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Archive: February 2023

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Beijing's peace paper and Moscow's Transnistria move

Posted: | Politics

A look back at two diplomatic developments in the days before 28 February 2023, involving China, Ukraine, Russia and Moldova.

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Pipeline halt and Transnistria decree reshape regional picture

Posted: | World

A look back at two Russian moves reported in the days up to 27 February 2023, one on oil supplies to Poland and one on Moldova.

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What did 25 February 2023 reveal after the anniversary?

Posted: | Opinion

A look back at the day after the first anniversary of the invasion, when diplomacy, arms deliveries and energy supplies all moved at once.

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What happened around the invasion's first anniversary?

Posted: | Security

A look back at tanks, a Chinese position paper and protests that marked one year since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

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Druzhba oil halt and Moldova decree revoked

Posted: | World

Two separate reports from the final days of February 2023 concerned Russian energy exports to Poland and Russian policy on Transnistria.

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A week of signals before the war's anniversary

Posted: | Politics

Between 20 and 24 February 2023, Washington, Moscow and Beijing each set out positions on the war in Ukraine.

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Anniversary of the invasion: tanks, a peace paper, protests

Posted: | Security

A look back at 24 February 2023, when the first year of the war was marked by new weapons deliveries, a Chinese position paper and demonstrations worldwide.

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What Putin's Transnistria decree move meant for Moldova

Posted: | World

A look back at a Russian decision on Transnistria and a naval exercise off South Africa, both reported in the days up to 23 February 2023.

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Three signals from Moscow and Kyiv, February 2023

Posted: | Opinion

A look back at how Biden's Kyiv trip, the New START suspension and a revoked decree on Transnistria fitted together.

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Why Putin suspended Russia's part in New START

Posted: | Security

A look back at the arms control decision announced on 21 February 2023, and at a joint naval exercise held days earlier.

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Why Putin suspended New START after Biden's Kyiv trip

Posted: | Opinion

A look back at the 21 February 2023 decision to suspend Russia's participation in the last nuclear arms control pact with the United States.

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Putin suspends Russia's New START participation

Posted: | Security

A look back at the decision on 21 February 2023 to suspend Russian participation in the last remaining nuclear arms control pact with the United States.

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Why Biden's unannounced Kyiv trip mattered

Posted: | Politics

A retrospective on the secretive visit by the US president to Ukraine's capital, where he met President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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Why Biden's unannounced Kyiv visit mattered

Posted: | Politics

A look back at the secrecy and symbolism of the US president's trip to the Ukrainian capital.

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Biden's unannounced Kyiv visit of 20 February 2023

Posted: | Politics

A look back at the surprise trip by the U.S. president to the Ukrainian capital, made without advance public notice.

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What Biden's unannounced Kyiv visit signalled

Posted: | Politics

A look back at the secretive trip by the US president to meet Ukraine's president, made as the Russian invasion continued.

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What did Biden's unannounced Kyiv visit signal?

Posted: | Opinion

A look back at the US president's surprise trip to the Ukrainian capital, where he met President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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What was happening around Bakhmut by 20 February 2023?

Posted: | Security

A look back at two security developments reported in the days before 20 February 2023, one in eastern Ukraine and one off South Africa.

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What did South Africa's naval drill involve?

Posted: | Security

A look back at a joint exercise hosted off South Africa, and the fighting around Bakhmut in the days before it.

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Why Bakhmut and Moldova mattered together

Posted: | Opinion

A look back at how front-line fighting and spillover pressure on Moldova converged in mid-February 2023.

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