US suggested idea of Ukraine ceding Donbas for membership of Nato, says Zelenskiy
Vladimir Putin has long said Kyiv’s potential membership of the military alliance is a red line for Moscow
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Thousands of Ukrainian civilians jailed and tortured in Kremlin-held territory
Ukraine dominates agenda as Europe’s leaders attend EPC summit in Dublin
US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner flew in to Dublin to brief Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Russia talks
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Ukraine will rightly never accept concessions on territory and so the war continues into its fifth winter
Putin tells US envoys that Russia will target foreign troops in Ukraine
Ukrainian military faces more disruptions to Starlink satellite service
Taoiseach condemns blocking of aid to Gaza but says action at summits ‘unlikely’
On Russia, Micheál Martin said it remains to be determined whether Vladimir Putin is serious about Ukraine peace talks
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Managing today’s meeting is a real test for Ireland
Europe is reaching for its credit card to fund Ukraine. But for how long?
Germany and other former fiscal hawks are borrowing to fund Kyiv. Elections next year could test that consensus
Zelenskiy says there is ‘window’ for Russia peace deal ahead of Dublin talks
Taoiseach says State will not send Ukrainians eligible for military service back home as president hopes for people to return
Ireland in talks to use Ukrainian drone technology for maritime security
Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who met Taoiseach in Dublin on Wednesday, said Kyiv is ‘ready for co-production’
Peace talks with Russia included proposals for prisoner exchange, says Zelenskiy
Ukrainian president tells Dublin press conference ‘several formats of security guarantees’ for his country discussed
The Irish Times view on this week’s summits: Europe comes to Dublin
Thursday will see the largest gathering of national leaders Ireland has ever hosted
Can Trump broker peace in Ukraine? The key questions ahead of Abu Dhabi talks
Ukraine and Russian negotiators will meet US envoys for their first talks in nine months as the White House renews its push to end the war
Alarm in Europe over US plans for ‘security deal’ with Russia
European officials fear agreement could undermine Nato and restore Moscow’s sphere of influence
Irish passenger describes ‘terrifying’ incident as bomb threats affect almost 30 flights
Airbus carrying 151 passengers and six crew from Dublin to Rome lands at airbase in France
Russia follows bombing of Ukrainian aid centre with combined attacks on hospitals and hospices
Nearly half of those evacuated from Dnipro facility were terminally ill people receiving end-of-life care
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US, China and Russia discuss possible meeting between Trump, Xi and Putin
Unclear whether the three sides are talking together, or if Beijing is holding bilateral talks with Washington and Moscow
Why does Donald Trump drool over men’s bodies?
Even those utterly opposed to the US president’s politics are subjected to his fawning if they are objectively good-looking
The young Ukrainians risking all to flee Russian occupation and the prospect of fighting their own
In Russian-controlled parts of Ukraine, young people are subjected to a relentless campaign of indoctrination and young men now face the prospect of conscription to the Russian army. Some risk everything to leave
‘We’re fighting the war of the future’: How a charity became one of Ukraine’s most powerful weapons
Come Back Alive has raised $1 billion for the country’s military. It now helps supply everything from drones to air-defence systems
Vladimir Putin’s appeal to Africa may be waning
Russia’s president is following Xi Jinping’s playbook in formalising his country’s relationship with Africa through regular summits
Norway and Finland leaders hold rare call with Putin
Call is first contact at this level in more than a year as Russia and Ukraine prepare for US-brokered peace talks
Serbia’s strongman leader Aleksandar Vucic concedes defeat to student-led movement
Seismic political shift as youth movement topples right-wing party
‘Whatever Trump and Putin agree, we’ll fight the invaders’: Inside the dugouts powering Ukraine’s drone war
Vast network of underground dugouts, simultaneously spartan and high-tech, underpin the nation’s drone defence
Russia drops cluster warheads on Kyiv after Witkoff-Putin peace talks
Russian missiles bombard Kyiv hours after Witkoff-Putin talks in St Petersburg
Putin agrees to resume talks on Ukraine war with Kyiv and Washington
Stephen Hubbard (74), a former teacher, freed without any ‘swap’ required, says US president
Two killed by Russian drones near Ukraine’s Kharkiv, governor says
US envoy Steve Witkoff due in St Petersburg for talks with Vladimir Putin after meeting Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Norway on Tuesday
US resumes sharing missile intelligence with Ukraine, says Zelenskiy
Ukrainian president says country again receiving warnings of ballistic missile attacks, apparently suspended last week
Trump wants to talk nuclear disarmament with China and Russia. Beijing does not
China has long argued its nuclear arsenal is so far behind those of Russia and the US that it should not be included in arms talks
US gave us no warning of Russian strikes on Kyiv power plants, Zelenskiy says
Ukrainian president accuses Washington of ‘denial of reality’ in ongoing row with Trump over apparent support for Moscow
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