Ukraine crisis

This is Also a Love Story, written by Irish Times journalist Sally Hayden, was launched in Dublin on Friday

Four killed in Ukrainian drone attack in Luhansk, Kremlin says

German chancellor suggests allowing Ukrainian officials to attend EU summits but not vote

Mood in EU has shifted in recent weeks as Donald Trump’s efforts to end the Ukraine conflict appear to have stalled

Russian and Chinese presidents meet in Beijing and say western powers can no longer dominate global affairs in spirit of the colonial era

With plunging approval ratings, escalating inflation and rising unemployment, Trump has let down middle America

Former German chancellor warns European leaders are failing citizens by not tackling tech companies over disinformation

Russian leader’s two-day visit to Beijing comes as China seeks to project itself as a pillar of global stability

Why are Hutch and Ahern so bothered about immigrants from Congo and Somalia? Because they are shorthand for ‘Darkest Africa’

Group of MEPs demand EU stop export of aluminium products to Russian defence industry

Kyiv says electronics factory for weapon parts and oil pumping station among target in Russia

It’s not clear to me on what moral basis I would refuse publication in Putin’s Russia while signing gratefully for Trump’s America

Zelenskiy says strikes are a response to Russian attacks on Ukraine’s cities and infrastructure

Micheál Martin argued in his leader’s address that party is best placed to resolve Ireland’s long-term challenges

Taoiseach addresses FF’s centenary ardfheis in Dublin, hailing party founders and defending record of ‘real and sustained achievement’

In a vitally timely book, author asks whether citizens can come together in a ‘collective identity for Europe’

Ukrainian air force said barrage was the largest of the full-scale invasion

Traffic at ‌the Finnish capital’s airport has resumed after three-hour suspension

After four bloody years of war, signs of anxiety within the Kremlin are unmistakable

Widespread nature of attacks prompts warnings that Moscow is trying to overwhelm air defence systems

Prime minister Evika Siliņa resigns after incidents of drones crashing near Latvia’s border with Russia

Zelenskiy says 14 regions came under fire with residential, energy and railway infrastructure targeted

The EU should consider its approach to lifting economic sanctions against Russia, and a future security architecture for the Continent

‘Deafening silence’ around issue ‘must be called out’, says Catherine Connolly

Drone strikes, mounting casualties and a distracted US president means a slow-motion victory is in doubt

On the battlefield Russia’s small advances in Donbass have all but ground to a halt

EU imposes sanctions on Russia for systematic ‌unlawful deportation of Ukrainian children

Her grief at the death of her husband four years ago seemed emblematic of the grief of Ukraine. Yet, like her country, she is moving forward with a sense of purpose even as the war continues

US-mediated truce between Kyiv and Moscow appears under serious strain on its second day

Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan says Government ‘will be considering’ offering financial help

A BA in Visual Arts organised by TU Dublin has been bringing students to the island off West Cork for 26 years. Some were so inspired by the immersion and isolation that they decided to stay

One woman’s memory of exile and fear under Russian occupation helps explain Ukraine’s enduring resolve to defend its independence

President’s comments come as Moscow holds scaled-back Victory Day parade amid beginning of ceasefire with Kyiv

Temporary truce includes suspension of all physical military activity and exchange of 1,000 prisoners by each country

Short of manpower and might, Kviv has devised a machine-based modern war strategy instead

Top Ukrainian negotiator arrives in Miami for news talks with US representatives on moving towards peace accords

Worldview: Tragic Ukraine is a borderland for Russia and for the West, historian Yaroslav Hrytsak says

Politicians are often reluctant to speak about migration for fear of being accused of racism. No such inhibitions trouble putative populist conservatism

As Irish generosity to Ukrainians wanes, remember that rising costs are another result of war

Not an option for Russia to halt strikes for one day for military parade ⁠while continuing strikes, says Zelenskiy