North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato)

The military alliance would have little to gain from Irish membership, while Ireland’s strategic geography means it enjoys unofficial protection under Nato’s umbrella

Death toll from Russian missile strike on military institute in town of Poltava on Tuesday rises to 55 with seven killed in attack on Lviv

Prime minister Donald Tusk says lessons of the past, and present Russian aggression, underline importance of strong defence

Collins Aerospace, which has operations in Shannon and Cork, has been in Ireland since 1988

The threats to this crucial infrastructure are growing but there are possible solutions

Transfer of jets should, over time, help Kyiv build capacity to put a dent in Russia’s aerial superiority

Alexander Vindman, who served under Trump, says during visit to Ireland that win for Democrats would lead to ‘huge pressure’ on Vladimir Putin to negotiate

Anne Applebaum portrays the ongoing international destruction of democracy but neglects to a degree the potential of China and how kleptocracy is now deeply ingrained into every geopolitical system

Ukrainian commander says Russian forces will have to go on defensive in coming weeks

Country needs to do much more to protect its territory, including working in closer co-operation with like-minded countries, review finds

Taoiseach will confirm Ireland has joined international coalition campaigning for return of 20,000 Ukrainian children from Russia and Belarus

Berlin says it will not be intimidated by Moscow’s ‘hybrid war’ against Kyiv’s allies

US president refers to Zelenskiy as Putin and misnames Kamala Harris as Trump during Nato summit events

Rheinmetall’s Armin Papperger says German government providing ‘great level of security’ after attempt on his life reportedly uncovered by US intelligence

Members agreed on commitments that a new, less friendly US administration will find difficult to repudiate

Military alliance’s summit declaration sharply criticises China, calling it a ‘decisive enabler’ of Russia’s war in country

US president’s headline speech seeks to convince foreign leaders that he is up to task of leading military alliance as Washington summit begins

Zelenskiy comes to Washington summit seeking security guarantees for Ukraine, weapons, finances and political support

The West’s two most important institutions stand strong - thanks to Russia and Brexit

Much of rhetoric at Nato summit will seek to highlight the ‘bridge’ proposal for Ukrainian membership

Admission by minister for defence comes as Olaf Scholz prepares to tell Nato summit Germany is meeting obligation to spend at least two 2% of GDP on defence

Outgoing Dutch prime minister succeeds Norway’s Jens Stoltenberg as head of western military alliance

Dutchman faces a formidable to-do list, with Russia, China and perhaps Donald Trump requiring careful attention

Reform UK leader was challenged over a series of policies and beliefs while speaking to BBC’s Panorama

Outgoing Dutch PM must secure unanimous support from all 32 members of military alliance to succeed Jens Stoltenberg

Volodymyr Zelenskiy to attend G7 summit and sign security pact with US leader Joe Biden

Lieut Gen Seán Clancy, set for top EU military post, said 'ignoring Russian threats not an option' for EU

Russia and Belarus launch joint drills on use of tactical nuclear weapons

Ceremonies likely to be the among the last honouring second World War veterans, many aged 100 or more, in their presence

Kyiv plays down threat to Kharkiv despite continuing Russian troop build-up

Russian president says his country’s forces would attack any foreign troops sent to Ukraine

Ukrainian president asks Joe Biden and Xi Jinping to attend summit in Switzerland

Kremlin-friendly Hungary seeks opt-out from Nato efforts to help Ukraine

Zelenskiy says no military targets struck in Wednesday’s attack but voices frustration over West’s ongoing handling of Russia

Unlike in 2016, this time the former president has a coherent plan for governing

Military exercises near Russia show Nato is ‘seriously preparing’ for potential conflict with country, says Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman

Chinese leader’s key political meeting to be with French president Emmanuel Macron and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen

Zelenskiy castigates Ukraine’s western allies for ‘turning a blind eye’ following destruction of largest power plant in capital region

Invasion of Ukraine was Europe’s 9/11 and Ireland is ‘in President Putin’s crosshairs’

Chair of the Oireachtas Committee on Defence believes Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was ‘Europe’s 9/11′