'I'm sorry for what happened': Leo Varadkar's apology to Ukrainian attacked in Dublin

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar (right) shakes hands with actor Oleksandr Hrekov, during a visit to Lesya Ukrainka Theatre following a meeting with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, in Kyiv, Ukraine (Clodagh Kilcoyne/PA)

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has told a Ukrainian actor in Kyiv who was assaulted in Dublin last month that he is “sorry for what happened”.

Oleksandr Hrekov was attacked in Dublin city centre shortly after performing at the city’s Abbey Theatre.