Putin says Russia ready to fight Europe ‘right now’ as US envoys meet president for talks
European powers have locked themselves out of peace talks on Ukraine, says Russian leader
Vladimir Putin
Ukraine says Russia trying to influence US-led talks with claim that city of Pokrovsk has fallen
Kremlin hopes Trump’s push for peace will deliver areas of Donetsk region that could take years to conquer
Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s historic visit to Ireland aims to help secure Ukraine’s future
Ireland to pledge an extra €100 million in non-lethal military support
Putin claims key Ukrainian city has fallen as US envoy heads to Moscow
Seizure of Pokrovsk would represent Russia’s most significant battlefield advance in nearly two years.
European peacekeepers ‘fundamental’ to Ukraine peace deal, Zelenskiy adviser says
Trump’s reputation on the line if US cannot bring Russia to negotiating table, says Mykhailo Podolyak
Zelenskiy greeted by Taoiseach at Dublin Airport on first official visit to Ireland
Agenda set to include visit to President Catherine Connolly and expected address to joint sitting of Dáil and Seanad
Zelenskiy says US peace plan ‘looks better’ with revisions but work continues
Putin to meet US special envoy Steve Witkoff on Tuesday
Berlin and Warsaw try yet another reboot as German-Polish relations hit new low
Attitudes sour over history of occupation and contemporary security pressures overshadow latest rapprochement
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy to visit Ireland amid ongoing efforts to end war with Russia
President is due to meet Taoiseach and may deliver an address to the Houses of the Oireachtas
‘Very productive’ talks held between US and Ukrainian officials on proposed peace deal
Trump administration staff have ‘been in touch in varying degrees with the Russian side’, says Marco Rubio
In a normal country, Donald Trump and Steve Witkoff would be tried for treason
In a normal country, Donald Trump and Steve Witkoff would be tried for treason for the way they capitulated to Kremlin demands
Putin hosts Hungary’s Orban for talks on energy and Ukraine
Russian president ‘would welcome’ Russia-US summit with Trump in Budapest
‘Anything can happen’: The Ukrainian volunteers helping civilians flee front lines
Russian drones often target evacuation teams in conflict zone that stretches for some 1,200km in country’s east
Putin says US-Ukraine text could form basis for future peace deal
Russian president says Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff plans to visit Moscow early next week
The Irish Times view on Trump’s latest peace plan: a familiar pattern
He has been unambiguous in his instinct to exert pressure on Ukraine rather than Russia
Russia rules out compromise on key war aims while EU warns against ‘carving up’ Ukraine
Contacts between Kremlin aides and US envoy Steve Witkoff revealed in leaked phone transcripts
‘It’s a total betrayal’: On the streets of Kyiv amid US peace plan talks
Ukraine facing tough choices over potential concessions in any peace deal with Russia
Trump sends special envoy to Moscow for discussions on proposals to end war in Ukraine
Zelenskiy willing to meet with Trump for talks on final details, Kyiv officials close to accepting framework of ceasefire deal
Leaked audio reveals US envoy coached Putin aide on talking to Trump
Recording offers insight into Steve Witkoff’s recent tactics for negotiating with Russia and genesis of latest peace proposal
US holds Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Abu Dhabi as missiles pound Kyiv
Kremlin calls for talks on original plan that Kyiv presidential aide says ‘no longer exists’
‘Everyone hopes’: A Ukrainian city waits for a peace deal, or for Russian troops
Some prepare to leave Pavlohrad while others hope the front line will stabilise or peace talks will succeed
In his tightest corner yet, Zelenskiy faces a make-or-break moment of wartime leadership
Over nearly four years of wartime leadership, analysts say the Ukrainian leader has repeatedly played weak hands wisely. A US peace plan may be his biggest test
European countries propose Ukraine peace plan radically different to Trump’s
Kyiv-friendly counterproposal for ending war omits a number of pro-Russia points
Ukraine facing ‘one of most difficult moments’ as Trump sets Thanksgiving deadline for peace plan
Trump says Ukraine's Zelenskiy will have to approve US-backed peace plan
‘To flood this place again would be a crime’: Ukraine’s Great Meadow springs back to life after destruction of dam
Ukrainians debate whether to rebuild reservoir after the war or protect new landscape of meadows, wooded islands, lakes and streams
Land giveaways, weakened Ukrainian army and Russia in G8: Trump’s 28-point peace plan
Volodymyr Zelenskiy says he expects to discuss the plan – which was reportedly drafted by Russian and US officials – with Trump
Irish general Seán Clancy says Europe can no longer sit back: ‘Ukraine is the front line’
Chair of EU’s highest military body says push to spend more on defence is not about ‘militarisation’ of society
‘It’s about Ukraine accepting’: Latest Trump peace plan blindsides European allies
Reported proposal appears to be a settlement mostly on Moscow’s terms
US and Russian officials draft new peace plan for Ukraine, urge Zelenskiy to accept
Proposal, described as ‘heavily tilted towards Russia’, envisages major concessions by Kyiv to end war
Three children among 25 killed in Russian strike on Ukrainian apartment buildings
Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrives in Turkey for talks on finding a settlement that may bring Russia’s invasion to an end
Ukraine in ‘urgent’ need of funds, von der Leyen warns EU leaders
No ‘easy options’ to plug looming wartime budget shortfall in Ukraine, commission president says
Zelenskiy comes under fire as corruption scandal complicates Ukraine’s fight and energy woes
Ukrainian president scrambles to stem corruption fallout as battlefield pressures and winter energy crisis intensify
‘I see no threat from Russia’: Far-right AfD leader’s remark deepens party rift in Germany
Co-leader Tino Chrupalla defends Putin and suggests Poland may threaten Germany, widening divisions at the top of the far-right party
Ukraine’s vital rail network frays under mounting Russian missile and drone strikes
Train services to two eastern cities halted as front line nears and attacks on infrastructure intensify
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