'Ukrainians are not naive people': Zelenskiy wary of Russian promises

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said that the signals from peace talks with Russia could be called positive but added that they did not drown out the explosions from Russian shells. Video: Reuters

100 days of the Government

Political Editor of The Irish Times, Pat Leahy, reviews the beginning of Micheál Martin‘s second term as Taoiseach. Video: Dan Dennison


US and Ukraine sign minerals deal

US treasury secretary Scott Bessent announced the deal on X, saying it “signals the Trump Administration’s commitment to a free, sovereign, prosperous Ukraine."