Latest developments in Ukraine from RTÉ News

France's President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech

Macron wants 'European approach' in dialogue with Putin

French President Emmanuel Macron has said he wants to include European partners in a resumption of dialogue with Russian leader Vladimir Putin nearly four years after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Ukraine • 7 hrs

Head shots of Volodymyr Zelensky, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin

Ukraine urges peace talks, says only Trump can make deal

Kyiv's foreign minister has said the Ukrainian and Russian leaders need to meet in person to hash out the hardest remaining issues in peace talks, and that only US President Donald Trump has the power to ⁠bring about an agreement.

Ukraine • 08 Feb

Russian General Vladimir Alexeyev, who was shot in Moscow today

Suspect in shooting of Russian general flown to Moscow

A Ukrainian-born Russian citizen has been extradited to Moscow from Dubai on suspicion of gravely injuring one of Russia's most senior military intelligence officers, Russian security officials and investigators said.

Ukraine • 08 Feb

Aftermath of a Russian missile and drone attack in Kyiv region

US pressing for end of Ukraine war by June, says Zelensky

The United States wants Ukraine and Russia to end their nearly four-year war by June, and has offered to host talks between the two sides in Florida next week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.

Ukraine • 07 Feb

men at work at a damaged factory in kyiv

Ukraine-Russia-US talks to continue in 'coming weeks'

Trilateral talks between Ukraine and Russia, mediated by the United States, will continue in the coming weeks, Kyiv's lead negotiator Rustem Umerov has said after the latest round of talks in Abu Dhabi.

World • 05 Feb

Buses drive down a snow covered road in Kharkiv on February 4, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Irish students collaborate on plans for post-war Kharkiv

Architecture students from the University of Limerick and University College Dublin are taking part in a workshop at the Warsaw University of Technology focusing on post-war designs for the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv.

Ukraine • 06 Feb

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gives a speech during a plenary session at the European Parliament, in Strasbourg

EU proposes new Russia sanctions targeting energy, trade

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen has proposed a new round of sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine war, including a ban on providing shipping services for Russian crude oil.

Ukraine • 06 Feb

A number of diplomats sit in a circle during Ukraine-Russia talks in the UAE

Ukraine, Russia, US negotiators hold 'productive' talks

Ukrainian and Russian officials wrapped up a "productive" first day of new US-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi, Kyiv's lead negotiator said today, as fighting in Europe's biggest conflict since World War Two raged on.

Ukraine • 04 Feb

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 3: Police officers collect UAV's fragments found at the site of a Russian drone strike on the city residential area on February 3, 2026 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Amid plunging temperatures in Ukraine to -20 °C, Russia resumed strikes on t

'Most powerful' attack on Ukraine's energy facilities

Russia launched the "most powerful" attack so far this year on Ukraine's battered energy facilities overnight, Kyiv has said, leaving hundreds of thousands without heating in glacial temperatures ahead of talks to end the four-year war.

Ukraine • 03 Feb

VILNIUS, LITHUANIA - 2026/01/25: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky seen talking during the joint press-conference with Polish President Karol Nawrocki and Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda in the Presidential Palace. Polish President Karol Nawrock

Ukraine-Russia-US talks to be held in Abu Dhabi

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that new two-day talks between US, Russian and Ukrainian envoys on halting the Ukraine war would start in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.

Ukraine • 01 Feb

White House Special Envoy Steve Witkoff sitting during a cabinet meeting in the White House.

US envoy reports 'constructive' Ukraine talks with Russia

US envoy Steve Witkoff has said he held constructive talks with a Russian envoy in Florida as part of the US drive to end the war in Ukraine.

World • 31 Jan

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