Section: Ireland
Additional Russian sanctions being discussed
US Secretary of State John Kerry has said the US and its allies were not prepared to play games with Russia and were discussing additional sanctions against Moscow over its role in eastern Ukraine, undermining a European-brokered truce. …read more Source: RTÉ...
John Kerry says Russia could face additional sanctions
US secretary of state discussing Ukraine crisis in talks with Philip Hammond in London …read more Source: The Irish...
Viktor Yanukovich says he is prepared to return to Ukraine
Ousted president says he will come back ‘as soon as there is a possibility’ in TV interview …read more Source: The Irish...
John Kerry to discuss Ukraine conflict in London talks
Syria, Iraq and Nigeria also on agenda as US secretary of state meets Philip Hammond …read more Source: The Irish...
Kiev accuses Russia of sending more tanks to east Ukraine
Angela Merkel says new sanctions on Moscow an option if peace deal further violated …read more Source: The Irish...
Ukraine says Russian tanks and fighters have crossed border
Despite ceasefire, fighting has persisted in east Ukraine …read more Source: The Irish...
Ukraine remembers victims of Maidan 2014 clashes
As violence continues in eastern Ukraine, Kiev today marks a bittersweet first anniversary of the Maidan protest siege that brought an end to the regime of President Viktor Yanukovich. …read more Source: RTÉ...
Ukraine says 20 Russian tanks and many fighters have crossed border
Despite ceasefire, fighting has persisted in east Ukraine …read more Source: The Irish...
EU ‘guilty of sleepwalking’ into Ukraine crisis
Britain and the European Union are guilty of “sleepwalking” into a crisis in Ukraine, a scathing report from a British parliamentary committee has said. …read more Source: RTÉ...
Strife in Ukraine: The fall of Debaltseve confirms abence of full ceasefire
Rebel actions could trigger more western sanctions targetted at Russia and possibility of US sending arms to Kiev …read more Source: The Irish...