Germany floats return to conscription if volunteer plan fails – The Irish Times
Germany will bring back conscription to boost its armed forces if a plan to use volunteers fails to…
Ireland’s grocery prices are still soaring. How can that be? – The Irish Times
Early this month the latest data from retail analysts Kantar Worldpanel confirmed what almost anyone who has gone…
The Baltics are rapidly becoming a cauldron of EU growth when other parts of Europe are stagnating – The Irish Times
It’s not every day you find yourself in the Orthodox church where Alexander Pushkin’s great-grandfather was baptised. There…
Russia’s 200-Year Quest to Dominate Ukraine; The Accidental Immigrants; and White Butterfly – The Irish Times
Intent to Destroy: Russia’s Two-Hundred-Year Quest to Dominate Ukraine By Eugene Finkel Basic Books, £25 Vladimir Putin’s illegal,…
Loan scheme to rearm Europe could be ‘important breakthrough’ in Ukraine support – The Irish Times
A €150 billion loans programme to rearm Europe that was finalised this week could be “a very important…
Is Nigel Farage ‘sucking up to Moscow’ as Ukrainian flags taken down? – Have your say
Reform UK has come under fire for allegedly ‘sucking up to Moscow’ following their decision to ban Ukrainian…
Putin says he hopes nuclear weapons will not be needed as he targets ‘logical conclusion’ to war in Ukraine – The Irish Times
Russian president Vladimir Putin said in comments broadcast on Sunday said that the need to use nuclear weapons…
Russia accuses Ukraine of killing civilians in drone strike on busy market, Kyiv denies – The Irish Times
Moscow on Thursday accused Kyiv of attacking a busy market in Russian-controlled southern Ukraine in a drone strike…
Sixteen EU states seeking budget exemption so they can boost defence spending – The Irish Times
A total of 16 European Union member states are planning to make use of relaxed budget rules to…
Taoiseach would put Irish boots on the ground in Ukraine peacekeeping force – The Irish Times
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said the Government would send Irish troops to Ukraine to be part of a…