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Politics
Cate McCurry

Staff at Irish embassy in Ukraine told to work from home as tensions escalate

Tanaiste and Fianna Fail Leader Micheal Martin speaking to the media as he arrives at Government Buildings, Dublin, to attend Cabinet (Brian Lawless/PA) - (PA Wire)

Staff at the Irish embassy in Ukraine have been told to work from home as tensions continue to escalate in the region.

It follows on from the US shutting its own embassy in Kyiv because of a “potential significant air attack” by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s forces.

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