Filatov: 'No ambiguity about the fact that Ireland is not neutral in the Ukrainian conflict' 

Russian Ambassador to Ireland Yury Filatov warned: 'There is no way around the fact that by engaging with Ukrainian military, be it on mines or otherwise, Ireland would clearly be involved in the ongoing conflict in a direct way.' 

If Ireland helps Ukrainian forces demine areas of the war-torn country, the country will be putting itself directly in conflict with Russian forces, according to the Russian Ambassador to Ireland.

Yury Filatov said a recent Dáil debate about Ireland’s neutrality has helped illustrate that there is “no ambiguity about the fact that Ireland is not neutral in the Ukrainian conflict”.