Section: Ireland
EU leaders extend economic sanctions on Russia
EU leaders have agreed to extend the bloc’s main economic sanctions against Russia over the turmoil in Ukraine for six months until mid-2017, diplomats at a one-day summit in Brussels said. …read more Source: RTÉ...
EU summit: Theresa May ‘welcomes’ Brexit talks by 27 other leaders
Britain will not be present at evening talks, with Syria and Ukraine on main summit agenda …read more Source: The Irish...
EU summit: Syria, Ukraine on table as leaders meet in Brussels
Sanctions on Russia set to be extended, with EU defence policy also on summit agenda …read more Source: The Irish...
Ukraine’s missile test plans heat up Russia row
Moscow has protested against Ukraine’s plans to carry out missile tests near Crimea, which Russia annexed in 2014 following the toppling of a pro-Russian Ukrainian president. …read more Source: RTÉ...
Disability: Germany’s allowances to Ukraine’s institutions
Irish policy emphasises community and family care. What happens elsewhere? …read more Source: The Irish...
Ukrainian demonstrators burn tyres, vandalise bank
A group of protesters set tyres on fire as Ukraine commemorated the day when the Maidan revolt started in November 2013. …read more Source: RTÉ...
Merkel’s peace talks fail to progress resolution of Syrian conflict
Vladimir Putin, François Hollande, Petro Poroshenko meet in Berlin over Ukraine and Syrian conflicts …read more Source: The Irish...
Missile that downed MH17 flight over Ukraine ‘came from Russia’
A surface-to-air missile hit the Malaysia Airlines flight on July 17th, 2014, killing 298 people …read more Source: The Irish...
MH17 missile ‘was transported from Russia’
The missile which brought down Flight MH17 two years ago over eastern Ukraine was transported into the area from Russia, a Dutch-led investigation has found. …read more Source: RTÉ...
Russian missile downed MH17 flight over Ukraine, inquiry finds
A surface-to-air missile hit the Malaysia Airlines flight on July 17th, 2014, killing 298 people …read more Source: The Irish...
