EU’s tricky discussion about talks with Vladimir Putin
Emmanuel Macron and Giorgia Meloni say it’s time to engage directly with Russia about ending the war in Ukraine, but who should lead negotiations?
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Ukraine and EU officials dismiss alleged attack on Putin residence
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Russia says it has moved nuclear-capable missiles, which can travel 5,500km, closer to Europe
Hypersonic system deployed to Belarus which shares border with Nato countries Poland, Lithuania and Latvia
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‘Complete fabrication’: Ukraine denies Russian claim it attacked Putin residence with drones
Ukraine denies Russian claim that it attacked Putin residence with drones
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Hopes for Ukraine peace deal drag defence stocks lower while top tech stocks take a backwards step in New York
Why latest Ukraine peace talks include promising developments for Kyiv
Sticking points remain in draft peace deal, including fate of land in eastern Ukraine
Trump says deal to end Ukraine war ‘very close’ but thorny issues remain
Ukrainian president says US-Ukraine security guarantees are ’100% agreed to’
Zelenskiy holds talks with Carney and European leaders en route to Trump meeting
Russian attacks leave hundreds of thousands in Kyiv without heating as Ukrainian leader prepares for flurry of weekend diplomacy
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Zelenskiy proposes demilitarised zone in eastern Ukraine
Offer is closest Ukraine has come to addressing territorial disputes in Donetsk that have derailed peace talks
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German factory retools from trains to tanks: ‘Not everyone is happy about the transition’
As weapons production ramps up in the face of the Russian threat, assembly lines in Görlitz are switching from rail carriages to battle tanks
Millions of Ukrainians without power and at least three dead in Russian missile attacks
Despite peace-talks progress, Zelenskiy said attacks show Putin ‘cannot accept that he must stop killing’
Russia sees ‘slow progress’ in peace plan talks as Moscow bomb attack kills general
No breakthrough during intense weekend of diplomacy involving US, Ukraine, Russia and Europe
Unravelling of plan to use frozen Russian assets is good news for EU and Ukraine
New scheme for €90 billion loan to Kyiv is more straightforward and legally stable
How Russia recruits Ukrainians to attack their own country
Moscow is targeting vulnerable adults and even children to recruit them as potential killers, bombers and arsonists
European involvement in US-led talks damaging chances of peace in Ukraine, says Russia
Zelenskiy open to possibility of summit with Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump as negotiations continue in Miami
Ireland should resist cheap, tough talk on migration
When our Minister for Justice implicitly endorses treating UK policy as a model for Ireland, we’re falling sway to toxic politics
EU weighs direct talks with Russia to avoid being sidelined over Ukraine
EU expected to push for greater input into negotiations between US, Moscow and Kyiv after agreement on €90bn loan
Putin says Russian forces will continue to advance in Ukraine
President’s end-of-year press conference appears largely aimed at preparing country’s population for war to continue
Merz faces mounting criticism in Germany amid concern over his Ukraine deal performance
‘He didn’t take the Belgian resistance seriously,’ says one observer of chancellor’s approach to EU summit
EU funding deal for Ukraine: dissenter Hungary joined by Slovakia and Czech Republic
A tear that Hungary’s premier, Viktor Orban, has spent years pulling at in the EU tent has just got bigger
Ukraine deal: EU leaders agree €90bn loan after frozen Russian assets plan fails
Crunch summit breaks up with agreement for EU loan to shore up Ukraine’s finances for next two years
EU summit: Tusk warns Europe could pay ‘in blood’ if aid for Ukraine is not unblocked
Summit rests on stance taken by Belgian prime minister Bart De Wever
How does the EU want to use Russia’s frozen assets for Ukraine?
Plan would allow EU governments use up to €165bn of Russian assets without confiscating them
From city hall to house arrest: fall of Odesa’s mayor exposes Ukraine power struggles
Hennadiy Trukhanov is viewed by many Ukrainians as someone who embodies the worst of Odesa – pro-Russian and corrupt
Russia accused of intimidating Belgian leaders to block use of frozen assets for Ukraine
Key figures at depository among targets of campaign, say European intelligence agencies
Micheál Martin’s detractors seem to have come unstuck by basic maths
Taoiseach would be wise to pay attention to the end of The Grinch on the eve of the Dáil Christmas recess
The €90bn question: will Belgium sign up to frozen assets plan for Ukraine?
Emerging from this summit empty-handed would be hugely damaging to Europe’s standing in new world of ‘wars and predators’
Putin predicts European ‘swine’ backing Ukraine will lose power
Russian president vows to liberate ‘historic lands’ in hardline speech
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