#Russia

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Donald Trump visit to Ireland
Who is Umar Kremlev, the Russian oligarch who reportedly helped pay for Donald Trump Jr’s wedding?
The businessman has spent the past decade moving through some of Russia’s most politically connected circles

Tue, 15 Sep, 2026

Downing Street partygate
Train carrying Boris Johnson may have been intended target of Russian strike, officials say
Ukrainian Railways, which operates the line, said a train carrying several security advisers from European countries as well as Johnson, the former British prime minister, former Swedish prime minister Carl Bildt and former CIA chief Petraeus had passed through the border crossing shortly before the drone strike.

Mon, 14 Sep, 2026

Turkey NATO Summit Trump
New political turmoil in Kyiv as prosecutor general resigns
Anti-corruption agencies raid offices and arrest a deputy of Ruslan Kravchenko in case linked to alleged laundering of phone scam proceeds. 

Tue, 08 Sep, 2026

Koreas Tensions
Russia and North Korea open first road bridge across their shared border
Connection across Tumen River is further sign of closer ties between the two countries since start of war in Ukraine

Mon, 07 Sep, 2026

France Ukraine
US envoys leave Kyiv without breakthrough on ending war
Zelenskyy says after talks with Witkoff and Kushner that Kyiv seeking ‘serious volumes’ of US support for winter defences. 

Mon, 07 Sep, 2026

Germany Election
Germany’s far-right AfD thanks Elon Musk as France warns state election win a ‘serious moment’
Lead candidate in Saxony-Anhalt welcomes further ‘strong’ cooperation with Musk as French minister says ‘we cannot forget our history’

Mon, 07 Sep, 2026

IRELAND-EU-DEFENCE-DIPLOMACY
S Ireland’s neutrality has a security problem — and Europe is starting to notice
Ireland’s low defence spending and reliance on Britain for security have exposed tensions at the heart of its military neutrality

Sun, 06 Sep, 2026

Taoiseach to Russia: 'Stop unbelievable Ukrainian carnage instead of lecturing Ireland'
Taoiseach to Russia: 'Stop unbelievable Ukrainian carnage instead of lecturing Ireland'
Mr Martin was responding to Russian ambassador Yuri Filatov’s accusation that the Irish Government was “copy-pasting EU conspiracy theories”

Sun, 06 Sep, 2026

Russia Ukraine War
Europe would not be able to sustain war of attrition with Russia, defence officials say
Security experts fear Putin may be winning hybrid war with the west amid rise of pro-Kremlin, far-right parties

Sat, 05 Sep, 2026

power failure Concept
Germany power grid attacks raise fears of potential ‘total blackout’ in Ireland
An engineering expert says simultaneous attacks on major Irish grid assets could overwhelm the system despite built-in safety margins

Sat, 05 Sep, 2026

EU Flags Flying at the European Commission Building Brussels Belgium
'EU’s ability to respond to a foreign invasion by 2030 remains in doubt'
European court of auditors says the EU is much better prepared than before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine of 2022, but achieving its goal of defence readiness by the end of the decade would be difficult

Thu, 03 Sep, 2026

Russia Ukraine War
Shootout in Kyiv between Ukrainian spy services ‘disgraceful’, says Zelenskyy
Domestic security service says clash with military intelligence directorate ‘definitely shouldn’t have happened’

Thu, 03 Sep, 2026

France Ukraine
Russian airspace becoming 'completely unsafe' for commercial airlines, Zelenskyy says
“We want to warn every airline that uses Russian airspace, every insurer, and everyone who still uses Russia’s key airports: Russian airspace is becoming completely unsafe,” he said in a statement.

Wed, 02 Sep, 2026

Germany Airport Disruption
Germany blames Russia for drone attack at Leipzig airport
Government says ‘dangerous behaviour’ is part of effort by Moscow to cause damage with hybrid attacks

Wed, 02 Sep, 2026

EU defence ministers meeting
Russia is escalating from hybrid threats to 'kinetic' attacks on Europe, EU ministers hear 
Russian incursions in Romania, Latvia, Estonia, and Germany were cited as Helen McEntee and Kaja Kallas spoke at the EU defence ministers' informal meeting in Wicklow

Tue, 01 Sep, 2026

France Ukraine
At least 12 people killed in Russian overnight attacks on Ukraine
Kyiv has now been targeted for six consecutive days.

Tue, 01 Sep, 2026

Ukrainians being moved out of Citywest: ‘We need a place to survive, that’s it’
Ukrainians being moved out of Citywest: ‘We need a place to survive, that’s it’
People with additional needs are among the 300-plus Ukrainian refugees being moved out of the place they call home

Sun, 30 Aug, 2026

Russia Ukraine War
Russian strike on Kyiv-area warehouse causes detonation, killing 27
Another 42 people were also injured ​and more than 380 evacuated from the ​strike area in the Bucha district

Sat, 29 Aug, 2026

Russia Victory Day Parade Rehearsal
Russia ‘losing 6,000 more troops in Ukraine each month than it can recruit’
Moscow recruits an estimated 1,000 people a day but western officials say it cannot keep up with casualty level

Sat, 29 Aug, 2026

Obit Mladic
Colin Sheridan: Ratko Mladić is dead, but the lessons of Srebrenica remain as Gaza raises uncomfortable questions
Colin Sheridan says remembering Srebrenica means little if the West refuses to confront the suffering unfolding in Gaza today

Sat, 29 Aug, 2026

Ukrainian mother and disabled son, 44, at risk of homelessness
Ukrainian mother and disabled son, 44, at risk of homelessness
Concerns have been raised over plans to relocate hundreds of Ukrainians from Citywest, Dublin, with disabled residents facing uncertainty over housing, healthcare, and support services

Thu, 27 Aug, 2026

Vladimir Putin
Russia warns Britain is ‘playing with fire’ over its support of Ukraine
Kremlin threatens retaliation after Burnham says UK will help Ukraine start producing long-range missiles

Thu, 27 Aug, 2026

Empty shelves in a grocery store, Hoarding food
John Gibbons: Ireland needs an emergency food stockpile
Climate change and supply chain threats to our import-dependent food system should impel us to stockpile food — just as we do with oil

Tue, 25 Aug, 2026

Russia Ukraine War
Ukraine’s dismissed defence minister calls for wartime presidential election
Mykhailo Fedorov’s appeal is most direct challenge to Volodymyr Zelenskyy since Russian invasion in 2022

Wed, 19 Aug, 2026

TOPSHOT-RUSSIA-UKRAINE-CONFLICT-ATTACK
Russia warns UK of ‘consequences’ over reports Ukraine using British drones in attacks
Ministry of Defence rebuffs threats, saying UK ‘committed to providing equipment Ukraine needs to defend itself against Putin’s illegal invasion’.

Tue, 18 Aug, 2026

TOPSHOT-UKRAINE-RUSSIA-CONFLICT-WAR
Russia kills nine in Ukrainian cities using missiles supplied by North Korea
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Moscow is receiving new military help from North Korea.

Tue, 11 Aug, 2026

Russia Ukraine War
Ukrainian drone attack on Russian city kills 12
39 others have been injured

Mon, 10 Aug, 2026

Russia Ukraine War
Russia's Wildberries says warehouse in Vladimir region is on fire after Ukrainian drone attack
The Russia online retailer shared the news on Monday

Mon, 03 Aug, 2026

Colin Sheridan: The world has grown accustomed to constant war and conflict 
Colin Sheridan: The world has grown accustomed to constant war and conflict 
The world’s political landscape is ever changing, but peace seems nowhere near

Mon, 03 Aug, 2026

TOPSHOT-UKRAINE-RUSSIA-CONFLICT-WAR
Russia accused of violating Polish airspace after missile explosion near village
Polish PM visits scene of crater thought to have occurred during deadly wave of attacks on Ukraine

Thu, 30 Jul, 2026

France Telegram CEO
Russia charges Telegram founder Durov with facilitating terrorism
Telegram, an encrypted messenger app founded in ​2013, says it has more than 1 billion users 

Wed, 29 Jul, 2026

Aughinish Alumina refinery
Donnacha Ó Beacháin: Refusal to act on Aughinish is deeply damaging to our reputation in EU
This is not about one industrial plant in rural Limerick. It is about whether Ireland is prepared to confront the consequences of its failure to act, writes Donnacha Ó Beacháin

Tue, 28 Jul, 2026

Niall Collins: No 'quick fix' solution to Aughinish Alumina exports 
Niall Collins: No 'quick fix' solution to Aughinish Alumina exports 
The Limerick TD also criticised the media, saying there has been a 'lot of misinformation and poor reporting'

Sun, 26 Jul, 2026

Taoiseach Micheal Martin visit to Ukraine
'Hopefully this will end at some point': Taoiseach sees a miracle amid the war in Ukraine 
Poignant visit to Kyiv’s iconic cathedral leaves Micheál Martin in no doubt about Ukraine’s spirit of resilience or its capacity to rebuild from the ashes 

Fri, 24 Jul, 2026

Taoiseach Micheal Martin visit to Ukraine
Louise Burne: Taoiseach pays tribute to 'ordinary Ukrainians with extraordinary resolve' in Kyiv
During his Kyiv visit, Micheál Martin didn't have to look far to find those who, he said, 'continue to endure, to resist, and to fight to defend your homes and your freedom'

Thu, 23 Jul, 2026

Shona Murray: The EU has imposed sanctions on Russia, yet they fail to do so on Israel
Shona Murray: The EU has imposed sanctions on Russia, yet they fail to do so on Israel
This week the EU rightfully proudly announced the passage of the 21st sanctions package against Russia. Yet the banning trade with Israeli settlements has yet to happen

Thu, 23 Jul, 2026

Taoiseach Micheal Martin visit to Ukraine
Aughinish Alumina review finds no conclusive evidence of Russia weapons link
Taoiseach announces additional €125m in support for Ukraine as discussions focus on sanctions and the Aughinish Alumina investigation

Thu, 23 Jul, 2026

Aughinish Alumina refinery
Letters to the Editor: Ireland should not export anything that could be used for warfare
A reader says Aughinish Alumina products should not be exported to Russia — but the same criteria should apply to Israel: Significant Irish exports there include computer hardware and software

Thu, 23 Jul, 2026

Royal Navy deployed to shadow Russian warship
Russian warship carries out rare live-fire exercise off UK coast
Neustrashimy suddenly announced it intended to fire its guns and conducted 30-minute drill south of Plymouth

Tue, 21 Jul, 2026

Aughinish Alumina refinery
Government accused of  'sleepwalking' into alumina exports crisis
Simon Harris pushed back on the criticism over Aughinish Alumina, saying ministers would be led by an upcoming report from the Department of Enterprise

Thu, 16 Jul, 2026

Aughinish Alumina refinery
Minister says Aughinish Alumina consultation could prejudice Russia review
Peter Burke says independent investigators must complete their work before any wider engagement on the future of the Limerick facility

Tue, 14 Jul, 2026

Russia sanctions are ‘priority’ for Irish presidency of EU says Helen McEntee
Russia sanctions are ‘priority’ for Irish presidency of EU says Helen McEntee
Minister McEntee is in Brussels to attend a meeting of EU foreign ministers.

Mon, 13 Jul, 2026

Mayor of Limerick tells Taoiseach of his concerns for workforce at Aughinish
Mayor of Limerick tells Taoiseach of his concerns for workforce at Aughinish
John Moran wrote to Micheál Martin calling on the Government to ensure Aughinish Alumina workers are 'at the table' amid concerns for 1,000 jobs at the plant

Sun, 12 Jul, 2026

Aughinish Alumina exports to Russia threaten to overshadow Ireland's EU presidency
Aughinish Alumina exports to Russia threaten to overshadow Ireland's EU presidency
Even if the export of alumina to Russia is barred, there may still be a market for the raw material

Sat, 11 Jul, 2026

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