The Irish Times

Moscow’s tried and tested Georgia strategy now tailored for Ukraine

Western powers appear unable to thwart Putin’s strategy to reassert Russian influence

Wed Feb 23 2022 - 17:00

Georgia enlists international help to investigate cyber attack

TV stations knocked off air and thousands of websites hacked in wave of disruption

Tue Oct 29 2019 - 17:27

Putin’s opponents pin hopes on Ukraine’s new president

Volodymyr Zelenskiy vows to make Ukraine a beacon of democracy in post-Soviet world

Tue Jul 16 2019 - 16:00

Saakashvili vows to help build ‘a new Ukraine’ after dramatic return

Ukraine's new president reinstates citizenship of mercurial ex-Georgian leader

Wed May 29 2019 - 18:49

Georgia and Russia trade blame on 10th anniversary of war

Moscow says Georgian accession to Nato could spark ‘terrible conflict’

Wed Aug 08 2018 - 02:00

Ukraine's credibility now tied up with Babchenko's twisted tale

Kiev under pressure to prove its case to international community after string of legal failures

Fri Jun 01 2018 - 19:03

‘Ukraine’s Joan of Arc’ accused of plotting parliament massacre

Nadezhda Savchenko rejects claims but calls for overthrow of Kiev's leaders

Tue Mar 20 2018 - 04:58

Saakashvili vows to return to Ukraine to oust ex-ally Poroshenko

Former Georgian leader deported to Poland says he will keep fighting ‘corrupt oligarchy’

Tue Feb 13 2018 - 19:04

Ukraine deports opposition leader Saakashvili to Poland

Saakashvili denounces Poroshenko as ‘a lowlife crook who wants to wreck Ukraine’

Mon Feb 12 2018 - 19:03

George Soros fights back against populist foes and conspiracy theories

Billionaire investor doubles down on his project to foster growth of pluralist democracies

Mon Jan 15 2018 - 10:21

Saakashvili under fire as Ukrainians pursue change

Kiev Letter: Erstwhile allies and western envoys criticise clashes during protest

Thu Dec 21 2017 - 01:00

Ukrainian protesters clash with police as rallies continue

Ex-Georgian leader Mikheil Saakashvili denies trying to seize Kiev theatre

Sun Dec 17 2017 - 19:30

Saakashvili plans new protests in Ukraine following his release

Former Georgian president also calls for the West to put pressure on Kiev over corruption

Tue Dec 12 2017 - 17:09

Ukrainian protesters demand reforms and freedom for Saakashvili

Thousands march in Kiev against corruption after ex-Georgian president arrested

Sun Dec 10 2017 - 17:35

Saakashvili standoff continues as Ukraine’s security services face scrutiny

Kiev’s western allies fear anti-corruption drive is being sabotaged

Wed Dec 06 2017 - 16:29

Ukrainian protesters free Saakashvili after rooftop arrest

Ex-Georgian leader denies allegations of plotting coup and calls for street protests

Tue Dec 05 2017 - 15:54

Ukraine prosecutor accuses ex-Georgian leader of plotting coup

Mikheil Saakashvili threatened with extradition to his homeland

Tue Oct 24 2017 - 17:03

Thousands rally for reform at Ukraine’s parliament

Mikheil Saakashvili calls for Poroshenko to step down as votes on key Bills are stalled

Tue Oct 17 2017 - 18:00

Saakashvili seeks asylum during political tour of Ukraine

Ukrainian president annulled ex-Georgian leader's passport during feud

Wed Oct 04 2017 - 19:51

Ukraine elite must change or prepare to be ousted - Saakashvili

Populist ex-Georgian leader touring Ukraine to rally support for faltering reforms

Tue Sept 19 2017 - 17:31

Saakashvili sets sights on Kiev after dramatic return to Ukraine

Populist former Georgian leader thrives in role of anti-oligarch crusader

Mon Sept 18 2017 - 01:00

Saakashvili aims to topple Ukraine’s ‘oligarchy’ after dramatic return

President Poroshenko condemns ex-Georgian leader’s border-crossing ‘crime’

Mon Sept 11 2017 - 14:00

Former Georgian president forces way back into Ukraine

Mikheil Saakashvili stripped of citizenship amid feud with Ukraine leader Poroshenko

Sun Sept 10 2017 - 22:32

Defiant Saakashvili vows to return to Ukraine next month

Georgia's ex-leader could face entry ban or deportation to homeland

Fri Aug 18 2017 - 20:05

Saakashvili left stateless as ex-ally revokes his Ukrainian passport

Former Georgian leader now at odds with Ukraine's president Petro Poroshenko

Fri Jul 28 2017 - 01:00

Ukraine’s patience wears thin with new leaders’ old ways

Civil society, not politicians, forced to lead fight against corruption

Tue Nov 29 2016 - 14:30

Angry reformers depart as Ukraine braces for protests

While the faces in power have changed frustration grows over continued corruption

Fri Nov 18 2016 - 01:00

Ex-Georgian president resigns as Odessa governor

Mikheil Saakashvili accuses the Ukrainian president of supporting corruption

Mon Nov 07 2016 - 18:35

Ruling party in Georgia wins constitutional majority after vote run-off

Georgian Dream could further curb presidency powers in favour of prime minister’s office

Mon Oct 31 2016 - 13:29

Violence and Saakashvili’s vow to return cloud Georgian elections

Ex-president says he will return from exile in Odessa if his rivals are defeated

Fri Oct 07 2016 - 16:42

Mob pelts customers with meat at vegan cafe in Georgia

Attack in Tbilisi blamed on far-right group comes amid rising tensions and violence

Wed Jun 01 2016 - 14:15

Odessa marks two years since violence and blaze killed 48

Anger lingers over clashes and fire that killed 48 people, mostly pro-Russian protesters

Mon May 02 2016 - 19:02

EU hails sacking of Ukraine’s prosecutor Viktor Shokin

Political crisis continues as deals on a new coalition and premier prove elusive

Tue Mar 29 2016 - 18:41

Ukraine’s PM defiant as critics denounce ‘oligarchs’ coup’

Arseniy Yatsenyuk vows to pursue reforms as Yulia Tymoshenko quits coalition

Wed Feb 17 2016 - 17:29