Russia's ambassador to Ireland aims broadside at Taoiseach 

Yury Filatov, the Russian ambassador to Ireland, launched the attack on Micheál Martin in the wake of the Taoiseach's visit to Ukraine to see the destruction wrought by Russia there. File picture: Sam Boal/Rolling News

The Russian ambassador to Ireland has issued a broadside against Taoiseach Micheál Martin over his recent visit to embattled Ukraine. 

In a statement issued on Monday evening  Yury Filatov categorised Mr Martin among western governments who, he claimed, were “moralizing” in an “attempt to disguise crucial responsibility of the West, including Ireland, for the development of the crisis and ultimately current military conflict in Ukraine".