Taoiseach: Sanctions against Putin will be most severe ever considered 

Taoiseach Micheál Martin speaking to the media  following Thursday morning’s invasion of Ukraine by Russia. Picture: Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie

The Taoiseach said sanctions against Russia, Putin and his "henchmen" will be "the most severe package we have ever considered".

Russian forces invaded Ukraine by land, air and sea on Thursday, confirming the worst fears of the West with the biggest attack by one state against another in Europe since World War Two.