Ireland will push for further sanctions on Russian oil, says Coveney

Simon Coveney: 'We know that that's very difficult for some member states and we have to keep a united position across the EU.' File Picture: Gareth Chaney/ Collins Dublin

Simon Coveney says Ireland will be pushing for sanctions on Russian oil.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs was speaking in Brussels ahead of a meeting with his European counterparts and says Ireland will demand a “maximalist” approach to a fourth round of sanctions on Putin’s regime.