Vladimir Putin

Trump decision a ‘very serious development’, Taoiseach says, as European countries express concern

They had fooled themselves into believing what they wanted to believe

Women politicians best analysed the consequences of the train wreck in the Oval Office, with German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock calling it ‘a new age of ruthlessness’

Stunned by Oval Office scenes, Ukrainians rally around Zelenskiy

Trump tells Zelenskiy to ‘make a deal or we are out’ as he pushes for rapprochement with Russia

The French president recognised the need to stroke Trump’s ego even as he confidently reasserted Europe’s position on several issues

In the third of her monthly columns, the commander of a Ukrainian drone unit says Trump’s mineral wealth demands are ‘outrageous blackmail’

Analysts around the world will watch the Two Sessions closely for information about the country’s policy direction

Book review: Steve Crawshaw looks at the historical development of international justice and the various challenges and crises it has faced, and continues to face

Ukrainian leader has offered to step down in exchange for Nato membership or if it brings peace

Prominent activist and journalist volunteered to defend Ukraine on first day of full Russian invasion

France’s Macron says a truce ‘could be done in the weeks to come’

Only Nigel Farage’s Reform UK stayed away from Commons debate in support of Ukraine

Xi Jinping reiterates desire for partnership `without limits’ with Vladimir Putin

Zelenskiy hails nation’s ‘heroism’ as Russia vows to fight on until aims are met

EU foreign ministers agree to impose further sanctions on Russia on third anniversary of Ukraine invasion

Taoiseach said international rules-based order was only guarantor of Irish security

Many fund managers now expect Europe to be the best-performing stock market globally this year

Trump’s opponents cower before him, and many of the country’s institutions look unfit for opposition

Moscow and Washington held their first talks on ending the war in Ukraine on Tuesday

One possible explanation of Trump’s behaviour is that he sees China as the US’s principal adversary and hopes to prise Russia away from its influence

The author is concerned about a potential three-way arms race between the US, Russia and China and a greater willingness to consider a ‘limited’ use of nuclear weapons

While most of them will long for the war to end, Ukrainians will be right to fear betrayal

Residents of the town that suffered attacks on civilians are alarmed by the US president’s warm words for Moscow

Analysis: Russian economy is under strain but all US demands are aimed at Kyiv

President dismisses Kyiv’s concerns about being excluded from US-Russia talks held in Riyadh

Kyiv warns against ‘ultimatums’ as US and Russia relaunch contacts with talks in Saudi Arabia

Here in Ireland, the government is expected to propose €50m in non-lethal aid for Ukraine

Emergency summit of European leaders comes at same time US and Russia meet in Saudi Arabia

Trump officials' meeting with Russians in Riyadh set for Tuesday

The war’s end was never likely to affirm justice and international law; this will be an ugly peace

European leaders to hold an emergency summit on Ukraine on Monday in Paris

Steady queue of people brave freezing temperatures and possible arrest in Moscow

Trump’s glowering mugshot even hangs outside the Oval, like an Old West 'Wanted: dead or alive' poster

Keith Kellogg says previous peace talks failed because too many countries involved in process

US vice-president JD Vance says European leaders ‘running in fear of your own voters’

No radiation leak as Kyiv says attack shows Kremlin has no desire for peace

Air strikes and artillery battles shake Mezhova as Russia grinds towards Dnipropetrovsk region

Kyiv says it will reject any Trump-Putin peace deal sealed without its input

Former defence secretary Ben Wallace warns against US-led ‘appeasement’ of Russia