Section: Ireland
Putin says he was ready for nuclear confrontation over Crimea
Documentary reveals Moscow was ready to put nuclear forces on the alert over annexation …read more Source: The Irish...
Everton take slender first leg lead over Dynamo Kiev
Late Romelu Lukaku penalty gives homes side the edge in last 16 Europa League tie …read more Source: The Irish...
IMF to pump $10bn into Ukraine’s troubled economy this year
Loan of $17.5bn will provide swift assistance for the country’s struggling finances as part of a larger four-year bailout …read more Source: The Irish...
Poland plans defence drills over Ukraine crisis
Poland will stress-test its defence capabilities with a series of countrywide drills involving the government, local authorities and the military in response to the Ukraine crisis, Polish president’s chief security adviser has said. …read more Source: RTÉ...
Nato members hold naval exercise near Crimea
Black Sea drills follow arrival of US military tanks into Baltics for training mission …read more Source: The Irish...
Last year safest in aviation history despite Malaysia crashes
Statistics do not include Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, which was shot down in Ukraine …read more Source: The Irish...
Rebels withdraw weaponry from Ukrainian frontline
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said pro-Russian rebels have withdrawn a significant amount of weaponry from the front-lines in eastern Ukraine in accordance with a three-week-old ceasefire deal. …read more Source: RTÉ...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko says rebels have withdrawn weaponry
Significant amount of heavy weapons withdrawn in east in accordance with ceasefire …read more Source: The Irish...
Putin says plan to take Crimea hatched before referendum
Says decision was made after meeting to discuss overthrow of Ukrainian president …read more Source: The Irish...
Russian troops ‘dying in large numbers in Ukraine’
Russian troops are dying in combat in “large numbers” in eastern Ukraine, where pro-Russian separatists have been fighting against government forces for a year, a NATO official has said. …read more Source: RTÉ...
