Erdogan’s playbook is Trump’s playbook. The age of the strongman is not over yet

Opposition told to ‘be ready’ for democracy push in event of departure

Putin insists move is ‘nothing unusual’ in light of US nuclear posture abroad

Among nuggets are Putin’s penchant for ‘controlling the time’ - but murky aspects of EU policy go uninterrogated

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya says Lukashenko would face ‘massive disobedience’ if he sent troops

Ireland condemns Lukashenko regime at UN Security Council after investigation finds aircraft was forced to land after false bomb threat

Sofia Sapega sentenced to six years following forced landing of plane in May 2021

An Irishman’s Diary

Tennis stars prevented from entering tournament include Azarenka and Medvedev

A new Irish Times investigation shows the MEPs’ outsized profile in regime-controlled media

Allegations of mobile crematoriums, rape and sexual violence by Russian forces

Radio review: Tributes to the late Irish journalist had a personal resonance for Mick Heaney

War has not prevented couple imagining a life beyond limbo in which they find themselves

Large crowd gathers outside GPO calling for a no fly zone to be enforced

Minister of State calls on sporting bodies to ‘act in unison in solidarity’ with Ukraine

A week on from the start of Russia’s ‘special military operation’, what does it all mean?

The three countries see themselves as the long-suffering front line of Russian disinformation, cyber attacks and political interference

EU leaders criticise ‘blatant violation of international law’ following Putin move

Russian troops to stay on amid ‘whiff of gunpowder’, Belarusian defence chief says

Russian president observes missile drills with Belrusian leader Lukashenko