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Analysts believe Russia’s stepped-up strikes are an attempt to reclaim an advantage in potential peace talks
Ukrainian drones hit St Petersburg as Putin’s flagship economic forum opens
Zelenskiy says operation demonstrates Ukraine’s ability to hit strategic targets deep inside Russia
Zelenskiy warns of further strikes after at least 23 killed in latest Russian attacks on Ukraine
Capital Kyiv and city of Dnipro among areas hit by ‘systemic’ drone and missile attacks
Ukraine’s ramped-up drone power is transforming its fortunes against Russia
The country’s war effort was at a nadir. But mass drone production has come to the rescue
Nato vows to defend ‘every inch’ of its territory as Russian drone strikes in Romania
Russia’s ‘reckless behaviour is a danger to us all’, says Nato secretary general Mark Rutte
Ireland steps up for Ukraine in EU as domestic support wanes
Inside Politics: Ministers hope to make ‘swift progress’ on Ukraine’s bid to join the EU
Russia tells US to evacuate its diplomats and citizens from Kyiv
Sergei Lavrov tells Marco Rubio that Washington should evacuate its embassy because Moscow is planning ‘systematic strikes’
Drone wars: Irish Defence Forces watching the skies as EU presidency set to begin
Lessons learned from Ukraine and Middle East are informing Ireland’s strategy for developing defence systems
Volodymyr Zelenskiy says proposal of associate EU membership for Ukraine is ‘unfair’
Germany’s Friedrich Merz suggested interim step of associate membership without voting rights
EU moves toward idea of talking to Russia but needs to decide on envoy and mandate
Mood in EU has shifted in recent weeks as Donald Trump’s efforts to end the Ukraine conflict appear to have stalled
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Ukraine says new long-range drones bombarded Moscow region over weekend
Kyiv says electronics factory for weapon parts and oil pumping station among target in Russia
Ukrainian drones kill four in Russia as Moscow faces biggest attack in over a year
Zelenskiy says strikes are a response to Russian attacks on Ukraine’s cities and infrastructure
Death toll from Russian attack in Kyiv rises to 24
Ukrainian air force said barrage was the largest of the full-scale invasion
Moscow military parade could prove to be requiem for Putin’s Ukraine ambitions
After four bloody years of war, signs of anxiety within the Kremlin are unmistakable
Is Angela Merkel set to return as EU envoy on Ukraine?
Nearly five years after leaving office, the former German chancellor may be drawn back into diplomacy – despite questions over her record on Russia
Ukraine hit by second day of large-scale Russian missile and drone strikes
Widespread nature of attacks prompts warnings that Moscow is trying to overwhelm air defence systems
Latvian government collapses over Russia-bound Ukrainian drones
Prime minister Evika Siliņa resigns after incidents of drones crashing near Latvia’s border with Russia
Russia fires 800 drones into Ukraine killing at least six and injuring dozens
Zelenskiy says 14 regions came under fire with residential, energy and railway infrastructure targeted
The Irish Times view on Russia-Ukraine war: the calculus shifts
On the battlefield Russia’s small advances in Donbass have all but ground to a halt
Ukraine and Russia fight on despite US-mediated ceasefire
EU imposes sanctions on Russia for systematic unlawful deportation of Ukrainian children
Russia breaches three-day ceasefire with Ukraine, says Zelenskiy
US-mediated truce between Kyiv and Moscow appears under serious strain on its second day
Vladimir Putin says he believes Ukraine war will end soon
President’s comments come as Moscow holds scaled-back Victory Day parade amid beginning of ceasefire with Kyiv
Trump announces three-day Ukraine-Russia ceasefire ahead of Moscow commemorative parade
Temporary truce includes suspension of all physical military activity and exchange of 1,000 prisoners by each country
Killer drones and frontline robots: Ukraine’s new weapons industry
Short of manpower and might, Kviv has devised a machine-based modern war strategy instead
War commemoration ceasefire shows ‘strange and inappropriate’ Russian logic, says Zelenskiy
Top Ukrainian negotiator arrives in Miami for news talks with US representatives on moving towards peace accords
Ukraine’s greatest hope? To be able to have a boring life
Worldview: Tragic Ukraine is a borderland for Russia and for the West, historian Yaroslav Hrytsak says
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Ukraine: 27 killed in latest Russian attacks before Kyiv deadline on proposed ceasefire
Not an option for Russia to halt strikes for one day for military parade while continuing strikes, says Zelenskiy
Putin declares two-day ceasefire for war commemoration, Zelenskiy announces his own one
Russia said any attempt by Ukraine to disrupt the celebrations would prompt retaliation
Canada contribution and Iran backdrop give Armenia summit feeling of Trump-therapy session
Decision to host eighth European Political Community meeting in Yerevan a notable statement and red rag to Moscow
Drone strikes Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant’s radiation control lab
International Atomic Energy Agency warns of safety risks and requests access to assess damage
Ukrainian diplomat on Irish neutrality: ‘Security is something you need to discuss, but which makes you very nervous’
First deputy head of Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s office warns of Russian mission’s ‘subversive activities’ in Dublin
Ukraine expands oil strikes on Russia as Putin proposes brief ceasefire
Russian president wants pause in conflict to mark ‘victory day’ but Zelenskiy is pushing for longer break
Zelenskiy is testing Europe’s patience
European governments were not thrilled Zelenskiy engaged in public spat with outgoing Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán
What Ukrainians really think of Trump, Europe and Russia after four years of war
Country’s leading polling firm finds most Ukrainians do not support either side in the US-Iran war
Top Ukrainian official questions Irish move to phase out housing supports
Government move ‘will not solve problems that existed before’ people fleeing Russian invasion arrived, says deputy head of Zelenskiy’s office
The Ukrainian grandfathers on the front line
Men in their 50s and 60s are filling the ranks — driven by duty, history and a fear of national extinction
Breakthrough on EU’s €90bn Kyiv loan gives Zelenskiy a ‘great day’ in Cyprus sun
Removal of Viktor Orbán might mean Paris and Berlin have to play the bad guy on Ukraine’s membership
EU provisionally approves €90bn loan to Ukraine and new Moscow sanctions
Hungary lifts aid veto after Russian oil flows resume through Druzhba pipeline
At least five killed in Kyiv after shooter opens fire and barricades himself into supermarket
One person killed inside the supermarket, where the suspect had brandished an automatic weapon
Russian strikes kill at least 17 across Ukraine in worst attack this year
Some 100 people wounded in Kyiv, Odesa and Dnipro as Volodymyr Zelenskiy urges no lifting of sanctions
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
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
Helen McEntee to ‘reaffirm Ireland’s support’ for Ukraine during Kyiv visit
Visit by Minister for Foreign Affairs and EU counterparts marks fourth anniversary of the liberation of Bucha from Russian occupation
Election posters plaster Budapest – but Orban is nowhere to be seen
As Hungary heads toward a pivotal vote, the governing Fidesz party fills the streets with warnings about its rivals while hiding its own leader from view
Investigation fails to determine origin of drones around Zelenskiy’s Dublin flight
Minister for Justice expresses concern at Islamic State-inspired terrorism in Dublin
The €500m hole in Chernobyl’s roof: A race to repair damage from a Russian drone
Ukraine’s financially strapped government has taken the first steps to fix the hole made by the attack drone
‘That’s a lie’: Rubio denies Zelenskiy claim US is demanding Kyiv give up eastern Donbas
Ukrainian leader said US was making its offer of security guarantees contingent on ceding the industrial heartland
Ireland’s neutrality a ‘difficult path’ to follow, senior official says
Department of Defence secretary general Jacqui McCrum spoke at French defence conference
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
At least seven killed in Ukraine after Russia launches attacks using almost 1,000 drones
Barrage marks one of largest aerial bombardments of country since start of full-scale invasion in 2022
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