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 harsh travel ban was issued by Moscow against 52 Irish politicians and businessmen, including the Taoiseach and Tánaiste.
