Russian ambassador hits back at Taoiseach's UN speech on sham referenda

Russian Ambassador to Ireland Yuri Filatov hit out at the comments made by Taoiseach Micheál Martin at the UN General Assembly. File picture: Sam Boal/Rolling News

The Russian ambassador to Ireland has hit out at the Taoiseach’s recent speech on the war in Ukraine which described planned referenda in the region as “shams”.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday.