Vladimir Putin

Nationalist Calin Georgescu’s unexpectedly strong showing was fuelled by a TikTok campaign aimed at young voters

Vladimir Putin signs law granting debt forgiveness to new army recruits who enlist to fight in Ukraine

Kyiv working with its western partners on systems to counter ‘new risks’ - Zelenskiy

The farther west in Europe you go, the easier it is to take the view that an aggressive Russia is somebody else’s problem. Those days could be coming to an end

How to Re-Assemble an Atomic Bomb features 10 tracks from the recording sessions that made some of the band wonder if they’d have anything to release

Moscow’s use of an experimental missile is ‘a clear and severe escalation’ in the war, says Volodymyr Zelenskiy

Russian president suggests missile similar to that used against Ukrainian city of Dnipro could be used to hit Kyiv allies that gave permission to use weapons they supplied against targets in Russia

In her new memoir the German former chancellor writes that Trump seemed to find Vladimir Putin ‘very fascinating’

Ukraine reportedly launches first strike on Russia with British Storm Shadow cruise missiles

Party said ‘all sides must cease the current unlimited supply of weapons’ into Ukraine, which was invaded in 2022 by Russia

Foreign ministers reject proposal for EU to suspend ‘political dialogue’ with Israel over war in Gaza

Kyiv fears US president-elect Donald Trump will press for quick and unfavourable peace deal with Moscow

Kyiv says air attack is a rebuke to western leaders who believe Kremlin is open to peace talks

Russians find it easier to understand president-elect than other US politicians. ‘Trump is a palace guy. And Russians like palaces’

President notes that US legislation prevents him from meeting president-elect Donald Trump before January inauguration

Elon Musk’s participation in Donald Trump’s post-election telephone call to Volodymyr Zelenskiy from Mar-a-Lago was chilling, because two years ago Musk tweeted a 'peace plan' for Ukraine that espoused Vladimir Putin’s demands

A trio of compelling reads which run from the Ukraine invasion through the personal and to the curiousity of true crime

Moscow courts dole out long jail terms for anti-war actions and comments

It has become an article of faith among many Republicans that the era of the US acting as the world’s policeman is over

Kyiv and Moscow have praised incoming US leader who claims he can end their war in one day

Kremlin responds more cautiously to victory of populist who has pledged to end war in one day

With the Doomsday Clock set at 90 seconds to midnight, the US and Russia’s Cold War stand-off seems quaint in retrospect

A careful and pointed portrait of sentiment in wartime Ukraine that shows the country is not quite as it is viewed in the West

Kazan Declaration reflects the grievances and aspirations shared by the disparate countries that are part of Brics

Country’s interior minister says two attackers killed in incident near Ankara where witnesses heard explosion and gunfire

China and Russia’s presidents pledge ‘new era’ of strategic partnership

Visit by US defence secretary to meet Zelenskiy focused on assisting Kyiv as Russia slowly makes gains in east of country

Anti-Lukashenko Belarusians see war in Ukraine as prelude to liberation of their homeland

The broad similarities between the Ukrainian and Palestinian conflicts pose a serious challenge for the global community, with many countries open to the charge of hypocrisy

Navalny was Putin’s most prominent foe and relentlessly campaigned against corruption in Russia

It’s not hard to suspect that both Binyamin Netanyahu and Vladimir Putin are holding out for a Trump re-election

‘Influence operations’ by Russia and China are not uncommon as reports allege an Oireachtas member is working as an asset for Russian security services

Moscow fights cyberattack on state media and jails American (72) for fighting for Ukraine

Ukraine is outnumbered, outgunned and sees the West’s commitment withering. As Ukrainian’s face another long winter, appetite for war is waning

Pentagon rejects Kyiv’s complaints over missile supplies and air-defence assistance

Nato outgoing chief Jens Stoltenberg urges West not to fear ‘reckless Russian nuclear rhetoric’

Micheal D Higgins, Simon Harris and Micheál Martin make headlines with comments on homelessness and immigration, Israel and Iran, a trip to Washington and time spent with Meryl Streep

Russian forces advance in east and hit Kharkiv and other cities with deadly air strikes

Deal lays out two decades of co-operation in political, defence, regional and international affairs

Casualties continue to mount