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Yesterday
3rd July 2025
Trump 'not happy' as Putin phone call ends without Ukraine progress amid arms shipment pause
Last week
22nd June 2025 - 28th June 2025
Ukraine army chief vows to expand strikes on Russia
Last month
June 2025
Books: Imperialism is Russia's forte — we underestimate it at our peril
Donnacha Ó Beacháin
Trump-Putin phone call will not lead to 'immediate peace in Ukraine', US President says
Putin intends to respond “very strongly” to recent attacks on Russian planes.
Ukraine and Russia agree to swap bodies of 6,000 soldiers killed in war
Ukraine says it destroyed more than 40 military planes in drone attack in Russia
May
May 2025
Opinion: Scrapping the Triple Lock is an ill-considered and potentially catastrophic step
Tom Clonan
Russia accuses Ukraine of escalating air attacks to thwart peace talks
Kremlin says Trump 'emotional' after US President called Putin 'absolutely crazy' over Ukraine strikes
Russia and Ukraine each hand over 390 prisoners as major prisoner swap begins
Putin visits recaptured Kursk as Russia intercepts 159 Ukrainian drones in overnight attack
Zelenskyy welcomes Putin's proposal for direct talks between Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul
Vladimir Putin ‘hopes nuclear weapons will not be required’ in Ukraine
This year
2025
Putin announces surprise three-day ceasefire in Ukraine next week to coincide with VE Day
Russia resumes attacks on Ukraine following brief Easter truce, Ukraine says
The US wants to move on from brokering peace in Ukraine 'if it's not doable in the short term'
Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of failing to pause strikes
Trump 'pissed off' with Putin, threatens further Russian sanctions if ceasefire not agreed
Putin agrees to partial ceasefire and prisoner exchange with Ukraine as peace talks to begin 'immediately'
During the call, Putin called for the complete cessation of foreign military assistance and the provision of intelligence” to Ukraine.
Trump and Putin expected to discuss Ukraine in the coming week, say officials
Putin backs US truce proposal for Ukraine war but says 'serious questions' need to be discussed
US envoy Steve Witkoff has arrived in Moscow today to deliver the ceasefire plan.
Putin said he was "for" the proposal of a 30-day ceasefire "but that there are nuances".
President Trump has said it would be "very disappointing" if Russia rejected the proposal.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has rebuked Putin's response as "very manipulative".
Analysis: If Ukraine is sacrificed to the Russian dictatorship, no country in the region is safe
Donnacha Ó Beacháin
EU leaders agree plan for massive boost in defence spending but Orban vetoes Ukraine statement
Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen billed today’s summit as a ‘watershed moment’ for Ukraine.
Ukrainians on Zelenskyy at the White House: 'We now rely on the support of Europe'
Polina Bashkina
Russia claim two Ukrainian villages as strikes kill one person and wound several others
Ukrainians gather in Dublin for third anniversary of Russian invasion
Zelenskyy says he would resign from Ukrainian presidency 'immediately' for NATO membership
Why is the US cosying up to Russia?
Tom Clonan: Irish neutrality should be protected, but we also need to spend on defence
Tom Clonan
Taoiseach says Ireland 'will remain neutral' as he heads for major security summit in Munich
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet US Vice President JD Vance at the conference today.
'I want to live in Ukraine': Zelenskyy shares video of North Korean soldier's plea
Last year
2024
Putin apologises to Azerbaijan leader for ‘tragic incident’ after plane crash
The Azerbaijani jet crashed on Christmas Day after encountering difficulties in Russian airspace.
Bobby McDonagh: We should remember the abducted Ukrainian children at Christmas
Bobby McDonagh
Ukraine, Gaza, Syria: What will Trump do with the conflicts linking Russia, Iran and Israel?
Tom Clonan
Romanian vote: Can democracy be saved by cancelling an election?
Roman-Gabriel Olar
Syria at a crossroads: Why we can’t let Syria become another forgotten crisis
Barry Andrews
Opinion: Foreign Policy must be at the centre of the General Election campaign
Dr Barry Colfer
Tom Clonan: This conflict is at a dangerous point now Ukraine is firing US long-range missiles
Tom Clonan
Ukraine fires US-made long-range missiles into Russia as Putin updates nuclear weapons doctrine
On Sunday, US President Joe Biden authorised Ukraine to use long-range American missiles against military targets inside Russia.
Russia launches massive missile strike on Ukraine, forcing major power cuts