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Archive: April 2022

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Who was still welcome at the table in April 2022?

Posted: | Politics

A look back at 29 April 2022, when invitations, sanctions and trade proposals showed how Russia's war was reshaping diplomacy.

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Slovyansk rail bridge destroyed as Russia advances

Posted: | Security

A retrospective on 29 April 2022, when satellite imagery showed a key crossing over the Siverskyi Donets had been hit, days after strikes elsewhere in Ukraine.

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Missiles hit Kyiv during UN chief's visit

Posted: | Security

Strikes on the Ukrainian capital coincided with a visit by the UN Secretary-General, as Russia and Britain traded warnings.

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Did Britain's war aims harden on 27 April 2022?

Posted: | Security

A look back at a day of sharpened rhetoric between London and Moscow, with strikes and sanctions on both sides.

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Who is a target once weapons cross the border?

Posted: | Security

On 26 April 2022, statements from London, Moscow and Berlin turned the question of Western arms into a dispute over legitimate targets.

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Lavrov, Guterres and Moldova: 26 April 2022 explained

Posted: | Politics

A look back at a day when warnings over weapons deliveries, a UN visit to Moscow and a Moldovan security meeting converged.

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Who is a target? Arms, red lines and Moscow talks

Posted: | Security

On 26 April 2022, Western weapons deliveries, a British statement on strikes inside Russia and a Russian warning of proxy war converged with a UN visit to Moscow.

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What happened on 25 April 2022 in Ukraine

Posted: | Security

A look back at a day of strikes on Ukrainian towns and an oil refinery, a fire in Bryansk, a diplomatic expulsion and the aftermath of a high-level American visit to Kyiv.

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Evacuations stall and Russia's southern aims emerge

Posted: | Security

A look back at 22 April 2022, when shelling disrupted civilian evacuations and a Russian general described a land corridor to Transnistria.

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What did 22 April 2022 reveal about Russia's war aims?

Posted: | Security

A retrospective on a day of stated southern ambitions, blocked evacuations and a treason charge against a Ukrainian mayor.

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Russia's isolation tested at G20 and in Riga

Posted: | World

A walkout in Washington, a German energy pledge and Chinese support for Moscow showed how differently states were treating Russia in April 2022.

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When finance ministers walked out on Russia

Posted: | World

A look back at the G20 walkout in Washington and Germany's pledge to end Russian energy imports, as the war's new offensive in the east unfolded.

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Walkout at G20 and Berlin's energy pledge

Posted: | Politics

A look back at 20 April 2022, when finance ministers left a G20 session during a Russian address and Germany set out a timetable to end Russian energy imports.

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Lavrov rules out nuclear use; Beijing backs Moscow

Posted: | Politics

A look back at two diplomatic signals sent on 19 April 2022, one from Russia's foreign minister and one from China.

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What did 19 April 2022 reveal about the war?

Posted: | Opinion

A look back at the day Ukraine said the Donbas offensive had begun, as diplomatic and sanctions pressure on Russia widened.

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Lavrov rules out nuclear weapons use

Posted: | Politics

A look back at 19 April 2022, when Moscow's foreign minister answered US allegations and Beijing signalled closer ties with Russia.

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What Moscow and Beijing signalled on 19 April 2022

Posted: | Politics

A look back at two diplomatic messages on nuclear weapons and Chinese backing for Russia during the invasion of Ukraine.

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Nuclear denials and Chinese backing on 19 April 2022

Posted: | Politics

A look back at a day when Moscow ruled out nuclear use and Beijing affirmed its support for Russia's president.

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Lavrov rules out nuclear use as China backs Moscow

Posted: | Politics

A retrospective on 19 April 2022, when Russia's foreign minister dismissed nuclear fears and Beijing reaffirmed its ties with Moscow.

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What 19 April 2022 showed about the Donbas offensive

Posted: | Opinion

A look back at a day of new fighting in eastern Ukraine, diplomatic expulsions and sanctions enforcement.

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