A Ukrainian woman living in Ennis says further economic sanctions are needed against Russia to put further pressure on them to end the conflict.
EU leaders – including Taoiseach Michael Martin – will hold talks later on whether more sanctions should be imposed on Russia.
Today marks one month to the day since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began.
EU leaders are gathering in Brussels this afternoon to consider Europe’s next steps on the war.
Fresh sanctions on Russia are expected to be announced at the European Council, which continues until tomorrow.
The Taoiseach will be among those attending, along with US President Joe Biden, with NATO and G7 leaders also set to meet.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg outlines the objectives of today’s meeting.
A Ukrainian native living in Ennis believes further sanctions must be announced following today’s meeting to crank up the pressure on Vladimir Putin and his Government.
Lena Madden has taken in her dad and her stepmother in the county town after they fled the war.
She says while the situation is ‘dire’, severe measures are needed to halt Putin’s advance.
Ukraine’s President is calling for worldwide demonstrations to mark exactly a month since Russia launched its invasion.
Hundreds of civilians have been killed and more than three million Ukrainians have fled their country since the war started.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Moscow’s started a “war against freedom”.
