Truck drives through gates of Russian embassy in Ireland and driver arrested
March 8, 2022, 9:01 am

Truck drives through gates of Russian embassy in Ireland and driver arrested

Gardaí at the Russian embassy in Dublin on Monday where a truck backed through the gates. (Photograph Nick Bradshaw-The Irish Times)

The Euronews reported, a man has been arrested after a lorry deliberately backed into the gates of the Russian embassy in Dublin.

Irish police confirmed that the vehicle had rammed into the building's perimeter early Monday afternoon.

A statement read: "A man has been arrested and [...] is currently in custody while the investigation is ongoing."

Images on social media showed a large vehicle bearing the logo of a company providing religious products, reversing into the gate of the embassy and breaking the doors. No injuries have been reported in the incident.

Since Russia invaded Ukraine, protesters have regularly gathered outside the Russian embassy in the south of the Irish capital.

On Friday, one of the protesters, a Catholic priest, threw red paint on the embassy's doors while being interviewed on national radio.

Russian missiles destroy lyceum school in Zhytomyr, a lovely town not too far from Kyiv (File photo: Euromaidan Press)

The Russian ambassador to Ireland, Yury Filatov, had earlier condemned the "very aggressive" nature of the protesters.

On Monday, the Russian embassy has accused Irish police officers were standing "idle" while the lorry drove into the embassy gates.

A statement on Twitter read: "We strongly condemn this criminal act of insanity directed against [a] peaceful diplomatic mission."

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"The incident is cause for extreme concern. We believe that no people of sound mind could support such senseless and barbaric actions."

The embassy added that it had taken additional measures to protect its diplomatic mission in Ireland.

Source: euronews

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Upon arriving to participate in the summit of the European Political Community, which includes around forty heads of state in Budapest, he said, "I look forward to sitting with the elected U.S. president and seeing how we will collectively ensure we meet challenges, including the threats from Russia and North Korea." He also noted that the strengthening of ties between Russia and North Korea poses a threat to the United States as well, according to reports from Agence France-Presse.

Before Trump's victory, Rutte expressed confidence that a united Washington would remain part of the defensive alliance, even if Trump became the 47th president of the United States. In an interview with German public broadcaster ZDF last Monday night, he stated that both Republicans and Democrats understand that NATO serves not only the security of Europe but also that of America. He added that both candidates are aware that the security of the United States is closely tied to NATO.

On Wednesday, NATO congratulated Trump on his victory but did not address the Ukrainian issue.

It is noteworthy that the relationship between the elected U.S. president and the defense alliance was not the best during his first term in the White House. Trump criticized NATO member states multiple times and even hinted at withdrawing from the alliance unless they increased their financial contributions.

Additionally, the issue of the Russian-Ukrainian war is one of the matters that complicate relations between the two sides, especially since Trump has repeatedly stated that he can end this ongoing conflict, which began in 2022, quickly. He implied that he had a peace plan between Kyiv and Moscow, while his vice president, JD Vance, revealed aspects of that plan, which stipulated Ukraine's commitment not to join NATO, thereby sending reassuring signals to the Russians.

Furthermore, many NATO member states in Europe fear that Trump might halt military aid to Ukraine after he previously criticized the U.S. for pouring funds into supporting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.