Ambassador to urge Ireland to use €1.8bn in frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine

Ukrainian ambassador to Ireland, Larysa Gerasko, will tell TDs that more than 11m Ukrainians have been displaced by the war

Ukrainian ambassador to Ireland, Larysa Gerasko, says that Ireland could follow the example of Belgium, which is creating a fund for Ukraine using taxes on seized Russian central bank assets.

Ireland should reroute €1.8bn in frozen Russian assets to financially aid Ukraine, the Ukrainian ambassador to Ireland, Larysa Gerasko, will tell TDs on Tuesday.

Ms Gerasko will say that Russian assets which have been blocked since the beginning of the war in 2022 should be provided to Ukraine for repairs and compensation.