The Big Picture Putin’s potential deal with Kim bodes ill for Indo-Pacific and beyondBoth leaders are isolated and desperate, but the North Korean dictator has far more to gain
Russia Russian investigators confirm death of Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin in plane crashAll 10 bodies recovered from the scene of the crash have been identified following genetic testing
Comment Lucinda Creighton: Taking out key conspirator Prigozhin likely to strengthen Putin’s regimeThe Wagner leader became a marked man after his short-lived challenge to the Russian president’s power base
The Big Picture Vincent Boland: Brics countries overshadowed by march of ChinaTwo decades after the up and coming group of five economies were touted as game-changers, it seems their collective promise has not been realised
Russia Mercenary leader Prigozhin was on crashed plane, Russian agency saysPrigozhin has been the subject of intense speculation ever since he mounted a brief armed rebellion in June
Russia Mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin on passenger list of crashed Russian jetIt is unclear if Prigozhin was onboard the plane which, according to Russian officials, was carrying 10 passengers
India first to land near moon’s South Pole after Russia failsThe successful mission aids India’s standing in the space race and has boosted a slew of space stocks
Russia Domino’s Russian franchisee set to declare bankruptcyDP Eurasia described the environment in Russia as “increasingly challenging”
Russia Russian court freezes $36 million in assets owned by Goldman SachsMoves comes after Otkritie Bank claimed it refused to honor a swap contract due to sanctions over the war in Ukraine
Ireland would not offer condolences if Putin dies, Leo Varadkar saysThe Taoiseach was responding to a question about Ireland’s traditional neutrality and wider foreign policy in the context of its opposition to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Business Post's View Editorial: Rejection of US economist for EC post is missed opportunityThe backlash against Fiona Scott Morton, a much-respected Yale professor who was hand-picked by Margrethe Vestager, shows the EU in a terrible light
Inflation Taoiseach: Breaking of Ukraine grain deal won’t affect food pricesLeo Varadkar was responding to Russia ending an agreement that allowed vital grain supplies to be shipped from Odesa despite the war
Comment Lucinda Creighton: Western allies must plot a course to bring Ukraine into the heart of NatoIt is hard to see how Nato can tackle the single greatest threat to Euro-Atlantic security – Russia – without addressing Ukraine’s membership of the alliance
Legal High Court grants first-of-their-kind declarations to liquidators of Russian lessor to quicken wind-up process Court heard on Monday that sanctions against the Russian state-owned firm made for ‘time consuming and wholly unsuitable’ liquidation process
Russia Irish government ‘open’ to using seized Russian assets to rebuild UkraineThe government will reserve its final position on an EU proposal until after work has been done by European Commission on legal framework
Business Post's View Ireland must pay close attention to what happens at Nato summitThis week’s meeting between its 31 member states will shape the security of Europe for the next decade as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine dominates the agenda
The Big Picture Vincent Boland: Vladimir Putin’s demise is likely to be violent and chaotic – but not anytime soon Yevgeny Prigozhin’s failed rebellion may not have changed much in the short-term but it raises questions about how Russia can conduct its war in Ukraine and its involvement in other conflicts
Russia Wagner chief says group ‘didn’t want to spill Russian blood’March on Moscow on Saturday was a protest aimed at bringing to account those responsible for ‘enormous mistakes’ in Russia’s war in Ukraine
Russia Russia retreats from the brink after armed mutiny against PutinMonday will remain a non-working day for most residents in Moscow following a ‘counter-terrorist regime’ in the capital
Russia Mutiny by Wagner group shows Moscow’s ‘full-scale weakness’, says ZelenskyPutin has called the armed rebellion led by Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin a ‘betrayal' and has pledged to defend Russia
