Volodymyr Zelenskiy

US officials say ‘90%’ of issues between two countries resolved after two days of talks in Berlin

Territory nearly twice the size of Ireland is thought to be contaminated with mines and other explosives

Fnnish prime minister calls for more money for frontline states ahead of first summit of countries bordering Russia

European leaders say proposed security guarantees agreed with US include a Ukrainian peacetime army of 800,000 troops and European-led military support force

Move aimed at advancing peace talks in Berlin

Move marks major shift for Ukraine, which has fought to join Nato as safeguard against Russian attacks

Drones were probably meant as a reminder from Russia of the ominous costs of continued EU support for Kyiv

Incident during Ukrainian president’s visit suggests the State is ill-equipped for new era of hybrid warfare and risks serious embarrassment next year

Kyiv and European allies seek to strengthen their hand as Washington-led peace talks reach critical phase

Devices sighted in skies of Dublin Bay on night Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy landed in State

Move backed by Brussels would transform the bloc’s approach to admitting new members

The British leader pledged ‘peace in our time’ after appeasing a tyrant – will history repeat itself?

Questions emerge over how vital security information was shared as anti-drone tech included in €1.7bn defence package

Too many in military alliance do not feel ‌the ​urgency ‍of Russia’s threat in Europe, says Mark Rutte

The Donbas region is at the centre of US-led efforts to end Russia’s war against Ukraine

Anti-drone technology will be in place by next summer that will ‘identify and neutralise’ drones that ‘may be a threat’

Airborne devices appeared in Dublin Bay, close to flight path of Ukrainian president’s plane

McEntee to launch €1.7bn expenditure on defence projects with military radar programme set as main priority

No member state has disabled or downed such aerial devices with recent exception of France, Dáil hears

Kyiv to discuss future security guarantees with ‘coalition of the willing’ states

Russia wants a piece of Ukraine. America wants Greenland and the Panama Canal. Israel wants to a piece of Gaza, and so on

The Government has much to do ahead of Ireland taking on the EU presidency next July

Taoiseach says incident fits in with ‘pattern’ of similar disruption in across Continent

Kyiv readies ‘refined’ peace plan proposals amid intense diplomacy around Europe

Naval officers on LÉ William Butler Yeats felt rules of engagement in place meant they could not open fire

Trump claims Russia ‘is fine’ with peace proposals even as top Kremlin aide calls for ‘radical’ changes

Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan says drones off Dublin Bay were not controlled by ‘back garden enthusiast’

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Incident during Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s visit is believed to have been intended to cause embarrassment to the Republic and highlight weak defences

Defence ministry says air defences destroyed 77 Ukrainian drones launched overnight

Hard choices about territory, security, language rights, alliances, sanctions and resources are required

Alpha, beta, boomers, Joneses: confusion reigns about the ‘gen’ paramaters, never mind which is the greatest

Ireland’s neutrality doesn’t bother EU allies. Our inability to defend ourselves does

Questions asked within force over why the Defence Forces did not fire on the drones or fire warning shots

The Taoiseach grins in the driver’s seat while Sensible Simon steers the economy

Move comes as French military opens fire on five suspected drones over nuclear submarine base on Thursday

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Labour deputy says measures ‘totally understandable’ for hosting a war time president

Moscow vows to seize entire Donbas region and says EU use of its frozen assets to fund Kyiv could be ‘casus belli’

Irish navy ship spotted five drones operating near route of the Ukrainian president’s aircraft by Howth coast