The Irish Times has learned of significant annoyance among senior Garda officers that the Defence Forces did not open fire on the drones, or even fire warning shots, as the French military did on Thursday night when drones were spotted over a nuclear submarine base.

KYIV, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Senior Ukrainian negotiator Rustem Umerov will hold talks in Brussels on Wednesday with European leaders' national security advisers and then visit the United States, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said.

Ukrainian officials were in Florida yesterday to meet with White House envoy Steve Witkoff, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner. Both sides called the talks productive, but noted that contentious issues had yet to be settled.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday he had urged Defence Minister Denys Shmyhal to carry out an urgent renewal of supervisory boards in the defence sector, aiming to restore investors' confidence after a corruption scandal.

KYIV/PARIS, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Tough issues have yet to be resolved after U.S.-Ukrainian talks in Florida, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday, as he and other Ukrainian officials toured Europe to rally allies and Donald Trump's envoy headed to Moscow to brief the Kremlin.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned his countrymen Friday that they must choose between U.S. support or a quick conclusion to their 11-year war with Russia “without dignity” and “without justice.”

U.S. and Ukrainian negotiators have refined a framework peace agreement developed in Geneva during their recent talks in Florida, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday, adding Ukraine wants its European allies more involved in the process.

"The drone wave against Poland on the night of September 10 was a test not only for Poland but for all NATO. Russian jets violated Estonia's airspace and the new drone incidents in Northern Europe are another test for NATO and the world. Russia is testing ...

Tough issues have yet to be resolved after U.S.-Ukrainian talks in Florida, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday, as he and

Ask Ukrainians who the country's most powerful figure was after the president, and many would say Andriy Yermak, his chief of staff and a key negotiator