'Ireland will always stand with Ukraine', says Taoiseach

Taoiseach Simon Harris shakes hands with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky during a press conference outside Horodetskyi House, the Office of the President, in Kyiv, Ukraine, as Ireland announced millions in new funding for Ukraine. Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Ireland’s reduction of financial supports to Ukrainian refugees was not met with any “disquiet or surprise” when the Taoiseach visited the government in Kyiv on Wednesday.

Simon Harris and Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed an agreement on support and cooperation between Ireland and Ukraine outside the presidential palace.