Russian Ambassador Yury Filatov could be left with no official car as the embassy is struggling to renew its leasing contracts.
Dealership Frank Keane BMW has sought clarification from the manufacturer over whether it should continue the contract in light of sanctions imposed on Russia over the brutal war in Ukraine.
On July 4, Mr Filatov’s spokesman Nikita Isakin wrote to Frank Keane BMW requesting “the official position” on the signing of new leasing contracts with the embassy. But the car firm has informed the embassy it will have to check with its manufacturer in Ireland and the UK on whether it will renew the lease.
