Taoiseach reveals EU spending on oil may be indirectly financing Russian invasion

Micheál Martin also defended his comments which were critical of instances of price-gouging in Ireland by petrol stations.

Ukrainians cross an improvised path under a destroyed bridge while fleeing Irpin, some 25 km northwest of Kyiv on Friday. The Taoiseach said: "There is quite a considerable degree of foreboding in terms of what Vladimir Putin is capable of doing in situations like this.

EU leaders discussed the “grave situation” around securing adequate food supplies in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but rationing is unlikely, the Taoiseach has said.

Speaking at the conclusion of a two-day informal summit of EU leaders, Micheál Martin moved to assure the public that, for now, supply chains are holding up.