Vladimir Putin

Is SF clinging to old Soviet Marxist ideals that have long since gone under the quasi-fascist imperialism of Putin?

Sinn Féin is rightly proud of republicanism’s role in the fight against fascism in Spain. So why is it now opposing assistance for Ukraine?

Further Russian strikes on Ukraine likely, says Zelenskiy, as officials meet in Geneva for talks aimed at ending war

A more accurate portrayal is to be found in a book published two centuries ago, Letters from Russia

Shuttling between realpolitik slap and diplomatic tickle, US secretary of state urges end to ‘western malaise’

Trump administration has pressured Ukrainian leader to hold both votes by May 15 or risk losing security guarantees

Behind public words of support, national governments have concerns such as corruption, the impact on agriculture and freedom of movement

Ukraine strikes Russian missile fuel plant after ‘massive’ attack on Ukraine’s energy system

Vladimir Alexeyev provided Vladimir Putin with intelligence for full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022

Ukrainian authorities confirm exchange has taken place after sides agreed to swap 157 prisoners of war each

New Start treaty, which expires on Thursday, capped the number of missiles and warheads in US and Russian arsenals

Xi Jinping and Donald Trump had a friendly, two-hour phone call last night

Officials from Kyiv and Moscow hold ‘productive’ talks in UAE as fighting continues

Xi Jinping says Taiwan is Chinese territory and China ‘must defend its national sovereignty and territorial integrity’

It’s not a simple question of spending money on services here or bolstering Ukraine’s defence

Expiration of US-Russia deal raises risk of new nuclear arms race in which Europe could find itself in particularly uncomfortable position

Could she accept the loss of Donetsk in exchange for a peace agreement, I asked Yulia Mykytenko, the bravest person I know. ‘It’s a very complex and painful question,’ she stressed

Short-term ceasefire has not been confirmed by either Kyiv or the Kremlin

Nordic nations hope US fixation on Greenland will spur allies to catch up with Russian military build-up

Washington signalled Kyiv would receive more backing after any withdrawal from the Donbas, say people familiar with talks

Against Post-Liberalism by Paul Kelly; Post-Liberalism by Matt Sleat; and Liberal Democracy Battling for Survival: A Plan for Action by Tim McCormick

Kyiv facing increasing pressure from US to reach peace deal but no signs of compromise showing over Donbas territory

Simon Harris does not see any scenario in which Ireland would join Donald Trump’s proposed Board of Peace

A fledgling club of autocrats, strongmen and monarchs is taking shape as the US president tries to recast the global order

Board, originally envisioned as small group overseeing ceasefire plan for Palestinian enclave, has grown into sprawling concept

‘No signing as of now’ for $800bn deal amid deep disagreements, officials say

Invitation, which has yet to be confirmed by Washington, raises more questions about the intended agenda for the board

Mikhail Fishman’s biography tells the story of Boris Nemtsov, whose life and death illuminate Putin’s rise

Greenland ‘can count’ on political and financial support from Europe, says commission president

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?

Micheál Martin knows demonstrating competence on domestic issues remains the biggest challenge

Head-spinning events of the past week indicate that either Trump is stark raving mad or the result of the greatest undercover coup in the history of Soviet intelligence

States reiterate support to deploy troops from European nations to reassure Kyiv in event of truce with Russia

Mikhail Zygar’s latest book revisits the figures who defined the USSR’s last years and the turbulent decades that followed

Assessment rebuts claim that the Russian leader made to Donald Trump in a phone call this week

Foreign media is flooded with criticism for the country that used to “get its way”

We have to learn to scroll better. Not through our phones, but through our minds and our emotions

Ukraine needs maximum support from its allies on the battlefield, as well as at the negotiating table

As the new year dawns, there is no shortage of reasons for concern

US intelligence increasingly concerned over advancing capabilities of China’s armed forces