Russia and Ukraine trade accusations of Orthodox Easter ceasefire violations
Both sides reported more than 1,000 drone and shelling attacks after the 32-hour truce began on Saturday
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Elections in Hungary: Putin’s poodle Viktor Orbán is a disgrace
If Orbán wins and continues to act as he has been doing, EU membership should be suspended
Orbán makes last-ditch appeal to voters as Hungary prepares for pivotal elections
Polls show opposition Tisza party led by Peter Magyar heading for landslide victory but outcome remains uncertain
Lara Marlowe: A far-right victory in France would be a win for Putin and Trump
The RN’s challenge for the next year is to bring on board the bulk of the right, the traditional right as well as their hard core far-right supporters
Putin declares 32-hour ceasefire in Ukraine war for Orthodox Easter
Moves follows proposal by Volodymyr Zelenskiy from earlier this week to obverse pause in fighting during celebration
The Irish Times view on the Hungarian election: Orbán on the precipice
Should he be defeated, it will be the most significant setback for the populist right in years
From Rasputin to Putin: Why Russia will never learn from its history
Antony Beevor says Rasputin was a historically important figure who accelerated the demise of the Romanov dynasty
Trump hints at ‘quick’ exit from Iran but US could return for ‘spot hits’
President claims ‘new regime’ has asked for ceasefire, a claim denied by Tehran, as fighting continues in Lebanon
National lampoon: Felix Larkin on how cartoonists have skewered politicians for centuries
Napoleon Bonaparte was particular target of early satirical cartoonists
Ireland talked tough on Russian sanctions - until it came to one metals plant in Limerick
Aughinish Alumina revelations in The Irish Times came a day after Russia launched a wave of missile and drone attacks across Ukraine
US security guarantees dependent on Ukraine ceding territory to Russia, says Zelenskiy
Trump applying pressure on Kyiv for quick end to four-year invasion as US focuses shifts to Iran war
Government to review ‘concerning’ findings of Irish Times Aughinish investigation
Evidence of Limerick-produced alumina entering Russian military supply chain ‘horrific and shocking’, says Labour’s Ivana Bacik
Russian oil tankers carry oil for Cuba and a message for friends and the US
War in Iran has given Vladimir Putin a boost
From the Shannon to Siberia: How alumina from a Limerick refinery enters Russia’s weapons supply chain
Alumina made in Aughinish, Co Limerick is exported to smelters that sell aluminium to a trader supplying Russian arms manufacturers, an investigation has found. The project analysed confidential documents, customs data and transport records along with satellite imagery and financial records, to trace the passage of materials from Guinea and Brazil, through Ireland, and on to Russian smelters.
Catriona Crowe: The brave few risking everything to unmask Putin’s Russia
The Oscar-winning documentary Mr Nobody Against Putin is a record of something totally unseen in the world outside Russia
Ireland needs to grow up and get serious about its interests
In the infantile recent debate about the Mercosur deal, for example, politicians from all sides fell over each other to criticise an agreement profoundly in Ireland’s interests
First Venezuela, now Iran but is Washington’s real target China?
Behind Trump’s erratic policies there is one common thread: to check China’s rise
Kremlin backs covert campaign to keep Viktor Orban in power
Vladimir Putin endorses plan drawn up by Russian consultancy that is under western sanctions
Russian deportation and transfer of Ukrainian children amounts to crimes against humanity, says UN investigation
More than 19,500 children have been forcibly displaced or illegally deported to Russia and Belarus during Ukraine war
US focus on Iran intensifies Ukraine’s struggles and leaves Putin feeling vindicated
Oil-price rises from prolonged Middle East conflict could give much-needed boost to flagging Russian economy
An ‘outrageous’ gender oversight and turmoil for St Patrick’s Day plans
It’s not just stranded tourists and discommoded influencers who have been repatriated, Eoin Hayes has returned to the Dáil
Sinn Féin have forgotten a chapter in Irish history while calling for reduced Ukrainian supports
The party needs to develop grown up, logical and consistent positions on foreign policy to become a government alternative
If Putin was wrong to invade Ukraine, Trump is wrong to invade Iran
Trump called for demonstrations against the regime and promised demonstrators support from the US. They demonstrated; they died in their thousands
Supporting Ukraine, maintaining neutrality and bolstering our defences
Sinn Féin’s stance on the €90bn support package for Ukraine doesn’t hold up
Who is going to stand up for football against Gianni Infantino?
When you think what Fifa could be, it’s sad to see what it is
Letters: Mainstream media have gone quiet on Gaza since the ‘ceasefire’
Western media interest seems to have fallen off a cliff, yet the suffering continues
Ukrainian and US officials hold postwar rebuilding talks despite deadlock with Russia
Latest talks come as Moscow launches fresh missile and drone attacks on Kyiv’s energy and other critical infrastructure
Europe’s support for Ukraine has surpassed expectations
Shades of ‘whatever it takes’ to European financial backing for Kyiv in a war grinding into its fifth year
European leaders pledge support for Ukraine as war enters fifth year
Ukrainian president appeals to Donald Trump to visit Kyiv to ‘understand what this war is really about’
Sinn Féin opposing EU loan for Ukraine like supporting surrender, says Micheál Martin
‘It beggars belief that Sinn Féin wants Europe to abandon Ukraine," says Taoiseach
European unity faces critical test as Ukraine war enters its fifth year
EU’s Kaja Kallas not optimistic about peace talks as cities face continued bombardment
Four years on, Ukrainians no longer believe in anything but the weapons they carry
Idea of just peace, war crimes trials and reparations has fallen by wayside
We face a real danger that the nuclear arms race might be about to resume
Worldview: The bulletin of the atomic scientists moved its estimate of the risk of a nuclear conflict, the doomsday clock, to 85 seconds to midnight
First chair of modern Irish history at Cambridge University is announced
Government’s funding of modern Irish history chair at Cambridge a signal of belief in importance of independent scholarship, Micheál Martin says
Sinn Féin, Ukraine and the Spanish Civil War
In Ukraine ‘the issues are clearer’, and we cannot know who would have won in Spain with no intervention
Without western intervention, we would have a puppet regime in Ukraine
Inaction of the West following the 2014 invasion of Crimea emboldened Putin
The Next World War by Peter Apps: Cautious optimism - for those who can defend themselves
The Next World War – The New Age of Global Conflict and the Fight to Stop It
‘Difficult’ peace talks between Ukraine and Russia end without breakthrough
Zelenskiy accuses Moscow of delaying progress as second day of discussions concludes after two hours
Sinn Féin and the war in Ukraine
Is SF clinging to old Soviet Marxist ideals that have long since gone under the quasi-fascist imperialism of Putin?
For Sinn Féin, Tiocfaidh ár lá is being replaced by Turn the Other Cheek
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?
Kremlin rejects claim it poisoned Putin critic Alexei Navalny with dart frog toxin
Further Russian strikes on Ukraine likely, says Zelenskiy, as officials meet in Geneva for talks aimed at ending war
If you want to learn about Putin’s Russia, don’t start with the film starring Jude Law
A more accurate portrayal is to be found in a book published two centuries ago, Letters from Russia
Munich was no love-in, but Rubio spared Europe a Valentine’s Day massacre
Shuttling between realpolitik slap and diplomatic tickle, US secretary of state urges end to ‘western malaise’
Zelenskiy planning elections in Ukraine and vote on peace deal
Trump administration has pressured Ukrainian leader to hold both votes by May 15 or risk losing security guarantees
Fast-tracking Ukraine: why Europe is wary of bending rules for EU entry
Behind public words of support, national governments have concerns such as corruption, the impact on agriculture and freedom of movement
US wants Russia and Ukraine to end war by June, says Zelenskiy
Ukraine strikes Russian missile fuel plant after ‘massive’ attack on Ukraine’s energy system
Russian general remains in coma after Moscow shooting
Vladimir Alexeyev provided Vladimir Putin with intelligence for full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022
Ukraine-Russia talks in Abu Dhabi conclude with prisoner exchange
Ukrainian authorities confirm exchange has taken place after sides agreed to swap 157 prisoners of war each
A world without nuclear arms control begins today
New Start treaty, which expires on Thursday, capped the number of missiles and warheads in US and Russian arsenals
While Xi and Trump talk, US and EU explore ways to reduce dependence on China
Xi Jinping and Donald Trump had a friendly, two-hour phone call last night
Number of Ukrainians killed in war with Russia estimated at 55,000, says Zelenskiy
Officials from Kyiv and Moscow hold ‘productive’ talks in UAE as fighting continues
China’s Xi warns Donald Trump over US arms sales to Taiwan
Xi Jinping says Taiwan is Chinese territory and China ‘must defend its national sovereignty and territorial integrity’
Sinn Féin is deliberately being obtuse about EU plan to help Ukraine
It’s not a simple question of spending money on services here or bolstering Ukraine’s defence
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