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Ukrainian president calls on country to match words with more decisive deeds
Arrival of McDonald’s in Moscow marked a new era in 1990, just as its exit does now
US fast-food joint was a post-Soviet Union landmark in Russian capital for three decades
The Irish Times view on the invasion of Ukraine: ghosts from a terrible past
A new political, economic and psychological wall is being constructed before our eyes
The Irish Times view on Vladimir Putin: a push for total control
Russia’s ruling elite does not welcome scrutiny after two highly profitable decades in power
Former US secretary of state Colin Powell dies of Covid complications
Tributes paid to retired four-star general who helped build case for 2003 invasion of Iraq
More than 1,000 firefighters battle wildfire spreading along California coast
Crew steered Alisal fire away from former US president Ronald Reagan’s ranch
Journalists who took on Putin and Duterte win 2021 Nobel Peace Prize
Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov cited for their fight for freedom of expression
Joe Biden set for tough talks with ‘worthy adversary’ Vladimir Putin
American president says US will ‘respond in kind’ if Russia continues with cyberactivities
Haughey’s poetry among musings on family-created website
Poems discovered in Charles Haughey’s private papers after he died aged 80 in 2006
Gorbachev urges Biden to mend US-Russia ties as disputes pile up
Navalny, energy and Ukraine among many areas of friction, but arms pact deal achievable
State papers: Adare Manor wanted to host USSR-US summit
Department of Foreign Affairs chief of protocol said ‘standard of service was not adequate for a meeting of this type’
US feared Russia plotting Cold War spy base in Cork dockyard in 1989
State papers: American embassy diplomat raised concerns after top-level meetings between taoiseach Charles Haughey and USSR president Mikhail Gorbachev
Velvet Revolution memories bittersweet as Czechs worry for their democracy
Nation marks 30 years since Vaclav Havel and fellow dissidents swept into power
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