The head of the European Commission has risked a diplomatic spat with London by likening Ukraine's war with Russia to Ireland's "struggle for the right to exist" before independence from the UK.

Conservative MPs were appalled by the comparison from Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission president, with one saying the remarks were “beyond disgusting”, adding: "It seems that UK bashing is alive and well in Brussels."

Mrs von der Leyen made her comments during an address to a joint sitting of the Irish Parliament in Dublin to mark Ireland’s 50-year membership of the European Union.

The Telegraph

On the plus side, we're getting a circus show for free...so yeah.

+++ Video eines ukrainischen Soldaten zeigt einen weiteren zerstörten / stark beschädigten T-72M1 (#T72) #Panzer der ukrainischen Truppen bei #Artemovsk (#Bachmut) im #Donbass, nach dem Treffer einer Panzerabwehrwaffe. #LostArmour