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Russia strikes Ukraine intelligence HQ in what Ukraine says is ‘major escalation’
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Exports of alumina to Russia must stop
We cannot condemn Russia’s bombing of Ukraine while supplying it with a strategic raw material
Ukrainian deputy prime minister airs Aughinish concerns with Ministers in Dublin
Vsevolod Chentsov insists EU should stop trading with Russia no matter how painful to member states
World facing biggest security challenges since 1970s, says Helen McEntee
Minister says disinformation ‘spread like wildfire’ during Northern Ireland immigration riots earlier this year
The EU has a chance to expand. It may not get another soon
With populists on the rise and elections approaching across Europe, Brussels is scrambling to advance enlargement plans
Russian ambassador not in position to ‘lecture’ Ireland over Ukraine war stance, says Taoiseach
State accused of ‘copy-pasting EU conspiracy theories’ after Yury Filatov summoned to meeting in wake of drone attack at German airport
Honest assessment is needed of Ireland’s military neutrality
Government policies are at odds with stated position
Russia’s new jet-powered drones are fuelling anxiety in Ukraine
Upgraded Russian drones are more destructive, faster and harder to shoot down than propeller-driven models
Shoot-out between Ukrainian spy services in Kyiv ‘disgraceful’, says Zelenskiy
Several injured in incident involving officers from SBU domestic security service and HUR military intelligence directorate
Putin says Ukraine peace deal possible as Kyiv hints at renewed diplomatic push
Rare upbeat assessment of peace prospects after four and a half years of fighting
Department withholds notes of discussions between Aughinish Alumina and top civil servant
Department of Enterprise secretary general held several discussions with Limerick refinery director while review into Russian exports was being finalised
Ukraine urgently needs money and missiles. Can Europe find them?
Europe letter: EU will struggle to repeat its €90bn loan trick to keep Ukraine funded
Irish Government to summon Russian ambassador following Leipzig attack
EU’s high representative on foreign affairs signals sanctions on up to 1,600 Russian individuals and entities
Has the Government’s strategy to keep fuel costs down proved to be ‘knee-jerk’ and difficult to reverse?
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Russia’s ‘hybrid war’ is assassination squads, blowing up trains, arson, says Poland
‘We are no longer in regular peacetime,’ says Polish minister as EU meeting in Wicklow plots response to Moscow-directed acts in Europe
‘That has changed’: Helen McEntee says Ireland now takes defence spending seriously
EU foreign affairs chief told Wicklow meeting Ireland has ‘much better neighbours’ than other European countries
Russian drone and missile attack kills at least 12 in Kyiv region
Zelenskiy says Russia is taking advantage of a shortage of US-made Patriot interceptors
Italy’s Giorgia Meloni faces a challenge from the right
Macho ex-general calls for a ‘Mediterranean patriarchy’
Ed Miliband to join EU foreign ministers meeting in Wicklow this week
Helen McEntee to bring Meath twist to foreign ministers' dinner in Druids Glen
Aughinish Alumina’s exports to Russia continue to rise
Russian-owned plant in Co Limerick denies its material is being used in Russian weapons
British warship and ‘sub hunter’ helicopter deployed for EU meeting in Wicklow
Royal Navy ship was requested by Irish authorities to provide defence during the event
From Dublin to Lublin: the haunting pleasures of eastern Poland
Zamość and Lublin are full of thought-provoking historical monuments and quietly charming moments
Modi urges end to Ukraine war in talks with Putin
Indian prime minister and Russian president meet on the sidelines of summit in Kyrgyzstan
A jungle war emerges in southern Ukraine’s vanished reservoir
Russian troops are trying to infiltrate the vast, overgrown reservoir basin of a dam they blew up three years ago as Ukrainian soldiers hunt them at close quarters
Russia preparing massive strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, defence ministry says
Ukraine struck an oil refinery in Russia’s Leningrad region overnight, Ukrainian military says
Almost 40 killed in Russian attack on Kyiv region
Intelligence says Russia is preparing for a possible new ground offensive towards Ukrainian capital
The Irish Government is helping to usher in a new wartime economy in Europe
Europe has stumbled into a new growth paradigm with a reliance on the permanent threat of war
Betrayal by Luke Harding: A colourful, entertaining take on Trump, Russia and Ukraine
Interviews with ordinary Ukrainians light up this book’s pages, although it contains a strange fascination with ornithological detail
Western officials believe Russia aiming to spread alarm with warnings of UK drone factory attacks
Much of combative language coming out of Kremlin is a classic case of Moscow using ‘rhetoric to exploit fears’, official says
CIA director gives bleak assessment of Russia’s war in Ukraine during Moscow visit
Russians urged to make a deal before their military and economic situation worsens
CIA director went to Moscow to warn Russia not to attack Nato – reports
US media outlets have cited their own sources as saying Ratcliffe warned Russia not to attack any Nato member state
Russian missiles and drones hit Kyiv retailers, ports and industrial sites
Moscow warns it may strike UK military targets in response to Ukrainian attacks on Russia ‘carried out using British weapons’
Things look surprisingly rosy for North Korea’s Kim Jong-un
Russia, China and the US all want better relationships with the dictator
Ireland should be at the forefront of the drive to save Ukraine
If Ukraine falls it will only be a short step for Vladimir Putin to go after others
Aughinish latest: Claim that oligarch retains Rusal control is based on ‘presumptions’, company argues
Russian aluminium giant’s Swedish arm warns closure of smelting plant would cause ‘irreparable’ economic harm
António Guterres: ‘Superpowers need to understand things have changed’
The UN secretary general, whose term ends in December, talks about the decline of US dominance, the rise of new powers and the organisation’s financial crisis
Ukraine ‘wants peace’ but not at any price, says Zelenskiy
Andy Burnham and European Council chief among dignitaries present for anniversary of Ukraine’s break from Soviet Union
Burnham’s soft launch is ending as hard foreign policy issues loom
New UK prime minister would rather focus on domestic policy over foreign, but that’s what they all say until geopolitics intrudes
Wartime election would risk destroying Ukraine, Zelenskiy says
Ukrainian president responds for the first time to a demand made by sacked former defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov
Ukraine launches wave of overnight drone attacks on Russia
More than 130 wounded in drone strike in central Ukraine
Ukraine imposes sanctions on Aughinish Alumina customers in Russia
Move aims to raise pressure on Ireland and EU to sanction Aughinish parent company and stop exports to Russia
Ukraine seeks Musk’s go-ahead to use Starlink-equipped drones inside Russia
Kyiv wants to target missile launchers across border but Zelenskiy fired defence minister with direct line to SpaceX owner
The Irish Times view on Europe’s borders: frontline of a new reality
War does not begin when the tanks roll across the border
Nine-hour Russian missile and drone attack kills 16 in Kyiv and surrounding area
Parts of Ukrainian capital left without power
Europe has no choice but to wish Marco Rubio well, even if it is through gritted teeth
Americans who support reckless wars are sometimes also the most likely to defend democratic Europe
Short on land, long on vision: Dutch lead the way on food production
Ireland could learn much from a nursery and research institute in the Netherlands
The Irish Times view on Ukraine: Zelenskiy’s new challenge
The underlying story is of a leader steadily hollowing out his own support
Zelenskiy sacks top aide but corruption allegations persist
Anti-corruption agencies announce operation against presidential advisers following Mykhailo Fedorov’s address
What a shameful, disreputable clown Donald Trump is
The idiot king has stabbed his South Korean ally in the back because a nuclearised North Korea is showing him respect
Russia warns UK will ‘pay price’ for supplying drones to Ukraine
UK prime minister Andy Burnham vows to continue material support for Ukraine as drone
Bytes and Bullets: Study of AI arms race is meticulously researched and deeply disturbing
Steve Feldstein charts global technological-military rivalry whose implications are not fully understood
EU plans ‘most far-reaching sanctions against Russia in coming months’
Measures to focus on Moscow’s military industrial complex
Trump orders cuts to joint US military drills with South Korea
US president says move is based on his ‘very good relationship with Kim Jong-un’ but military officials warn North Korea’s combat capabilities are growing
Day centre may have to reduce services after Ukrainian staff forced to leave accommodation
Manager Irina Bereznytska, herself Ukrainian, says the centre is likely to operate for only two or three days a week
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