US security guarantees dependent on Ukraine ceding territory to Russia, says Zelenskiy
Trump applying pressure on Kyiv for quick end to four-year invasion as US focuses shifts to Iran war
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‘They’re not making bullets in Aughinish’: Limerick locals defend alumina plant’s Russian links
Residents living near Russian-owned industrial plant say it directly or indirectly employs 1,000 people in the area
Revelations about Limerick plant’s exports to Russia leave Government in awkward position
Next move will have implications for meaning of Irish neutrality
At least seven killed in Ukraine after Russia launches attacks using almost 1,000 drones
Barrage marks one of largest aerial bombardments of country since start of full-scale invasion in 2022
Government to review ‘concerning’ findings of Irish Times Aughinish investigation
Evidence of Limerick-produced alumina entering Russian military supply chain ‘horrific and shocking’, says Labour’s Ivana Bacik
Russian oil tankers carry oil for Cuba and a message for friends and the US
War in Iran has given Vladimir Putin a boost
From the Shannon to Siberia: How alumina from a Limerick refinery enters Russia’s weapons supply chain
Alumina made in Aughinish, Co Limerick is exported to smelters that sell aluminium to a trader supplying Russian arms manufacturers, an investigation has found. The project analysed confidential documents, customs data and transport records along with satellite imagery and financial records, to trace the passage of materials from Guinea and Brazil, through Ireland, and on to Russian smelters.
‘It’s not sustainable’: High cost of using fighter planes to down cheap Iranian drones
Gulf states’ reliance on jets to battle waves of inexpensive Shaheds is testing their finances, pilots and planes
‘We’re in survival mode’: Crews battle cold and missiles to save Ukraine’s grid
A 56-year-old former soldier in the Soviet army is one of hundreds of energy workers working to restore power in freezing conditions
Ukrainian film-maker Sergei Loznitsa: ‘Once you understand the world exists in abstractions you can do whatever you want’
The Ukrainian director of Two Prosecutors, who studied maths and AI, says although a film may be about something tragic, ‘it is still a work of art, and its form has to be harmonious’
Ireland joins the hunt for Russian submarines
From ‘token navy’ to sub-hunters: The plans to transform the Irish Naval Service into a modern military force
Rasputin and the Downfall of the Romanovs by Antony Beevor: perhaps a mirror for our troubled times
A dual examination of the decline of imperial Russia and the backdrop against which Rasputin’s influence was enabled
Catriona Crowe: The brave few risking everything to unmask Putin’s Russia
The Oscar-winning documentary Mr Nobody Against Putin is a record of something totally unseen in the world outside Russia
EU pulls funding for Rwandan force amid murky scramble for gas in Mozambique
French energy company rejects allegation of complicity in war crimes
Iran war: What can EU leaders do about rising energy prices?
Political danger of an inflation spike will focus the minds at Brussels summit on Thursday
Russia and Iran are ‘brothers in hatred’, Zelenskiy tells UK MPs
Ukrainian president warns against US move to ease sanctions on Russian oil
Is it time for the EU to start talking to Russia after four years of silence?
EU leaders frustrated at being sidelined in Ukraine peace negotiations
US ‘unfortunately’ suspends Russia oil sanctions in defiance of European leaders
US issues 30-day waiver for purchase of Russian oil stranded at sea; Moscow says lifting of sanctions ‘increasingly inevitable’
First Venezuela, now Iran but is Washington’s real target China?
Behind Trump’s erratic policies there is one common thread: to check China’s rise
Iron Ladies: Gripping insight into Cold War and pursuit of justice by Irish Jewish women
Television: Slice-of-life memories a stark reminder of arbitrary cruelty of former Soviet Union
Irish-British defence agreement updated to boost co-operation, tackle Russia ‘shadow fleet’
Cyber security, information-sharing and joint procurement initiatives also covered in deal
How to cut your energy bills: from your heating temperature to use of the washing machine
Slower driving, switching gas and electricity supplier and turning off immersion among ways of saving
New legal powers will allow Naval Service to board vessels, including Russia’s shadow fleet
Existing laws will be updated to give the service ‘clearly defined statutory powers at sea to counter threats in our maritime domain’
Kremlin backs covert campaign to keep Viktor Orban in power
Vladimir Putin endorses plan drawn up by Russian consultancy that is under western sanctions
Price of our dependence on fossil fuels is becoming clear yet again
But renewable energy relies on resources that will never run out and cannot be cut off as act of aggression
Donald Trump is mad, bad and dangerous. Only the midterms can save the US now
One Congress member is even apparently tabling a Bill to allow the US president to serve a third term
Iran warns it will block oil shipments from the Gulf unless attacks cease
Donald Trump considers easing sanctions on Russia as part of package of options to combat spiking global oil prices
Iran now knows Trump’s price point: soaring energy prices
Lacking an endgame, public support or regional buy‑in, Trump’s Iran war risks exposing US limits more starkly than any battlefield outcome
Russian deportation and transfer of Ukrainian children amounts to crimes against humanity, says UN investigation
More than 19,500 children have been forcibly displaced or illegally deported to Russia and Belarus during Ukraine war
McEntee asked to intervene in case of Irish citizen imprisoned in Russia
Dmitry Simbaev was detained last August after ‘anti-Russian’ messages were found on his phone
Fuel prices top €2 a litre as annual extra cost to households from war could hit €1,000
Irish consumers could face hikes in domestic energy, food and mortgages if conflict drags on
What are the Government’s options for easing rising energy costs and will they happen?
Coalition is taking a cautious approach amid the Middle East conflict and resisting Opposition calls for immediate action
US focus on Iran intensifies Ukraine’s struggles and leaves Putin feeling vindicated
Oil-price rises from prolonged Middle East conflict could give much-needed boost to flagging Russian economy
Two children among 10 killed in Russian strike on Ukrainian residential building
Moscow’s forces launch 480 drones and 29 missiles targeting country’s energy and railway infrastructure
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