Zelenskiy proposes demilitarised zone in eastern Ukraine in latest peace planOpens in new window
But offer comes with a condition: Russia would have to pull its forces from an equivalent stretch of land in Donetsk
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Two police officers killed in car explosion in Moscow, say Russian authorities
Explosive device was triggered when officers approached a ‘suspicious person’ near their vehicle
Private jets and penthouse suites: ousted Syrian dictator Bashar Assad’s luxurious life in exile
Deposed president and his family are living with impunity in Moscow
Millions of Ukrainians without power and at least three dead in Russian missile attacks
Despite peace-talks progress, Zelenskiy said attacks show Putin ‘cannot accept that he must stop killing’
Russia sees ‘slow progress’ in peace plan talks as Moscow bomb attack kills general
No breakthrough during intense weekend of diplomacy involving US, Ukraine, Russia and Europe
How Russia recruits Ukrainians to attack their own country
Moscow is targeting vulnerable adults and even children to recruit them as potential killers, bombers and arsonists
European involvement in US-led talks damaging chances of peace in Ukraine, says Russia
Zelenskiy open to possibility of summit with Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump as negotiations continue in Miami
Putin says Russian forces will continue to advance in Ukraine
President’s end-of-year press conference appears largely aimed at preparing country’s population for war to continue
EU funding deal for Ukraine: dissenter Hungary joined by Slovakia and Czech Republic
A tear that Hungary’s premier, Viktor Orban, has spent years pulling at in the EU tent has just got bigger
Ukraine deal: EU leaders agree €90bn loan after frozen Russian assets plan fails
Crunch summit breaks up with agreement for EU loan to shore up Ukraine’s finances for next two years
How does the EU want to use Russia’s frozen assets for Ukraine?
Plan would allow EU governments use up to €165bn of Russian assets without confiscating them
Russia accused of intimidating Belgian leaders to block use of frozen assets for Ukraine
Key figures at depository among targets of campaign, say European intelligence agencies
Putin predicts European ‘swine’ backing Ukraine will lose power
Russian president vows to liberate ‘historic lands’ in hardline speech
‘Ukraine’s most successful battlefield’: Black Sea wins keep Odesa port open for business
Kyiv likely to seek maritime security guarantees from West as part of any peace deal with Russia
Ukraine war: Peace plans may be soon be finalised and presented to Russia, says Zelenskiy
US officials say ‘90%’ of issues between two countries resolved after two days of talks in Berlin
‘We realised we don’t know English, not the way it’s spoken in Ireland’
Yuliia Riabova moved to Ireland by herself in April 2023 following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Peace process for Ukraine closer than at any time since start of Russian invasion, says Merz
European leaders say proposed security guarantees agreed with US include a Ukrainian peacetime army of 800,000 troops and European-led military support force
Triple-lock reforms are about ‘taking back sovereignty’, Helen McEntee says
Government moving ‘quickly’ on legislation to remove need for UN mandate for peacekeeping missions
Zelenskiy ready to give up Nato membership demands in exchange for security guarantees
Move aimed at advancing peace talks in Berlin
Ukrainian president Zelenskiy abandons Nato ambition ahead of peace talks
Move marks major shift for Ukraine, which has fought to join Nato as safeguard against Russian attacks
Drones over Dublin Bay: What happened during Zelenskiy’s visit to Ireland?
Incident during Ukrainian president’s visit suggests the State is ill-equipped for new era of hybrid warfare and risks serious embarrassment next year
EU freezes €210bn of Russian assets ahead of pivotal Ukraine peace talks
Kyiv and European allies seek to strengthen their hand as Washington-led peace talks reach critical phase
Defence Forces has no rules of engagement for dealing with drones despite rising threat
Devices sighted in skies of Dublin Bay on night Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy landed in State
EU bypasses Orban veto on plan to fund Ukraine loan using frozen Russian assets
Changes to Russian sanctions rollover tees up bloc leaders' summit next week
Ukraine could join EU next year under draft peace plan
Move backed by Brussels would transform the bloc’s approach to admitting new members
Like Neville Chamberlain in 1938, Donald Trump is the errand boy of gangsters
The British leader pledged ‘peace in our time’ after appeasing a tyrant – will history repeat itself?
Ireland’s air traffic control operators not notified of drone activity during Zelenskiy visit
Questions emerge over how vital security information was shared as anti-drone tech included in €1.7bn defence package
Ukraine says US proposes ‘demilitarised zone’ in east as Nato claims Europe is Russia’s ‘next target’
Too many in military alliance do not feel the urgency of Russia’s threat in Europe, says Mark Rutte
EU satellite images identified ‘dark vessel’ in Irish Sea that could be linked to rogue drones
Airborne devices appeared in Dublin Bay, close to flight path of Ukrainian president’s plane
Europe is in danger of becoming a plaything, not a player
Donald Trump’s administration wants to erase the achievements of European integration and destroy the project
Volodymyr Zelenskiy landed in Dublin ‘quite some time’ before drones deployed - Taoiseach
No member state has disabled or downed such aerial devices with recent exception of France, Dáil hears
Israel responsible for nearly half of global journalist killings this year, report finds
Reporters Without Borders says some 29 out of 67 reporters killed were based in Gaza
Russia praises Trump’s ‘understanding’ as Ukraine finalises new peace proposal
Kyiv to discuss future security guarantees with ‘coalition of the willing’ states
Ukraine says fight for Pokrovsk continues as Russia claims Kyiv’s troops are surrounded
Moscow increases battlefield pressure on Ukraine as talks on US peace push intensify
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