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Irish Mirror
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Dominic McGrath

Russian ambassador to Ireland says Ukraine war is 'not a war' and denies lying to Irish public

The Russian ambassador to Ireland has denied lying over his country's invasion of Ukraine.

Days before the war began, Yury Filatov branded the suggestion that Russia would invade Ukraine "insane".

Mr Filatov admitted on Wednesday evening that he might not have been aware of the latest information, but said he had not been lying. "There might have been a chance I did not know every circumstance," he said.

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