Volodymyr Zelenskiy

Where Ukrainian children once played, piles of toys memorialise the dead

Russian air strike on Kryvyi Rih killed 19 civilians - including nine children

Wed Apr 09 2025 - 15:00

Volodymyr Zelenskiy says Chinese men fighting for Russia captured in Ukraine

Ukrainian president demands explanation and accuses Beijing of actively participating in Moscow’s war

Tue Apr 08 2025 - 16:24

Ukrainian city mourns victims of Russian missile strike

Delegation will travel to Washington for negotiations on minerals deal

Mon Apr 07 2025 - 18:07

US overtures to Russia shake up central European politics

Rehabilitation of Vladimir Putin poses awkward questions for those who admire Donald Trump but are suspicious of Moscow

Sun Apr 06 2025 - 11:00

Death toll after Russian missile strike in central Ukraine reaches 18

A further 72 people were injured in the attack on Kryvyi Rih, home town of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy

Sat Apr 05 2025 - 17:32

I think Putin is testing Trump, to see how far he can go and how many advantages he can get

Women are underestimated everywhere in the world. There are books I’d like to write, if the war ever ends

Sat Apr 05 2025 - 06:00

Russian forces expected to mount new offensive to strengthen hand at talks

Move could give Putin reason to delay discussions in favour of seeking more land, says Ukraine

Sat Mar 29 2025 - 09:12

Efforts to rearm Europe stumble as Trump ‘kicks over the chessboard’ of the Ukraine war

EU must take replace rhetoric with deeds and increase military power to ensure Putin takes heed, European commissioner for defence warns

Fri Mar 28 2025 - 14:41

US ‘demanding all of Ukraine’s natural resources for years’

Putin says Trump’s push to control Greenland is not surprising amid tension over mineral-rich territory

Fri Mar 28 2025 - 08:41

European leaders united in opposition to lifting sanctions on Russia as condition of ceasefire in Ukraine

Europe’s ‘reassurance force’ could guarantee Ukrainian security following peace, says French president

Thu Mar 27 2025 - 18:17

Taoiseach joins Zelenskiy and European allies in Paris to discuss further Ukraine aid, security assurances

Macron accuses Russia of having an increasingly long list of demands and rejects lifting of sanctions

Thu Mar 27 2025 - 10:12

The global leaders rising in the polls as they battle Donald Trump

From Canada to Ukraine, populations rally behind leaders seeking to fend off the US president’s threats

Wed Mar 26 2025 - 15:14

Ukraine and Russia agree to US-brokered truce in Black Sea

Warring neighbours say absence of mutual trust makes US role vital to upholding deal

Tue Mar 25 2025 - 19:14

Trump says Ukraine talks address ‘territory’ issues and ‘power plant ownership’

European powers sceptical that Vladimir Putin is ready to make meaningful concessions

Mon Mar 24 2025 - 19:32

Ukraine talks: What is being discussed by the US, Russia and Ukraine?

Shipping, nuclear power plants and Nato membership are among issues on the talks table

Mon Mar 24 2025 - 09:55

Trump’s big-boss peace for Ukraine won’t work

Trump covets the Nobel Peace Prize. Obama got it for nothing, he thinks: he should get it for a great peace deal

Mon Mar 24 2025 - 06:00

Russia launches drone attack on Kyiv ahead of ceasefire talks in Saudi Arabia

At least three people are killed, including a five-year-old child, in overnight strikes, say officials

Sun Mar 23 2025 - 12:05

Russian drone attack kills three in Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia

Drone strike comes after Ukraine and Russia agreed a limited ceasefire in principle on Wednesday

Sat Mar 22 2025 - 10:01

Ukraine vows never to accept Kremlin control of Black Sea peninsula: ‘Most Crimean Tatars would regard it as betrayal’

Activist and politician Nariman Dzhelyal among latest generation of Crimean Tatars to be persecuted by Russia

Sat Mar 22 2025 - 06:00

Ukraine and Russia accuse each other of breaking US-brokered halt to attacks on energy sites

Kyiv denounces Kremlin order for Ukrainians to ‘legalise’ Russian status or leave occupied areas

Fri Mar 21 2025 - 16:41

Ukraine says ‘nothing has changed’ since Russia agreed to halt strikes on energy facilities

EU leaders at summit will commit to increased military spending amid growing uncertainty over US defence

Thu Mar 20 2025 - 18:24

The Irish Times view on the partial ceasefire in Ukraine: a deal in name only

Trump’s diplomacy, by failing to address the root causes of conflict, may just set the scene for a return to all-out war

Wed Mar 19 2025 - 20:46

Trump claims peace push ‘on track’ as Ukraine and Russia accuse each other of breaking partial truce

Delegations from Kyiv and Moscow set to meet US officials for more talks in Saudi Arabia

Wed Mar 19 2025 - 20:12

Russia’s demands of Ukraine would make a mockery of any peace agreement

Putin calls for a halt to military support not just from the US but from all Ukraine’s foreign backers

Wed Mar 19 2025 - 11:28

Russia to pause strikes on Ukraine’s energy facilities after Trump-Putin call

Peace impossible unless West stops giving arms and intelligence to Kyiv, Kremlin says

Tue Mar 18 2025 - 21:17

From ready meals to air defence radar: How Irish aid to Ukraine has evolved

Government policy is that only non-lethal aid is provided, but the type of assistance has changed since the war began

Mon Mar 17 2025 - 06:00

‘I think the French and Germans are right to be worried’: Former US national security expert on what’s next in war on Ukraine

Tom Wright may be the most influential Irishman you’ve never heard of. He was part of the team responsible for advising Biden on Russia and Ukraine

Sun Mar 16 2025 - 05:00

Was Micheál Martin’s trip to the White House a diplomatic victory or a ritual humiliation?