A truck driver in Ireland was arrested Monday after he drove his truck through the gates of the Russian Embassy in Dublin.
The driver, identified as Desmond Wisley, claimed he crashed through the gates"to create a safe corridor for the Russian ambassador to leave Ireland." Wisley drove his truck as protesters were standing outside the embassy, some of whom shouted, “Bravo” and “Well done,” according to the Irish Times, which said the driver was arrested on charges of criminal damage.“I’ve done my bit, lads," Wisley said as police led him away."It’s about time the rest of Ireland done their bit.
One of the protesters outside the embassy when the crash occurred, Lukasz Ryz, said Wisley"made sure everyone was out of the way" before driving through the gate. Another protester, Katherine Condren, said she was"shocked how quick [the gate] went down.” Protests outside the embassy have been held since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24. Other protests outside Russian embassies around the world, including in Washington, D.C., the Czech Republic, and Israel, have also been held over the past couple of weeks. Demonstrators on Sunday unofficially renamed the street where D.C.'s Russian Embassy is located to"President Zelensky Way" after Volodymyr Zelensky, the president of Ukraine.
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