Russian ambassador Yury Filatov has been formally rebuked by the Irish Government after being called into the Department of Foreign Affairs for a stiff dressing down.
He was blasted by officials and told a travel ban on leading politicians and other figures was “unwarranted and unjustified.” Mr Filatov was called in after the travel ban was issued by Moscow against 52 Irish politicians and businessmen, including the Taoiseach and Tánaiste.
The Russian Government said the sanction was being imposed because our government is part of EU-wide “anti-Russian propaganda.” But this is something Taoiseach Micheal Martin strenuously denied when he was asked about it on Thursday evening.
