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Archive: July 2023

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What the Christmas date change signalled in Ukraine

Posted: | Politics

A look back at two political developments reported in the days before 31 July 2023, from Kyiv's calendar reform to a Pyongyang military display.

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What did Ukraine's Christmas date change signal?

Posted: | Politics

A look back at the law on moving Christmas to 25 December and a Pyongyang meeting reported in the same days.

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What 31 July 2023 showed about the war's reach

Posted: | Opinion

A look back at a day of missile strikes in Ukraine, drones over Moscow and sanctions over a Russian activist's sentence.

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What did 31 July 2023 reveal about the war?

Posted: | Opinion

A look back at a day of missile strikes in Kryvyi Rih, drones over Moscow and sanctions over the Kara-Murza case.

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Sanctions over the Kara-Murza case, 31 July 2023

Posted: | World

A look back at the British sanctions on officials behind the activist's treason conviction, and at a Pyongyang meeting days earlier.

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Why Ukraine moved Christmas to 25 December

Posted: | Politics

A law signed on 28 July 2023 shifted the date of Christmas and other religion-linked holidays in Ukraine's labour code.

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What did Pyongyang's July 2023 gathering show?

Posted: | World

A retrospective on the Pyongyang ceremonies and the US sanctions on Malian officials that framed 28 July 2023.

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Why Ukraine moved Christmas to 25 December

Posted: | Politics

A retrospective on the law that shifted Ukraine's Christmas holiday away from 7 January, signed on 28 July 2023.

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What Pyongyang's July 2023 parade guests revealed

Posted: | World

A look back at the Pyongyang anniversary gathering attended by Russian and Chinese delegations, and at US sanctions over Wagner in Mali.

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What happened on 28 July 2023 across the front

Posted: | Security

A retrospective on a day of strikes and shelling in Dnipro, Kherson Oblast and Taganrog, set against the preceding days of missile attacks.

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Who joined Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang in July 2023?

Posted: | World

A look back at a Pyongyang anniversary event that brought Russian and Chinese delegations together, and at US sanctions announced days earlier.

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What the Pyongyang meeting signalled on 27 July 2023

Posted: | Security

A Pyongyang ceremony, a US aid package and overnight missile strikes marked a day of security news linked to Russia's war.

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What did 27 July 2023 signal beyond Ukraine?

Posted: | Opinion

A look back at a day when missile strikes, Western aid and a Pyongyang ceremony pointed to wider alignments around the war.

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What Pyongyang's 27 July 2023 gathering showed

Posted: | World

A look back at a Pyongyang meeting that brought North Korean, Russian and Chinese representatives together beside a display of banned missiles.

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What happened on 27 July 2023 in security?

Posted: | Security

A look back at the Pyongyang meeting and the Ukraine-related security reports that preceded it.

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What Pyongyang's parade showed on 27 July 2023

Posted: | Security

A look back at a day when missile displays in North Korea sat alongside Russian strikes on Ukraine and new US aid.

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What did Shoigu's Pyongyang visit show on 27 July 2023?

Posted: | Politics

A look back at a meeting in Pyongyang marking the Korean War armistice anniversary, with Russian and Chinese delegations present.

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What the 26 July 2023 missile barrage showed

Posted: | Opinion

A retrospective on a cruise missile attack on three Ukrainian regions and the Western aid and Russian strikes that preceded it.

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What did Russia's missile barrage on 26 July 2023 show?

Posted: | Security

A look back at a day when air defences downed dozens of cruise missiles, set against a new US aid package and a week of strikes.

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What 24 July 2023 showed about the war's reach

Posted: | Opinion

A look back at a day of strikes on Ukrainian ports, towns and cities, a drone incident in Moscow and a US sanctions announcement.

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