainian ambassador to Ireland has said.

The appearance of ambassador Larysa Gerasko before the Oireachtas Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee comes after days of warnings that a Russian invasion of Ukraine may be imminent.