Russia

Two men detained on suspicion of killing Anastasiia Berezovska, including Ukrainian military intelligence service employee

US president says he has spoken to Zelenskiy and Putin about ending Russian war on Ukraine

Zelenskiy urges allies to leave gathering in Ankara with ‘strong decisions’ on strengthening country’s air defences

Micheál Martin to speak in Strasbourg, and Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin talk about Ukraine

In the News podcast: Limerick plant exports vast amounts of material to Russia, which is then used by country’s military

Opposition TDs have called on the Government to end agreement aiding ‘Putin’s aggression against Ukraine’

With attacks on the occupied peninsula, Kyiv hopes to pressure Putin to end the war

City subjected to ‘large-scale’ overnight attack that also hit Baltic port of Vysotsk

A deeply researched yet readable survey of Slav-Teuton antagonisms from the late 1800s to the present

Move comes as Government finalises investigation into Aughinish Alumina plant in Co Limerick

Kyiv mayor declares day of mourning in city for Friday

Offer of vehicles to Ukraine army disregards our neutrality

Taoiseach says Government and European Commission will consider ‘options’ on Aughinish Alumina plant’s output

Simon Harris says he has not been ‘involved in any conversations’ on nationalisation of Co Limerick plant

As Ireland takes up EU presidency, it is one of only two EU countries that failed to take action against Rusal assets

Russia has borne the heavier toll, with 1.4 million troops killed or wounded since it invaded in February 2022

Ruling from Sweden’s tax authority states all of Rusal’s operation in Europe, which includes Irish plant, should be subject to EU sanctions

Taoiseach plays down concerns over how neutral Ireland would help strengthen EU’s defence during presidency

EU acts with relative immediacy in another geopolitical battleground between Russia and the West

Moscow’s scope for exerting hegemonic power is diminished in an increasingly multipolar world order

This is eighth time Ireland has held rotating presidency since joining bloc in 1973

Intergovernmental bargaining makes up much of the EU’s activity

Police hunt suspected bomber believed to have fled wealthy Mediterranean principality

Co Limerick plant will be required to set aside nearly €31m under new agreement

Gains come even as Kremlin’s war machine stumbles and Ukrainian strikes hit Russia’s oil sector and spark fuel shortages

Early Edition with Aideen Finnegan

Ground-based beacons, despite nearing the end of their service life, are less vulnerable to interference

Russian attacks kill four in Zaporizhzhia and Kharkiv

Berlin wants to loosen the shackles on the BND as part of a Europe-wide drive to reduce dependence on US intelligence

The EU budget, online safety, Ukraine’s accession, removing red tape from green energy, or neutrality – what should the Government prioritise?

Company may nationalisation due to Ukraine war sanctions against Russian owners

A report recommends decriminalising drugs, but the issue has caused division in Ireland

French navy seizes another tanker linked to Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’, stepping up pressure on Moscow

Kyiv hopes financial incentives and new terms of service will boost morale and slow desertions

Day-to-day custodianship of national security is not just an operational matter. It must be a constant strategic priority for the Government

Daria Bilyk and her husband Nikita moved to Ireland from Russia in 2021

Europe is ‘Washington’s fourth priority’, behind the US itself, the western hemisphere and the Pacific

There’s been strangely little talk of the fact that Dublin is the European home of several increasingly militarised technologies

Pro-Ukraine journalist from Kilkenny who made waves over Aughinish Alumina reflects vast change in consumption of news

Organisation offers way to promote new forms of co-operation