Ukraine: Key events that shaped 2024 and will influence the conflict in 2025
Ukraine is still standing after more than 1,000 days of full-scale fighting with Russia, in the biggest war in Europe since 1945
Volodymyr Zelenskiy
Fatalities in Kursk and Kyiv as Ukraine and Russia trade missile strikes
At least one dead in Kyiv and six killed in Russia’s Kursk region
Ukraine should not be pushed to negotiating table too soon, says new EU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas
EU summit: Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy says Russia ‘not interested’ in peace
Vladimir Putin claims war in Ukraine has made Russia ‘much stronger’
Moscow ‘ready for negotiations and compromises’ to end the fighting, Russian president says during carefully controlled press conference
EU summit: European leaders to send ‘clear signal’ on Ukraine support to Trump
Zelenskiy is invited to attend first part of Brussels talks, with threat of an EU-US trade war also set to dominate summit
Trump says Ukraine ‘needs to reach deal’ with Russia
Comments suggest US president-elect may push for a settlement that recognises Russian territorial gain
Zelenskiy says Russia is deploying more North Korean troops in Kursk
At least one person has died after a Russian tanker ran aground in a Black Sea storm
Millions in Ukraine without power after another massive Russian attack on energy grid
Kremlin welcomes Donald Trump’s criticism of strikes on Russia using US missiles
Russia talks pointless without security guarantees and defence boost, Ukraine says
Kyiv open to possible deployment of western troops ahead of Nato membership
Kyiv and Moscow cite conditions after Trump calls for immediate Ukraine ceasefire
Trump meets Zelenskiy in Paris for first face-to-face talks since Trump won US election
Trump meets Macron and Zelenskiy in Paris ahead of Notre Dame reopening
US president-elect to meet Emmanuel Macron at time of uncertainty about his likely approach to Ukraine-Russia war
‘I’m here for the long haul’: American veterans make new home in Ukraine as fears over US support grow
The International Legion has become a valued part of the Ukrainian military that continues to attract recruits from around the world
Nato focuses on military aid push as Ukraine seeks full membership of the alliance
Twenty more air defence systems needed to protect nation’s power grid, says Kyiv
Germany sends more military aid to Ukraine and criticises China’s support for Russia
Scholz’s trip comes weeks after he faced criticism from Volodymyr Zelenskiy for speaking to Vladimir Putin by phone
Russia threatens Ukraine’s ‘decision-making centres’ after latest massive strike on power grid
Blackouts hit more than a million Ukrainians as Russia claims missile production outstrips Nato by 10 times
Moscow vows to respond again to Ukraine’s use of US missiles in strikes on Russia
Russia expels British diplomat and bars government officials amid rising tension with London
Dozens injured in Russian missile and drone strikes on Ukrainian cities
Georgia facing potential constitutional crisis after president and opposition parties boycott first session of new parliament in protest at allegedly rigged elections
Ukraine urges West to strengthen air defences and supply systems to combat new Russian missiles
Vladimir Putin signs law granting debt forgiveness to new army recruits who enlist to fight in Ukraine
Ukrainians in Ireland must be nervous. There’s a difference between a tough decision and a cruel one
With a week to go before Irish general election, you can see that cynicism has crept into our politics
Russia will keep testing new hypersonic missiles in combat, Putin says
Kyiv working with its western partners on systems to counter ‘new risks’ - Zelenskiy
Kremlin warns West as Ukraine seeks global response to Russia’s use of powerful new missile
Moscow’s use of an experimental missile is ‘a clear and severe escalation’ in the war, says Volodymyr Zelenskiy
Western allies play up global angle of Ukraine war
Europe letter: Nervous over Trump’s next move, Kyiv backers pitch Ukraine war as a global conflict
Ukraine launches first strike on Russia with US Atacms missile on 1,000th day of full-scale war
Moscow loosens nuclear doctrine and says conflict now in ‘qualitatively new phase’
A ‘compromise’ ceasefire in Ukraine would set a dangerous precedent in the globalised world
Moscow only understands the language of strength. Diplomatic overtures without military backing are perceived as weakness, encouraging further aggression
EU spending ‘too long’ hesitating on support for Ukraine, says foreign affairs chief
Foreign ministers reject proposal for EU to suspend ‘political dialogue’ with Israel over war in Gaza
Ukraine authorised to fire US missiles at targets inside Russia for first time
Kyiv, US and Korean intelligence agencies say 10,000 North Korean troops sent to fight alongside Russian soldiers in Kursk region
Ukraine: Russian missile and drone barrage kills seven and causes ‘severe damage’ to power grid
Kyiv fears US president-elect Donald Trump will press for quick and unfavourable peace deal with Moscow
Russian missiles target Ukraine’s energy infrastructure
Kyiv says air attack is a rebuke to western leaders who believe Kremlin is open to peace talks
Musk publicly supports Lutnick for treasury secretary as Trump considers pick
Musk has been a near constant presence around the president-elect, including sitting in Trump on a call with Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskiy
Zelenskiy says Ukraine must try to ensure war with Russia ends next year through diplomacy
President notes that US legislation prevents him from meeting president-elect Donald Trump before January inauguration
The Irish Times view on Trump and Ukraine: Change of course is ahead
It has become an article of faith among many Republicans that the era of the US acting as the world’s policeman is over
Kyiv hits out at West’s refusal to supply unused air defence systems
Volodymyr Zelenskiy says systems standing idle when thousands of lives could be saved
‘A charismatic and temperamental man’: Ukrainians hope ‘unpredictable’ Trump will prove an unlikely ally
Kyiv and Moscow have praised incoming US leader who claims he can end their war in one day
EU needs to rethink support for Ukraine following Trump election victory, Orban says
The Hungarian prime minister, a close Trump ally, says US president-elect will ‘quit’ war against Russia
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