Ukrainian drones target St Petersburg after Putin refuses talks with Zelenskiy
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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
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Vladimir Putin could pay a personal price for failure in Ukraine
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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
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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’
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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
Beijing’s split-screen diplomacy underscores shifting global alignments
The protocol on Trump and Putin’s visits to China was almost identical – but the tone and the body language were strikingly different
Xi Jinping and Putin warn against return to ‘law of the jungle’
Russian and Chinese presidents meet in Beijing and say western powers can no longer dominate global affairs in spirit of the colonial era
Trump accuses his opponents of treason. But it’s clear who the real traitor is
With plunging approval ratings, escalating inflation and rising unemployment, Trump has let down middle America
Merkel receives EU Order of Merit as she warns leaders to tackle tech firms over disinformation
Former German chancellor warns European leaders are failing citizens by not tackling tech companies over disinformation
China’s Xi hosts ‘old friend’ Putin days after Trump visit
Russian leader’s two-day visit to Beijing comes as China seeks to project itself as a pillar of global stability
Some writers refuse to be translated into the languages of states they disdain. Not me
It’s not clear to me on what moral basis I would refuse publication in Putin’s Russia while signing gratefully for Trump’s America
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
Europe must shape its post-Ukraine war destiny as difficult choices loom
The EU should consider its approach to lifting economic sanctions against Russia, and a future security architecture for the Continent
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
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
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