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Archive: October 2020
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What did Kyiv's last week of October 2020 reveal?
Posted: | Opinion
A look back at three developments from late October 2020 that touched Ukraine: low turnout at local elections, a Constitutional Court ruling on declarations, and Belarus closing its borders.
What did Ukraine's court ruling mean for anti-corruption?
Posted: | Politics
A look back at the Constitutional Court decision of 28 October 2020 and Belarus's border closure, as they stood on 30 October 2020.
What did Ukraine's 2020 local election turnout show?
Posted: | Opinion
A look back at the 25 October 2020 local vote, which recorded the lowest turnout in independent Ukraine's history.
Kyiv court bans a book about Vasyl Stus
Posted: | Opinion
A retrospective on a Kyiv district court ruling in favour of Viktor Medvedchuk against a publicist's book, issued days before 21 October 2020.
What did 20 October 2020 reveal about Kyiv's information wars?
Posted: | Opinion
A Kyiv court ruling on a banned book and a US row over Ukraine-linked claims showed how contested narratives had become in the days before 20 October 2020.
Twitter and Facebook curb Hunter Biden email story
Posted: | Politics
A look back at how a New York Post report linking Hunter Biden, his father and Burisma led to platform restrictions in mid-October 2020.
Twitter locks Trump campaign account over Biden story
Posted: | Politics
A look back at 15 October 2020, when a dispute over a New York Post report on Hunter Biden and Burisma spilled onto social media platforms.
Why did Twitter lock Trump campaign's account?
Posted: | Politics
A look back at the 14–15 October 2020 dispute over a New York Post article on Hunter Biden, Burisma and platform limits on sharing it.
Who took the helm of Ukraine's science academy?
Posted: | Politics
A look back at the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine's leadership vote and the EU sanctions decision on Belarus that preceded it.
What did the EU agree on 2 October 2020?
Posted: | Opinion
A retrospective on the European Council's sanctions decision on Belarus and the wildfires that had struck eastern Ukraine a day earlier.