Chay Bowes, an Irishman working for Russian state media, deported from Romania
Bowes says he travelled to Romania to cover the country’s presidential election
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Russia accuses Ukraine of killing civilians in drone strike on busy market, Kyiv denies
Ukraine says only military personnel were killed in attack
Sixteen EU states seeking budget exemption so they can boost defence spending
Germany and Poland among those seeking leeway on bloc’s rules limiting deficits
What are Ukraine’s critical minerals and what do we know about the US deal?
About 40 per cent of Ukraine’s metal resources are under Russian occupation
US says minerals deal with Ukraine will strengthen Trump in talks with Russia
Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev says deal meant US president has ‘broken Kyiv regime’
Russia destroys 34 Ukrainian drones, says defence ministry
Trump says he thinks Putin wants peace in Ukraine despite recent attacks
Russian drones injure 20 in Kharkiv, kill one in Dnipro, say Ukrainian officials
Ihor Terekhov says there have been 16 strikes on Ukraine’s second-largest city
Malta ‘golden passport’ scheme breaches EU law
EU court strikes down controversial Malta scheme that allowed wealthy overseas investors ‘buy’ citizenship
Russia attacked Ukraine with 100 drones overnight, says air force
Ukraine’s air force said it shot down 37 drones, while 47 others disappeared from radars
Irish voters want to support Ukraine but not get involved militarily
Ipsos B&A survey in 29 countries finds that voters worry doing nothing in Ukraine will encourage Russia to take further military action in Europe and Asia
Putin announces three-day ceasefire in May but Ukraine calls for immediate peace
Fighting will be paused to mark Soviet victory in second World War, but Kyiv says ceasefire should be ‘real, not just for a parade’
Rubio says Russia-Ukraine peace deal needs to happen soon
Senate minority leader Schumer fears Trump will ‘cave’ to Putin
Life in Spite of Everything by Victoria Donovan: A sad and angry history of Donbas
The University of St Andrews professor explores this resource-rich region of Ukraine through the agonising lived experiences of local friends and acquaintances
Senior Russian general killed in car explosion near Moscow
Yaroslav Moskalik died when homemade explosive device was detonated in town of Balashikha, officials say
Trump calls for Ukraine and Russia to meet for ‘very high level talks’
Senior Russian military officer assassinated as US envoy’s plane approached capital
‘Vladimir, STOP!’ Trump appeals to Putin to halt Ukraine attacks
US president issues plea after Russian strikes on Kyiv kill 12 and injure more than 70
Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskiy clash again as US warns it could abandon Ukraine talks
US secretary of state cancels visit to London, where peace discussions were to be held
Ireland cannot protect its waters alone, UN expert says
UN Institute for Disarmament Research report examines threats to subsea telecommunications cables worldwide
Russia and Ukraine blame each other for blocking truce talks as US loses patience
Zelenskiy says Ukraine willing for any form of discussion but Kremlin says clear definitions are needed
Bravery, common decency and reflections on investing from a Russian prison cell
The Russia-focused investor has written a book about his time in jail there and the path the country has taken over three decades
The Irish Times view on the war in Ukraine: another defining moment
The Trump presidency is demanding immediate decisions from Ukraine and Russia but underestimates the complexities involved
Russia launches missiles, drones as Putin’s ‘Easter ceasefire’ ends, Ukraine says
Ukrainian forces claim Russia broke its own ceasefire nearly 3,000 times
Zelenskiy says Russian army ‘trying to create impression’ of Easter ceasefire
Hundreds of instances of shelling and assaults reported since Putin ordered his forces to ‘stop all military activity’ along front line
Ukraine reports continued Russian attacks despite Putin’s Easter ceasefire declaration
Volodymyr Zelenskiy says Russia cannot be trusted after rejection of Trump’s ceasefire proposal
‘My son was killed in front of my eyes. Three bullets in his chest’: Patrick Freyne in Chad’s desert camps
An unforgiving conflict between rival military factions has killed 150,000 people. Another 12 million people are displaced, many fleeing to a huge desert camp in eastern Chad. Photographs by Chris Maddaloni
US will abandon Russia-Ukraine peace deal if no progress soon, say Trump and Rubio
Donald Trump says he expects to sign a full minerals deal with Ukraine next week
Russia suspends ban on Taliban
Move paves way for Moscow to normalise ties with the leadership of Afghanistan
Russia downs 71 Ukrainian drones overnight, defence ministry says
Three people, including a child, killed in Russian aerial attack in southeastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro
Deep-cover Soviet spy in Ireland posed as travelling salesman and chess buff
KGB ‘illegal’ Yuri Linov infiltrated 1960s Dublin as personable Austrian Bernie Motl
‘Not a day or night of calm’: war-weary Ukrainians in city struck on Palm Sunday tell of despair and anger
Two Russian ballistic missiles hit Sumy in a double-tap attack, killing 34 civilians and wounding 117
Russia says it is not easy to agree Ukraine peace deal with US
Key components of settlement being discussed, says Sergei Lavrov
Ireland voices concerns over Lithuania’s withdrawal from cluster bomb ban
Poland, Finland and Baltic states due to withdraw from treaty on anti-personnel mines
Russia ‘mocking’ US peace efforts with missile strikes
Europe needs to put ‘maximum’ pressure on Russia, EU’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas says
Ukraine war: Russian missile strike on city of Sumy leaves dozens dead
World leaders condemn bombing characterised as ‘cowardly attack’ by Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Harris
Ireland joins naval intelligence network amid increase in Russian ships in Irish-controlled waters
Simon Harris orders officials to speed up planned purchases of radar and sonar technology due to threat of Russian naval vessels in Irish-controlled waters
US accused of ‘colonial shakedown’ as it ‘demands control’ from Ukraine of key pipeline carrying Russian gas
Kremlin says relations with the United States are ‘moving ahead very well’
One Man in His Time by NM Borodin: Powerful memoir of horror after Russia’s October 1917 revolution
Unsparing depiction of life under the brutal purges of Josef Stalin’s totalitarian rule
Russian Navy intelligence-gathering ship has now left Irish-controlled waters
The Defence Forces had been monitoring the Russian vessel for 36 hours
Russian intelligence ship located in Irish-controlled waters not responding to communication
The Viktor Leonov, monitored by the LÉ Samuel Beckett, has not revealed its purpose in Irish seas
Volodymyr Zelenskiy says Chinese men fighting for Russia captured in Ukraine
Ukrainian president demands explanation and accuses Beijing of actively participating in Moscow’s war
Ukrainian city mourns victims of Russian missile strike
Delegation will travel to Washington for negotiations on minerals deal
The ‘death drive’ exists in all of us
Unthinkable: Psychoanalysis suggests each one of us has a ‘death drive’, calling us to self-destruction
US overtures to Russia shake up central European politics
Rehabilitation of Vladimir Putin poses awkward questions for those who admire Donald Trump but are suspicious of Moscow
Trump opponents take to US streets with nationwide protests
Nationwide rallies first major opposition protest since US president took office in January
Death toll after Russian missile strike in central Ukraine reaches 18
A further 72 people were injured in the attack on Kryvyi Rih, home town of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy
I think Putin is testing Trump, to see how far he can go and how many advantages he can get
Women are underestimated everywhere in the world. There are books I’d like to write, if the war ever ends
Trump tariffs: On Wednesday, it was liberation. On Thursday, golf
‘Liberation Day’: The fallout from Trump’s scorched earth economic protectionist policy
US is committed to Nato but Europe must ramp up defence spending, says Marco Rubio
Secretary of state tells foreign ministers in Brussels that US will give allies time to reach spending goal of 5% of GDP
EU faces moment of truth as it faces threats from Trump’s tariffs and Putin’s war
If Ireland wants its EU partners to have the country’s back on issues related to our national interests, this requires reciprocal empathy
Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of breaching energy truce
Both sides say they are providing details of alleged violations to US, which brokered limited ceasefire last month
Trump ‘p****d off’ at Putin, threatens tariffs on Russian oil if Moscow blocks Ukraine deal
US president to criticise Putin’s comments on Zelenskiy’s leadership
Russian drone attack kills two and injures 35 in Kharkiv
Drone’s targeted a military hospital, shopping centre, apartment blocks and other buildings
Russian forces expected to mount new offensive to strengthen hand at talks
Move could give Putin reason to delay discussions in favour of seeking more land, says Ukraine
US ‘demanding all of Ukraine’s natural resources for years’
Putin says Trump’s push to control Greenland is not surprising amid tension over mineral-rich territory
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