Simon Coveney calls for de-escalation of 'enormously serious' Russia-Ukraine crisis

Mr Coveney also said the EU is absolutely unified in terms of the deterrent that it needs to put in place to ensure that Russia thinks very deeply before they would invade Ukraine.

Simon Coveney said the threat of a land war in Europe was something not seen for many decades. File Picture: Colin Keegan/Collins Dublin

Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney has described the Russian-Ukraine crisis as “enormously serious” as he called for a de-escalation of tensions.

He said the tension between Russia and Ukraine and the threat of invasion of Ukraine is something that the EU, the US and UK are all taken incredibly seriously.