Volodymyr Zelenskyy has wished the Irish people a belated Happy St Patrick’s Day in a special phone call with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar on Monday night.
The Ukrainian President spoke to Mr Varadkar just before teatime where he also thanked Ireland for our ongoing support of Ukraine as it fights back against Russia’s invasion.
The Taoiseach promised we could continue to offer our full backing to Mr Zelenskyy’s people and reiterated our full support for Ukraine’s application to join the EU.