Situation 'difficult' as Russians face hostility in Ireland over Ukraine invasion, Ambassador claims

Russian ambassador to Ireland Yuri Filatov speaking at a press conference at the Russian Embassy in Dublin.

The Russian Ambassador to Ireland, Yuri Filatov, has told a Russian TV channel that Ireland is at the forefront of the European Union in staging anti-Russian events.

Sitting at a desk in front of a Russian flag this week, Mr Filatov listed out a series of complaints against the treatment of Russians in Ireland to Russia-24, the state-owned Russian-language news channel, in an extraordinary interview.