'There was no other choice': Russian ambassador to Ireland gives extraordinary interview

Russia's ambassador to Ireland, Yuriy Filatov, gave an extraordinary interview to RTE, Ireland's national broadcaster, last night, denying all charges of human rights violations and saying Russia had "no other choice" but to opt for the "military option" into Ukraine.

There have been calls for him to be expelled from the country.

Presenter David McCullagh ended the interview saying: "Ambassador to Ireland - for the moment at least - thank you for joining us."