Germany berated for inaction by Zelenskiy in Bundestag address
Ukrainian president calls on country to match words with more decisive deeds
Arrival of McDonald’s in Moscow marked a new era in 1990, just as its exit does now
US fast-food joint was a post-Soviet Union landmark in Russian capital for three decades
The Irish Times view on the invasion of Ukraine: ghosts from a terrible past
A new political, economic and psychological wall is being constructed before our eyes
The Irish Times view on Vladimir Putin: a push for total control
Russia’s ruling elite does not welcome scrutiny after two highly profitable decades in power
Former US secretary of state Colin Powell dies of Covid complications
Tributes paid to retired four-star general who helped build case for 2003 invasion of Iraq
More than 1,000 firefighters battle wildfire spreading along California coast
Crew steered Alisal fire away from former US president Ronald Reagan’s ranch
Journalists who took on Putin and Duterte win 2021 Nobel Peace Prize
Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov cited for their fight for freedom of expression
Joe Biden set for tough talks with ‘worthy adversary’ Vladimir Putin
American president says US will ‘respond in kind’ if Russia continues with cyberactivities
Haughey’s poetry among musings on family-created website
Poems discovered in Charles Haughey’s private papers after he died aged 80 in 2006
Gorbachev urges Biden to mend US-Russia ties as disputes pile up
Navalny, energy and Ukraine among many areas of friction, but arms pact deal achievable
State papers: Adare Manor wanted to host USSR-US summit
Department of Foreign Affairs chief of protocol said ‘standard of service was not adequate for a meeting of this type’
US feared Russia plotting Cold War spy base in Cork dockyard in 1989
State papers: American embassy diplomat raised concerns after top-level meetings between taoiseach Charles Haughey and USSR president Mikhail Gorbachev
Velvet Revolution memories bittersweet as Czechs worry for their democracy
Nation marks 30 years since Vaclav Havel and fellow dissidents swept into power
Merkel marks fall of Berlin Wall and urges Europe to fight for ‘freedom, democracy, equality’
No wall that keeps people out and restricts freedom is so high or so wide that it can’t be broken down
Will VW’s €1.2bn gamble on electric mobility prove German unity works for the east?
Former Trabant factory begins turning out the most modern VW ever
Meeting Gorbachev: Werner Herzog’s fan-boy portrait of Mikhail Gorbachev
Review: Ceaseless adulation grates – but it is still a fascinating study of a remarkable life
Eighty years on, Russia at odds with neighbours on carve-up of Europe
Moscow defends Nazi-Soviet pact of 1939 as Baltic states celebrate 1989 ‘freedom chain’
A Hungarian border guard, 600 East Germans and a picnic that split the Iron Curtain
Hungary’s fence-building PM Viktor Orban to lead celebration of historic dash for freedom
US likely to increase nuclear missile stock after treaty withdrawal
Russia and the US blame each other for dismantling longstanding missile agreement
US pulls out of key nuclear arms control pact with Russia
Fears of arms race as Pompeo says Moscow ‘solely responsible’ for collapse of 1987 treaty
Chernobyl: A nuclear disaster is unsettlingly lovely to look at
Review: Under Johan Renck’s direction, these scenes are as grim as the architecture, brutal and unforgiving
Chernobyl: The lies, the heroes, the horrors
A new TV drama depicts the 1986 nuclear meltdown that threatened to poison Europe
Russia rejects Lithuania's verdict on ex-Soviet officials for 1991 killings
Vilnius court finds last Soviet defence chief guilty of war crimes and convicts 66 others
Kazakhstan’s president steps down after 30 years in power
Nursultan Nazarbayev resigns despite having approved legislation in the past making him leader for life
Russia follows US and suspends nuclear weapons pact
Withdrawal by US and Russia from nuclear deal sparks fears about potential new arms race
US plan to end nuclear treaty with Russia sparks new arms race fears
Critics note that suspension will leave US free to begin developing its own weapons
George HW Bush obituary: 41st president made his mark in foreign affairs
Bush could claim to have been one of the most successful foreign-policy US presidents
Cork Film Festival to open with ‘Float Like a Butterfly’
Over 250 feature, documentary and short films to screen over next ten days
The Irish Times view on arms control: the treaty should be saved
The US is preparing to walk away from a pact that has made the world safer for 40 years
US exit from arms control pact a threat to world security, says Russia
Trump claims Moscow has violated 1987 deal limiting strategic weapon development
Concerns as Trump plans to withdraw US from nuclear treaty with Russia
Russia says unilateral US withdrawal would be ‘very dangerous’ as US security adviser set for talks in Moscow
After World Cup, it’s repressive business as usual for Russia
While the country presented its best face to the world, many natives see it as an illusion
Summit announcement cautiously welcomed in Moscow
Kremlin officials hail meeting while warning to not expect any ‘breakthrough’ in Helsinki
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