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Russian gymnast banned for one year for pro-war 'Z' symbol
The Z symbol has gone from a marking on Russian military vehicles to a pro-war symbol.
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The Z symbol has gone from a marking on Russian military vehicles to a pro-war symbol.
Putin says Europe’s oil sanctions are ‘economic suicide’
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said Russia must suffer a ‘sustained defeat’ in Ukraine.
The UK’s Foreign Secretary said she was taking aim at the ‘shady network propping up’ the Russian president’s luxury lifestyle.
The Moscow-installed administration said there would be a “request to make Kherson region a full subject of the Russian Federation.”
“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.
The US has announced it is to sanction Maria Vorontsova and Katerina Tikhonova.
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.
Reports concluded Putin was unaware the military had been using and losing conscripts in Ukraine.
Dr Brendan Flynn of NUI Galway looks at similar historical invasions and walks through possible outcomes.
The UK Prime Minister is using a NATO emergency summit in Brussels today to commit to a new package to shore up Ukrainian defences.
He praised his country’s forces at the rally to mark the eighth anniversary of Russia annexing the Crimea from Ukraine.
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.
An Irish expert believes Putin has committed war crimes but says it will be down to international investigators to make the case.
Trump has repeatedly used language that has been criticised as deferential to Putin.
The Kremlin has exerted tight control over news and social media in an effort to control the information Russians receive about Ukraine.
Journalist Daria Kaleniuk told Boris Johnson in Warsaw that he must do more to protect civilians in Ukraine.
The US President conceded there was a lack of Western unity for enacting an even tougher measure.
The measures were added after being raised in overnight discussions by EU leaders.
Coveney suggested Ireland would be open to harsher measures against Russia than those already agreed by the EU.
The new measure will apply as an emergency measure to all Ukrainians travelling to Ireland.
In the early hours of the morning, Ukraine was invaded by Russia. Listen to our latest episode to hear about why.
Here are some of the crucial moments from the last few months ahead of today’s invasion.
Putin and Macron met yesterday in Moscow.
Journalist Hannah McCarthy explains the thinking of Russian President Vladimir Putin as his military builds along the border with Ukraine.
Security expert Declan Power equates the Russian exercise to a burglar testing the windows of a house.
The security analyst says it also demonstrates Ireland’s failure to meet the minimum standards of our Neutral status.
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.
“Let there be no doubt at all, if Putin makes this choice, Russia will pay a heavy price,” the US president said.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Russian President Vladimir Putin was “in the mood for a conversation.”
The White House indicated that Biden would make clear to Putin that a diplomatic path remains open.
Russian authorities have in recent months mounted pressure on rights groups, media outlets and journalists, naming dozens as foreign agents.
It comes as Russia has picked up its demands on Biden to guarantee that Ukraine will not be allowed to join Nato.
The US president offered the warning amid growing concern about a Russian build-up of troops on the Ukrainian border.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said today he wanted “concrete agreements” from NATO that it would not expand eastwards.
The poll is an important indicator of next year’s presidential poll, as Vladimir Putin seeks to cement his grip on power.