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Archive: September 2021

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Kyiv and Budapest clash over a Russian gas deal

Posted: | Politics

A 15-year Gazprom supply agreement signed days earlier drew criticism from Ukraine and a sharp reply from Hungary's foreign minister.

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What Hungary's gas deal meant for Kyiv

Posted: | Opinion

A look back at the 2021 Hungary–Russia gas agreement and the dispute it triggered with Ukraine.

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What Hungary's gas deal with Russia meant for Kyiv

Posted: | Politics

A 15-year supply agreement signed on 27 September 2021 drew a sharp response from Ukraine and a rebuttal from Budapest.

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What happened around 26 September 2021 in Europe?

Posted: | World

A look back at two reports from the days before 26 September 2021: a FIFA sanction on Hungary and Poland's accusations over deaths at the Belarus border.

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Oligarch law and shooting: Kyiv, 24 September 2021

Posted: | Politics

A retrospective on the days around 24 September 2021, when a new anti-oligarch law followed an attack on a presidential aide.

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The shooting near Lisnyky outside Kyiv

Posted: | Politics

A retrospective on the attack on a car carrying a close associate of Ukraine's president, which wounded the driver.

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Who shot at Serhiy Shefir's car near Kyiv?

Posted: | Politics

A look back at the attack on a vehicle carrying a close Zelensky associate outside the Ukrainian capital.

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Two border and pitch stories from Europe in September 2021

Posted: | World

A look back at Poland's accusation over the Belarus frontier and FIFA's sanction on Hungary, reported in the days before 22 September 2021.

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Ukraine and US prepare drills as Zapad ends

Posted: | Security

A look back at the military exercises announced in western Ukraine and Russia's robotic vehicle display in the days before 20 September 2021.

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Zapad drills showed robot vehicles, as Donbas fighting continued

Posted: | Security

A look back at 15 September 2021, when Russia displayed unmanned ground vehicles in joint exercises with Belarus, days after fatal shelling in Donetsk region.

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Kyiv Pride prepares three-day street program as organizers balance visibility and security

Posted: | Security

Organizers will spread KyivPride’s September 17–19 marches across three days, citing pandemic concerns while preparing for security risks and police presence.

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Why Poland declared an emergency on its border

Posted: | World

A retrospective on the Polish state of emergency on the Belarus frontier, and on a nuclear memorandum signed by Ukraine's Energoatom two days earlier.

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What did Kyiv take from its White House meeting?

Posted: | Opinion

A look back at the Biden–Zelensky talks and a nuclear memorandum signed a day earlier, as reported at the time.

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