# putin - Wednesday 18 May, 2022
# Ivan Kuliak
# Ivan Kuliak
The Z symbol has gone from a marking on Russian military vehicles to a pro-war symbol.
# putin - Tuesday 17 May, 2022
# Ukraine
# Ukraine
Putin says Europe’s oil sanctions are ‘economic suicide’
# putin - Sunday 15 May, 2022
# War In Ukraine
# War In Ukraine
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said Russia must suffer a ‘sustained defeat’ in Ukraine.
# putin - Friday 13 May, 2022
# Putin
# Putin
The UK’s Foreign Secretary said she was taking aim at the ‘shady network propping up’ the Russian president’s luxury lifestyle.
# putin - Wednesday 11 May, 2022
# Ukraine
# Ukraine
The Moscow-installed administration said there would be a “request to make Kherson region a full subject of the Russian Federation.”
# putin - Wednesday 13 April, 2022
# Mariupol
# Mariupol
“It’s become clearer and clearer that Putin is just trying to wipe out the idea of even being able to be a Ukrainian,” Joe Biden said.
# putin - Wednesday 6 April, 2022
# Ukraine
# Ukraine
The US has announced it is to sanction Maria Vorontsova and Katerina Tikhonova.
# putin - Tuesday 5 April, 2022
# Russian Invasion
Horrific images of corpses in the streets, some with their hands bound, have drawn global condemnation. In a passionate speech, Zelenskyy urged the UN to "act immediately" to punish Russia or "dissolve" itself. Zelenskyy then aired a graphic, 90-second clip of people killed in towns including Bucha and Mariupol.
# putin - Monday 4 April, 2022
# War Crime Probe
# War Crime Probe
Retired Colonel Colm Doyle, who served with the EU in Bosnia, looks at the recent horrors in Bucha and what can be done to bring perpetrators to justice.
# putin - Wednesday 30 March, 2022
# Russia
# Russia
Reports concluded Putin was unaware the military had been using and losing conscripts in Ukraine.
# putin - Saturday 26 March, 2022
# What Next?
# What Next?
Dr Brendan Flynn of NUI Galway looks at similar historical invasions and walks through possible outcomes.
# putin - Thursday 24 March, 2022
# Brussels Summit
# Brussels Summit
The UK Prime Minister is using a NATO emergency summit in Brussels today to commit to a new package to shore up Ukrainian defences.
# putin - Friday 18 March, 2022
# Russia
# Russia
He praised his country’s forces at the rally to mark the eighth anniversary of Russia annexing the Crimea from Ukraine.
# putin - Friday 11 March, 2022
# Cities Under Siege
# Cities Under Siege
The security analyst says based on the trajectory of this invasion, it’s now clear that the civilian population in Ukraine is a de facto target.
# putin - Saturday 5 March, 2022
# Ukraine
Earlier this week, we asked for your questions about the Russian invasion of Ukraine. We spoke to experts about nuclear weapons, Nato and why Putin started this war.
# Investigation
# Investigation
An Irish expert believes Putin has committed war crimes but says it will be down to international investigators to make the case.
# Attack
# Attack
Trump has repeatedly used language that has been criticised as deferential to Putin .
# putin - Wednesday 2 March, 2022
# Propaganda Machine
# Propaganda Machine
The Kremlin has exerted tight control over news and social media in an effort to control the information Russians receive about Ukraine.
# putin - Tuesday 1 March, 2022
# No-Fly Zone
# No-Fly Zone
Journalist Daria Kaleniuk told Boris Johnson in Warsaw that he must do more to protect civilians in Ukraine.
# putin - Saturday 26 February, 2022
# Sanctions
# Sanctions
The US President conceded there was a lack of Western unity for enacting an even tougher measure.
# putin - Friday 25 February, 2022
# Assets
# Assets
The measures were added after being raised in overnight discussions by EU leaders.
# Ukraine
# Ukraine
Coveney suggested Ireland would be open to harsher measures against Russia than those already agreed by the EU.
# Ukraine
# Ukraine
The new measure will apply as an emergency measure to all Ukrainians travelling to Ireland.
# putin - Thursday 24 February, 2022
# Podcast
# Podcast
In the early hours of the morning, Ukraine was invaded by Russia. Listen to our latest episode to hear about why.
# Ukraine
# Ukraine
Here are some of the crucial moments from the last few months ahead of today’s invasion.
# putin - Saturday 19 February, 2022
# Ukraine
Separatist leaders in disputed regions Lugansk and Donetsk announced a general mobilisation this morning. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky described his country as Europe's "shield" against Russia. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen accused Russia of making a "blatant attempt to rewrite the rules of the international order".
# putin - Tuesday 8 February, 2022
# Ukraine
# Ukraine
Putin and Macron met yesterday in Moscow.
# putin - Tuesday 1 February, 2022
# Russian Strongman
# Russian Strongman
Journalist Hannah McCarthy explains the thinking of Russian President Vladimir Putin as his military builds along the border with Ukraine.
# putin - Saturday 29 January, 2022
# Analysis
# Analysis
Security expert Declan Power equates the Russian exercise to a burglar testing the windows of a house.
# putin - Tuesday 25 January, 2022
# Russia
# Russia
The security analyst says it also demonstrates Ireland’s failure to meet the minimum standards of our Neutral status.
# putin - Friday 21 January, 2022
# International Relations
# International Relations
The security expert looks at the likelihood of an all-out invasion of Ukraine by Russia, and how it will play out on a global stage.
# putin - Thursday 20 January, 2022
# Ukraine
# Ukraine
“Let there be no doubt at all, if Putin makes this choice, Russia will pay a heavy price,” the US president said.
# putin - Wednesday 19 January, 2022
# Explainer
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Ukraine today ahead of talks with Russia on Friday. Moscow has been accused of massing tens of thousands of troops near its border with Ukraine in preparation for an invasion. The conflict in eastern Ukraine has so far left more than 13,000 dead.
# putin - Thursday 30 December, 2021
# Military Tensions
# Military Tensions
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Russian President Vladimir Putin was “in the mood for a conversation.”
# Ukraine
# Ukraine
The White House indicated that Biden would make clear to Putin that a diplomatic path remains open.
# putin - Wednesday 29 December, 2021
# Moscow
# Moscow
Russian authorities have in recent months mounted pressure on rights groups, media outlets and journalists, naming dozens as foreign agents.
# putin - Saturday 4 December, 2021
# Putin
# Putin
It comes as Russia has picked up its demands on Biden to guarantee that Ukraine will not be allowed to join Nato.
# putin - Friday 3 December, 2021
# Ukraine
# Ukraine
The US president offered the warning amid growing concern about a Russian build-up of troops on the Ukrainian border.
# putin - Wednesday 1 December, 2021
# Russia
# Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin said today he wanted “concrete agreements” from NATO that it would not expand eastwards.
# putin - Monday 20 September, 2021
# United Russia Party
# United Russia Party
The poll is an important indicator of next year’s presidential poll, as Vladimir Putin seeks to cement his grip on power.
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