The Irish Times

The Irish Times view on the global food crisis: reverberations from Ukraine

War in one of the world’s major breadbasket regions threatens to worsen malnutrition and hunger elsewhere

Thu May 19 2022 - 18:30

Ukrainian troops retaking territory in east as Russian forces focus on Donbas

US warns Moscow preparing for ‘prolonged conflict’ with western-allied neighbour

Tue May 10 2022 - 21:26

Ukraine dismisses German chancellor’s statements on weapons aid

Ukrainian ambassador says options provided by Berlin did not include heavy equipment

Thu Apr 21 2022 - 18:01

Soldiers besieged in Mariupol call to be evacuated with civilians

Metalworks is refuge for Ukrainian troops and locals as latest Russian deadline passes

Wed Apr 20 2022 - 21:33

Zelenskiy: Russia committing ‘most terrible war crimes’ since second World War

Troops killed families, tried to burn bodies, people were shot in the street, president claims

Tue Apr 05 2022 - 07:11

Biden says Putin should be tried for war crimes in Ukraine

US looking at further sanctions but says it has not yet seen proof amounting to genocide

Mon Apr 04 2022 - 21:33

No sanctions on Russian gas planned at the moment, EU says

Paschal Donohoe warns of slowdown in economic growth due to war in Ukraine

Mon Apr 04 2022 - 20:50

Russia accused of ‘massacre of civilians’ after bodies found in Bucha

European leaders vow to support efforts to prosecute possible war crimes

Mon Apr 04 2022 - 00:00

Ukraine refuses to surrender city of Mariupol where Russia accused of war crimes

Moscow says Biden comments about Putin put relations ‘on brink of collapse’

Mon Mar 21 2022 - 22:00

German coalition garners positive reviews 100 dizzying days in

Scholz era being shaped by war as government adapts in real time to a rapidly shifting world

Mon Mar 21 2022 - 18:50

EU funds weapons for Ukraine in steely policy shift

Ireland opts out of spending on weapons, but agrees funds for non-lethal assistance

Sun Feb 27 2022 - 21:33

Berlin boosts military spending to combat Putin’s ‘war of aggression’

Chancellor Olaf Scholz presents radical rethink of German foreign and energy policy

Sun Feb 27 2022 - 12:44

Ukraine latest: US, UK, Europe and Canada to cut some Russian banks from Swift system

EU foreign ministers to meet to adopt further measures in support of Ukraine

Sat Feb 26 2022 - 23:17

EU to impose unprecedented sanctions on Russia as leaders meet

Boris Johnson promises decisive response to Putin’s choice of ‘bloodshed and destruction’

Thu Feb 24 2022 - 09:34

Biden ‘convinced’ Putin has decided to invade Ukraine, including attack on Kyiv

Russian president to oversee nuclear missile drills as Ukraine tension soars

Fri Feb 18 2022 - 22:51

The Irish Times view on the Ukraine crisis: Olaf Scholz’s big test

Berlin has never explained credibly why its energy solo run with Russia is not a betrayal of Ukraine and Poland

Thu Jan 20 2022 - 19:45

Germany’s Green foreign minister thrown into deep end with Ukraine

Annalena Baerbock tells Ukrainian leaders Berlin will not make deals behind Kyiv’s back

Mon Jan 17 2022 - 18:35

Ukraine's ex-president says treason case furore distracts from Russian threat

Petro Poroshenko returns to Kyiv as German foreign minister holds talks on security crisis

Mon Jan 17 2022 - 17:26

EU and Ukraine make show of unity ahead of key security talks with Russia

Western powers urge Moscow to reduce tension as ‘crucial phase’ in diplomacy looms

Wed Jan 05 2022 - 17:02

Germany’s unresolved relationship with Russia is first test for Scholz coalition

New German chancellor faces three Russian challenges as tensions rise over Ukraine

Thu Dec 16 2021 - 19:00

Germany tilts towards centre-left victory as SPD edges ahead in election

Ruling CDU heads into post-Merkel era with fiasco as support slides eight points

Sun Sept 26 2021 - 22:21

Germany’s federal election: The parties, polls, coalitions... and how it all works

September 26th vote to determine who will succeed Angela Merkel in Europe’s hot seat

Fri Sept 17 2021 - 16:30

German election gets dirty amid Trump and Nazi comparisons

CDU steps up attacks on SPD in federal election campaign as final Merkel term nears end

Sun Sept 12 2021 - 17:56

‘Opportunity to recalibrate’: Who will rule in the post-Merkel EU?

Exit of the EU's great deal-maker raises prospect for new configurations of power

Mon Jul 26 2021 - 01:00

German finance minister Olaf Scholz rejects calls to reform EU fiscal rules

Country will reinstate debt brake in 2023, he says

Tue Jun 29 2021 - 10:57

Greens vow to turn Germany into ‘socio-ecological economy’

Party has suffered in polls after fierce attacks from Angela Merkel’s CDU and centre-left Social Democrats

Sun Jun 13 2021 - 17:59

CDU hopes regional poll triumph will derail Germany’s Greens

Governing party buoyed by Saxony-Anhalt win as Germany prepares for autumn election

Wed Jun 09 2021 - 10:54

EU’s grand plans to curb climate change rely on local buy-ins

Europe Letter: More than 50 green laws and reforms on EU schedule in next 18 months

Wed May 12 2021 - 20:21

Merkel’s CDU suffers bruising defeats in two former heartlands

Collapse in vote in regional elections could bode ill for party’s hopes in federal poll

Sun Mar 14 2021 - 19:11

Is the Green movement now the political mainstream?

Events in Germany and Austria indicate the Greta effect is merely part of the new reality

Fri Jan 10 2020 - 06:00

Angela Merkel mocked for ‘pick and mix’ climate package

Protesters criticise German chancellor’s carbon dioxide tax and fuel hike measures

Fri Sept 20 2019 - 20:24

German coalition vows to see out term as SPD leader quits

Summer of uncertainty looms as Berlin’s junior coalition partner debates future

Mon Jun 03 2019 - 17:50