Lots of of Irish protesters have been seen on video harassing a automobile that was touring into the Russian Embassy in Dublin.

In a video posted to Twitter by Dr. Cara Augustenborg, an assistant professor at College Faculty Dublin, the protesters may be seen waving Ukrainian flags and chanting that Russian President Vladimir Putin "is a liar."

In a number of different movies posted to Twitter, the protesters may be seen surrounding the automobile and chanting "go residence." The video additionally exhibits one protester draping a Ukrainian flag over the automobile as it's trying to journey towards the embassy.

Different images and movies captured dozens of different protesters displaying Ukrainian flags and indicators in opposition of Russia's battle with Ukraine.

The protests outdoors the Russian Embassy in Dublin come as conflict continues in Ukraine after Russian army forces made their means into the nation on Thursday. On Friday morning, there have been a number of studies of missile strikes within the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. The United Nations reported that not less than 25 residents in Ukraine have been killed by Russian missile strikes however famous that the loss of life toll could possibly be greater.

Neale Richmond, an Irish Advantageous Gael politician, shared an image of himself on the protests outdoors of the Russian Embassy on Friday.

"Becoming a member of protestors on the Russian Embassy, situated in my constituency of Dublin Rathdown," Richmond wrote on Twitter. "The Russian Ambassador is right here as a visitor of the State, as Russia wages conflict in #Ukraine, the Ambassador is now not welcome right here. He should be expelled."

Along with the protests outdoors of the Russian Embassy in Dublin on Friday, protesters rallied on Thursday and images confirmed crimson paint smeared on the embassy's entrance.

"Entrance to Russian embassy in Dublin lined in crimson paint throughout a small protest outdoors primary gates," Twitter consumer Dimitri O'Donnell of RTE Information wrote as a caption to the image.

Earlier this week, the European Union introduced a lot of sanctions towards Russia and Putin. In a press release, Irish Minister for Overseas Affairs Simon Coveney stated, "Eire, together with the opposite EU Member States, is unwavering in its assist for Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity."

"Russia's unlawful actions have left the EU with no alternative however to introduce complete and intensive sanctions. We've made clear our assist for these measures, although they won't be cost-free for Eire or for different EU Member States. Following the latest escalation by Russia, a second package deal of hard-hitting sanctions will probably be launched very shortly, in coordination with our worldwide companions," the assertion stated.

Newsweek reached out to the Russian Embassy in Dublin for remark however didn't obtain a response in time for publication.

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Protesters in Eire surrounded the Russian Embassy in Dublin on Friday amid the battle between Russia and Ukraine. Above, Ukrainian residents maintain posters and nationwide flags throughout a protest in assist of Ukraine outdoors the Russian Embassy in Lima, Peru, on February 25, 2022. Ernesto Benavides/Getty