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Archive: May 2019

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What Ukraine's politics looked like on 27 May 2019

Posted: | Politics

A retrospective on the political developments that framed Ukraine's calendar in the days before 27 May 2019.

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What had Kyiv decided by 27 May 2019?

Posted: | Politics

A look back at two decisions taken in the days before 27 May 2019: an early parliamentary election and a new Ukrainian orthography.

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What did Ukraine's week of 27 May 2019 signal?

Posted: | Opinion

A look back at the reports surrounding 27 May 2019: an early election call, a new spelling code, a captured-soldiers report and a record vessel.

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What did Ukraine's news cycle hold on 24 May 2019?

Posted: | Opinion

A look back at three developments from the days around 24 May 2019, spanning shipbuilding, the front line in Donbas and the rules of the Ukrainian language.

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What Ukraine's news looked like on 24 May 2019

Posted: | Opinion

A retrospective on three reports from the days around 24 May 2019, spanning shipbuilding, orthography and the war in Donbas.

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What followed Zelensky's dissolution of parliament in Kyiv?

Posted: | Politics

A look back at 24 May 2019, days after a new president took office, dissolved the Verkhovna Rada and called a snap election.

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What was happening in Ukraine on 23 May 2019?

Posted: | Opinion

A look back at a day when a record-sized vessel was launched in Mykolaiv, set against a political and military backdrop of the preceding days.

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What did 23 May 2019 show about Ukraine?

Posted: | Opinion

A launch in Mykolaiv, a new spelling code and a dissolved parliament marked the days around 23 May 2019.

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Ukraine's May 2019: snap election, new spelling

Posted: | Politics

A look back at two decisions in Kyiv taken on 21 and 22 May 2019, one on parliament and one on the written language.

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Zelensky dissolves parliament and calls a snap election

Posted: | Politics

A retrospective on 21 May 2019, when the new president signed the decree ending the Verkhovna Rada's term and setting a vote for 21 July.

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Zelensky dissolves parliament and calls snap election

Posted: | Politics

A look back at the decree of 21 May 2019 that ended the eighth Verkhovna Rada's mandate and set an early vote for 21 July.

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Zelensky's inauguration day and the dissolved parliament

Posted: | Politics

A look back at the swearing-in of Ukraine's sixth president and his immediate move against the Verkhovna Rada.

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What did Zelensky's inauguration set in motion?

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A look back at the swearing-in of Ukraine's sixth president and his immediate move against parliament.

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Zelensky sworn in and dissolves parliament

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A look back at the inauguration of Ukraine's sixth president and the snap election call that followed.

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What did Zelensky's first day in office set in motion?

Posted: | Opinion

An analysis of the inauguration of Ukraine's sixth president, the call for a snap election and the resignation announced in response.

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