Russia announces shift in its war to eastern Ukraine as UN says 10m people displaced

Ukraine’s foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba says ‘Ireland is at the forefront within the EU’

Ukraine says more than 1,500 civilians killed in Russian siege of Mariupol

Kyiv shares US and UK fears Russia may plan chemical attack during invasion

US vice-president Kamala Harris backs calls for war crimes investigation over invasion

Kyiv has signalled it may be willing to compromise on Russia’s demand for neutrality

Ukraine crisis provides chance to accelerate sustainable energy transition

Pope pleads for peace as Putin says campaign in Ukraine will not end until Kyiv stops fighting

Deal would involve Ukraine receiving warplanes from Poland, which would in turn get US F-16s

Five children aged seven to 11 holding peace signs were held with their mothers

Reports indicates that senior Chinese officials had some level of knowledge of invasion

EU works to connect electricity grid with Ukraine and Moldova

It was hard to keep up as bloc taboos were broken in quick succession this weekend

Ireland opts out of spending on weapons, but agrees funds for non-lethal assistance

Nato chief warns ‘the Kremlin’s objectives are not limited to Ukraine’

Leaders agree to impose freezes and travel bans on key figures associated with regime

Heavy gunfire and explosions heard as president Zelenskiy vows to defend country

Missiles fall on cities as Ukrainian forces battle Russian invaders from three fronts

Germany blocks move to exclude Russia from Swift international payments system

EU calls emergency summit as US warns that Moscow’s troops are ‘ready’ to attack

Washington targets gas pipeline with sanctions as UN General Assembly meets on crisis

Germany blocks Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline certification, UK sanctions oligarchs

EU leaders criticise ‘blatant violation of international law’ following Putin move

Sensitive issue of EU gas dependence on Russia hinders clarity on sanctions

Michel says Russia would face ‘massive sanctions’ for further military aggression

US says Russia still massing troops near Ukraine and seeking ‘pretext to justify invasion’

Putin says Moscow wants talks with West to ensure security and avoid war

Russia’s top diplomat says there is ‘always a chance’ for diplomacy to break deadlock

Despite widespread mockery French president masterfully extracts ‘dual commitment’

Macron says Putin pledged not to escalate tension but Kremlin denies deal on military moves

French president does not see invasion of Ukraine as imminent as he visits Moscow and Kyiv

US says costs will be ‘swift and severe’ if Moscow rejects offer of dialogue

Moscow warns of ‘appropriate response’ if talks fail as US citizens urged to leave country

Moscow should not count on a crumbling western alliance

Western powers urge Moscow to reduce tension as ‘crucial phase’ in diplomacy looms

Ukrainian president says Russian aggression is pushing his country towards Nato

Russia believed to have given passports to 600,000 people in militia-held areas

Russia says it dropped bombs in path of HMS Defender after it entered country’s territory

Czechs appeal for EU solidarity after accusing Moscow of involvement in 2014 explosion

Kiev urges EU and US to help eastern European allies source vaccines