Last week, the Irish Examiner published an opinion piece from the Russian ambassador marking the fifth anniversary of the annexation of Crimea. Olena Shaloput of the Ukrainian Embassy responds

THE Latvian ship, Defender, the owners of which owe its nine Russian and Ukrainian crew more than e80,000 in unpaid wages, has been detained by Port State Control in Cork harbour over manning irregularities.

The European Union said today gas supplies should restart after it struck a deal with Russia on supervising the flow of gas through Ukraine.

A CITY paused yesterday to remember the victims of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.