Russia

Zelenskiy voices frustration with Trump, called for ‘concrete actions’

Left-wing and Independent politicians claim number of Oireachtas members are uncomfortable with plans to relax triple lock

Mark Mellett calls for more defence spending: ‘State security is inextricably linked with economic security'

Kyiv and Moscow remain far apart on ending the war, now in its fourth year

Ukraine has lost more than 190 sq km of the eastern region in less than a month

Ukraine postpones accepting bodies of its killed soldiers and the exchange of prisoners of war, says Russia

Sale by IBRC said to have netted €40m-€50m for State-owned body into which Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Nationwide were subsumed

Economically, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia are by far the most successful of post-Soviet Republics

In her final monthly column, the female commander of a Ukrainian drone unit says her country’s allies overestimate Russia’s strength and underestimate Ukraine’s

Zelenskiy calls on countries to ramp up pressure on Russia after it launched more than 400 drones and 40 missiles

Limiting trade, travel and freezing foreign reserves would show the EU is willing to act independently of the US

Ahead of their meeting in Washington, the German chancellor has sought advice from recent survivors of Trump’s new reality television format

Behind the expanding wellness chain sits an investment group founded by Russian oligarchs since hit by sanctions over Ukraine

Fundamental change is not merely possible or probable; it is becoming an existential necessity

Strategic defence review launched in Westminster as UK government promises investment

Talks follow Kyiv’s daring assault on Moscow’s airfields and come despite gulf between two sides’ positions

Defence minister Rustem Umerov to attend talks in Istanbul, president Zelenskiy says

Unthinkable: Hope is not a strategy when it comes to tackling urgent challenges like climate change

Seven killed after two bridges collapse in Russian regions bordering Ukraine

South Korea's presidential election comes after country’s former leader was impeached for imposing martial law

Taoglas says it is unable to stop ‘nefarious’ use of its equipment

Zelenskiy says Russia has gathered 50,000 troops for offensive on northern Ukraine

Long-awaited German shift in policy, after 1,189 days of conflict, follows Berlin meeting

Ukrainian president says Kyiv has taken steps to prevent incursion

Just as Trump folded his tent in the Doha discussions on Afghanistan and gave up threats to forcibly end North Korea’s missile programme, his boasts about doing deals look empty

Advances follow some of the biggest Russian drone and missile attacks of the war, although their intensity fell off overnight

Pavlo Bogachenko, from Odesa, moved to Ireland in 2022

Ukrainians suffer third consecutive night of Russian aerial attacks

Ukrainian troops struggle with exhaustion but pledge to fight ‘until we break the Russians’ belief that we can be defeated’

‘Seeing it deliberately targeted and reduced to ashes is heartbreaking,’ says charity director

When protesting is policed, but the legitimate reasons for protest are not, then people lose trust

Deadly assault comes as Kyiv and Moscow complete largest prisoner swap

Volodymyr Zelenskiy says it was a ‘difficult night for all of Ukraine’ as he calls for more sanctions on Moscow to help achieve a ceasefire

Ó Beacháin’s book has merits but at times reads more like a polemic than balanced research; Rondeaux’s more nuanced work is a welcome addition to the growing library on Putin’s Russia

Historian’s examination of Russia and Ukraine’s shared origins succeeds to a point

Deal to exchange 1,000 prisoners each was only concrete step towards peace to emerge from first direct talks in three years

Events are undermining America’s influence in the world, warn foreign policy experts

German media investigation raises questions about Angela Merkel’s role in Nord Stream 2 project

Conclusion of gas transit deal between Russia and Ukraine has contributed to higher energy prices this year

Irish Times journalist Conor Gallagher was part of investigation into Kremlin-based Pravfond