Further sanctions against Russia being discussed by EU, says Coveney

Mr Coveney said the Irish public, just like the public in Poland, had been extraordinarily moved, but also enraged by what they are seeing

Ukrainians gather at a refugee shelter in Nadarzyn, near Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, March 17, 2022. Picture: AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski

Further sanctions on Russia are being discussed at EU level, Simon Coveney has said.

“We have had four rounds of sanctions so far but there is a possibility to go further, whether that's energy products, like, like coal and oil, whether it's access to EU ports for Russian vessels, or whether it's lengthening the list of people who are subjected to travel bans and asset freezes,” Mr Coveney said, speaking in Warsaw.