Ireland faces moral choice over Aughinish Alumina, says former Ukrainian foreign minister
Failure to stop export of alumina from to Russia will be ‘stained with the blood of Ukrainians’, says Dmytro Kuleba
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Aughinish: Minister ‘can’t give assurances’ to workers that jobs are safe
Peter Burke says nationalisation of the Co Limerick plant was not legally an option
Putin was talked out of using nuclear weapon, former Nato official tells Dublin conference
Rose Gottemoeller tells Dublin conference she believed Russian president was prepared for nuclear strike in 2022
Why it’s totally fine to hate England during the World Cup
Such tournaments are an excuse to flaunt nationalistic tendencies in a low-stakes way
Trump ‘very disappointed’ with Nato as alliance unveils arms deals worth billions
US president says he has spoken to Zelenskiy and Putin about ending Russian war on Ukraine
Ukraine: Latest Russian strikes kill 21 in Kyiv region in advance of Nato summit
Zelenskiy urges allies to leave gathering in Ankara with ‘strong decisions’ on strengthening country’s air defences
Putin and Trump discuss Ukraine in call before Nato summit
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy also discussed diplomatic efforts with Trump
Why Crimea has become so important in the Ukraine conflict
With attacks on the occupied peninsula, Kyiv hopes to pressure Putin to end the war
Ukrainian drones hit oil terminal in Russia’s St Petersburg
City subjected to ‘large-scale’ overnight attack that also hit Baltic port of Vysotsk
We are witnessing the quiet erasure of Ireland’s anti-war foreign policy
Offer of vehicles to Ukraine army disregards our neutrality
Government considering ‘options’ with EU over Aughinish Alumina supplying Russia, Taoiseach says
Simon Harris says he has not been ‘involved in any conversations’ on nationalisation of Co Limerick plant
Ireland increasingly isolated in failing to act against Aughinish Alumina parent company
As Ireland takes up EU presidency, it is one of only two EU countries that failed to take action against Rusal assets
Troop casualties in Ukraine war top 2 million, study finds
Russia has borne the heavier toll, with 1.4 million troops killed or wounded since it invaded in February 2022
Armenia looks to Europe for escape route as Russia tightens the screws
EU acts with relative immediacy in another geopolitical battleground between Russia and the West
Putin’s Russia faces fuel shortages amid Ukrainian drone strikes and diplomatic setbacks
Moscow’s scope for exerting hegemonic power is diminished in an increasingly multipolar world order
‘A question of time’: Russia pounds on the gates of Ukraine’s fortress belt
Gains come even as Kremlin’s war machine stumbles and Ukrainian strikes hit Russia’s oil sector and spark fuel shortages
Ukrainian forces set fire to large Russian oil refinery in drone assault
Russian attacks kill four in Zaporizhzhia and Kharkiv
What should Ireland do as EU president? A to-do list by Fintan O’Toole, Lara Marlowe and others
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Ireland seeks EU money to keep Aughinish Alumina open
Company may nationalisation due to Ukraine war sanctions against Russian owners
How significant was Ukraine’s drone attack on Moscow?
Strikes deep inside Russia will have psychological impact, bringing consequences of war closer to ordinary Russians
‘If Ukraine burns, your Moscow will burn’: Zelenskiy issues threat as Kyiv strikes Russia
Long-range drone attack leaves oil refinery on fire and forces evacuation of Russia’s biggest airport
Europe must push Putin on to hard shoulder rather than giving him an off-ramp
Though diplomacy has continued, there has been no sense of urgency
Can the G7 spur new momentum for peace between Ukraine and Russia?
Zelenskiy pushes for diplomatic offensive at gathering of world leaders to bring Putin to the table
UK places new sanctions on Russian shadow fleet, illegal finance networks
Move comes days after British troops seized a Russian vessel in the English Channel for the first time
Resolving the Ukraine war
Europe has been open to discussion with Russia, but Putin has been unwilling to agree a framework
Ten killed and 1,000-year-old monastery damaged in latest Russian attacks on Ukraine
Strike on Unesco-listed complex ‘one of Russia’s most serious crimes against Christian culture to date’, says Zelenskiy
Russian author Jana Bakunina: ‘In the West, people don’t know what it’s like to be absolutely helpless’
The exiled Russian writer, who is coming to Dalkey Book Festival next week, talks about the ‘inner emigration’ of her friends under Putin and how even her father accepted regime propaganda
‘Nothing works’: Russians react as intelligence services shut down the internet
Interruptions have made one of the most online-savvy nations in the world resort to cash, paper maps and pet cams
Europe must end its juvenile taboo against talking to Russia
Worldview: Preparing to bring Russia back in from the cold does not mean capitulating to Putin’s interests
The war in Ukraine has now gone on longer than first World War
Parallels between the two wars abound, from the grinding nature of the fighting to the way new technologies reshaped warfare
EU plans to ban Russian soldiers from bloc in fresh sanctions on Moscow
Banks, crypto firms and Kremlin oil reserves also targeted in 21st set of measures since full-scale invasion of Ukraine
Armenia’s pro-Europe party wins election and confirms move away from Russia
Result strengthens PM Nikol Pashinyan’s drive for deeper integration with Europe despite warnings from Moscow
AI spying tools unnerve Putin as surveillance risks mount
Russia shut down the system protecting Putin after the Iran war exposed how AI can be used to target enemies
European allies and Zelenskiy urge ‘immediate’ ceasefire with Ukraine after meeting
Leaders condemn Russia’s large-scale missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian cities ‘with a tragic toll on civilians’
Zelenskiy asked Roman Abramovich to convey message to Putin about peace talks – reports
Ukrainian president reportedly asked the former Chelsea FC owner to pass on a message to Vladimir Putin
Ukrainian drones target St Petersburg after Putin refuses talks with Zelenskiy
Leningrad governor Alexander Drozdenko says drone attack on region unprecedented
Putin says ‘no point’ in meeting Zelenskiy over ending Ukraine war
Russia accuses Ukraine of drone attack killing Azerbaijani crew on board two cargo vessels headed for a Russian port
Wilful ignorance is not an acceptable dodge when it comes to Aughinish Alumina
Irish neutrality is rightly questioned when governments do utmost to prevent ban on alumina exports to Russia
Russia is showing signs of weakness in Ukraine. So it hits harder
Analysts believe Russia’s stepped-up strikes are an attempt to reclaim an advantage in potential peace talks
Ukrainian drones hit St Petersburg as Putin’s flagship economic forum opens
Zelenskiy says operation demonstrates Ukraine’s ability to hit strategic targets deep inside Russia
Armenians look towards EU, but Russia is watching
Armenia’s foreign policy direction has become a big issue in advance of Sunday’s parliamentary elections
The US will face a reckoning one day. In the meantime, Trump just gets more volatile
Middle East chaos, looting of public purse and collapse in respect for US just 16 months into his second term
Vladimir Putin could pay a personal price for failure in Ukraine
History informs us that military defeat often leads to radical political change in Moscow
Does your life lack direction? Too much urgency may be to blame
Technology, capitalism and democracy itself seem to be accelerating short-term thinking
Ukraine’s ramped-up drone power is transforming its fortunes against Russia
The country’s war effort was at a nadir. But mass drone production has come to the rescue
Nato vows to defend ‘every inch’ of its territory as Russian drone strikes in Romania
Russia’s ‘reckless behaviour is a danger to us all’, says Nato secretary general Mark Rutte
China’s quiet reform could reshape life for hundreds of millions of migrant workers
A long-awaited easing of residency restrictions may boost consumption – and begin to level the playing field for China’s urban workforce
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Television: This gripping documentary paints a sobering portrait of 21st-century despotism: suited, booted and ready for its close-up
Russia tells US to evacuate its diplomats and citizens from Kyiv
Sergei Lavrov tells Marco Rubio that Washington should evacuate its embassy because Moscow is planning ‘systematic strikes’
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EU moves toward idea of talking to Russia but needs to decide on envoy and mandate
Mood in EU has shifted in recent weeks as Donald Trump’s efforts to end the Ukraine conflict appear to have stalled
Beijing’s split-screen diplomacy underscores shifting global alignments
The protocol on Trump and Putin’s visits to China was almost identical – but the tone and the body language were strikingly different
Xi Jinping and Putin warn against return to ‘law of the jungle’
Russian and Chinese presidents meet in Beijing and say western powers can no longer dominate global affairs in spirit of the colonial era
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