Why is Putin now talking about the war in Ukraine ‘coming to an end’?
Drone strikes, mounting casualties and a distracted US president means a slow-motion victory is in doubt
Russia
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
Oksana Dudar: ‘I told him it’s better to be the widow of a hero than the wife of a coward’
Her grief at the death of her husband four years ago seemed emblematic of the grief of Ukraine. Yet, like her country, she is moving forward with a sense of purpose even as the war continues
Irish failure to recognise Armenian genocide creates awkward moment for Martin in Yerevan
Inconsistency between Government reluctance to formally acknowledge Armenian genocide and clear stance on Gaza
Russia breaches three-day ceasefire with Ukraine, says Zelenskiy
US-mediated truce between Kyiv and Moscow appears under serious strain on its second day
‘My father was sent to Arctic prison’: A 91-year-old Ukrainian on the long shadow of Russian occupation
One woman’s memory of exile and fear under Russian occupation helps explain Ukraine’s enduring resolve to defend its independence
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
Pressure grows on Government over Aughinish Alumina as dozens of MEPs demand export ban
Move follows Irish Times investigation revealing Co Limerick plant ships vast amounts of alumina to Russia
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
Russia in no mood for celebration on Kremlin’s biggest day of the year
As the country heads into Victory Day, the economy is stalling, internet restrictions are growing and Moscow fears Ukrainian attacks
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
Armenia, wedged between east and west, plays footsie with Europe
Yerevan letter: A former Soviet republic takes tentative steps to cut its dependence on Moscow
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
Vladimir Putin retreats to bunkers as Kremlin tightens security amid assassination fears
Security around Russia’s president tightens after audacious drone attacks from Ukraine
‘The goal is to know our enemy’: why a Ukrainian university now offers Russian studies
Recent evening at PEN Ukraine was dedicated to identity of people from occupied Donetsk
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
Ukrainian police raid draft offices over suspicions men bribing their way out of war duty
Russian drone attacks on port infrastructure up tenfold in first four months of 2026, Kyiv confirmed
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
US move on long-range missiles creates problems for Europe
Fear US will withdraw weapons faster than Europe can develop alternatives
Drone strikes Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant’s radiation control lab
International Atomic Energy Agency warns of safety risks and requests access to assess damage
Further fuel protests expected before the autumn Budget, spokesmen say
One, James Geoghegan, says Government package of supports will be running out by July
Attack drones have captured the most disturbing images of war I’ve seen
There is something undeniably sinister in the combination of intimacy and detachment in footage taken by ‘first person view’ drones
How Russia lost its way in the Sahara
Losses to Malian militants by Wagner Group’s successor call in to question Moscow’s military adventurism
Ukraine and Iran use economics to battle military superpowers
If we’re living in a new Darwinian age, the big powers are not having it all their own way
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
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
TikTok MEP’s viral videos face real-world test in the ballot box
YouTube influencer Fidias Panayiotou wants to upend politics in Cyprus
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 fight to save historic Cossack boats from war in Ukraine: ‘They are as fragile as oil paintings’
Ukraine’s Khortytsia National Reserve houses boats and artefacts retrieved from the Dnipro by archaeologists
Iran and US allowed Russian billionaire-owned superyacht to cross Strait of Hormuz
Vessel, worth more than $500m, crossed strait on approved route in compliance with international maritime law
‘Right to be forgotten’ for cancer patients in insurance market to be enshrined in law
Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien to outline road transporters support scheme to Cabinet
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