Issues of war, epidemics and climate and global food crises need to be addressed by delegates

Alliance members confident Turkish concerns blocking bids can be overcome

Europe Letter: Erdogan wants leverage and allies to take Ankara’s concerns seriously

Minister for Defence will push for €500 million increase in military spending

Snake Island has strategic significance but its symbolism may be more important

Chamber overwhelmingly approves plan to join alliance in wake of war in Ukraine

Putin personally guarantees prisoners to be treated according to international standards

It would be a mistake to think that Russia is a spent force, or that the risk of further escalation has passed

Diplomatic delegations should not bother coming to Ankara to discuss move – Erdogan

Dhein na vótóirí cinneadh thar a bheith simplí

Shock over Ukraine has seen decades-old Swedish scepticism about Nato melt away

Russia warns Finland, Sweden against joining, saying they would have to ‘restore military balance’

Erdogan has said it is not yet possible for Turkey to back Finnish and Swedish entry to alliance

Russian commander confessed to killing victim but had not yet discussed whether to plead guilty

Kremlin says West’s military aid could spill into ‘open and direct conflict’ with Nato

Putin changing western security policy in lasting ways but not how he intended

Finland to announce decision on joining by Sunday, adding momentum to Swedish debate

UK agrees to provide support to Finland and Sweden in case of Russian aggression

Dmytro Kuleba says ‘picture of victory’ has evolved to full liberation of territories

US president says Russian leader believed he could break up Nato and EU

Ben Wallace says Russian president is mirroring the actions of Nazi Germany

Irish MEP says conflict is now 'proxy war' between Nato and Russia

A visual guide to Europe today, its shifting allegiances and ongoing conflicts

Are we dealing with a freshly divided Europe, riven by the war in Ukraine, or with an ontological division between Europe and Russia?

New York Times reports US supplying actionable information to Kyiv

Russia’s slow movement in latest phase may be deliberate and could last well into summer, analysts say

Oil imports, top bank and alleged war crimes perpetrators targeted by new measures

Threat of Russian invasion, attack and erratic leaders prompted construction of lair

More than 100 arrive in Zaporizhzhia after enduring hellish ordeal at Azovstal facility

Move could threaten French president’s chances of securing National Assembly majority

Ukrainian ambassador appeals to Priti Patel to relax visa scheme for refugees

Evacuation of civilians from Mariupol stalls; hundreds still trapped in Azovstal steel works

Pelosi tells Zelenskiy US is ‘here until victory is won’ during surprise visit to Kyiv

Contours of a deal are already visible, but there’s likely to be a lot more bloodshed first

Reinventing ‘neutrality’, whatever we may mean by that, does not, however, have to mean joining Nato

Neither Russia nor Ukraine is keen to return to the negotiating table while the outcome of the current battle is in the balance

Call for powerful international response to attack while Russia takes ‘colossal losses’

Minister expects ‘escalation in agression’ in the weeks ahead

Socialists and Les Republicains risk being torn apart in scrabble for votes in June polls

Prospect of third world war awakens old ghosts in country once trapped between Nazi Germany and Stalinist Soviet Union