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Archive: December 2023

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Orbán's envoys lobby Washington Republicans over Ukraine aid

Posted: | Politics

A look back at the diplomatic moves by Hungary's government in the days around 12 December 2023, as Budapest pressed its case against Ukraine support.

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Minehunters for Kyiv, and doubts in Washington

Posted: | Security

On 11 December 2023, Western support for Ukraine looked mixed: Britain pledged ships while Republican voices in the US argued over aid and territory.

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Minehunters and mixed signals on 11 December 2023

Posted: | Security

A look back at a day when British naval aid, Hungarian lobbying and Republican demands pulled in different directions over Ukraine.

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Ukraine's support questions on 11 December 2023

Posted: | Security

A British ship pledge, a US senator's call on territory and a Hungarian outreach to Republicans marked a day of mixed signals on Western backing for Kyiv.

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Orbán's envoys take Ukraine aid fight to Washington

Posted: | Politics

A look back at a Hungarian delegation's meeting with US Republicans on 11 December 2023, days after Budapest restated its opposition to EU accession talks with Kyiv.

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Why did Orbán's envoys go to Washington?

Posted: | Politics

A look back at the Hungarian delegation's meeting with US Republicans, days after Budapest restated its opposition to Ukraine's EU accession talks.

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Orbán's envoys court US Republicans over Ukraine

Posted: | Politics

A look back at the Hungarian outreach in Washington on 11 December 2023, days after Budapest restated its opposition to Ukraine's EU accession talks.

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Pressure at home and abroad on Kyiv's course

Posted: | Politics

As Hungary's opposition to EU accession talks resurfaced on 8 December 2023, a run of earlier reports pointed to strain over politics at home and support from abroad.

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Pressure from Budapest, Sofia and at home

Posted: | Politics

A look back at 8 December 2023, when Hungary restated its opposition to Ukraine's EU talks amid vetoes abroad and political friction in Kyiv.

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Did the oil price cap curb Russia's export income?

Posted: | Security

A look back at a December 2023 report that Russia's oil earnings had risen above their pre-war level despite the G7 price cap.

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Did the oil price cap curb Russian revenue?

Posted: | Security

A look back at reports from early December 2023 that Russia's October oil earnings had passed their level from before the war.

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Did the oil price cap curb Russian export earnings?

Posted: | Security

A look back at what reports showed on 6 December 2023 about Russian oil revenue and the G7 price cap.

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Was Ukraine's domestic politics under strain in December 2023?

Posted: | Politics

A look back at reports from 2–4 December 2023 on a travel block, a mayor's warning and a Bulgarian veto.

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Was Ukraine's domestic politics under strain by 6 December 2023?

Posted: | Politics

A look back at three reports from the first days of December 2023 involving Kyiv's mayor, a former president and Bulgaria's veto on armoured vehicles.

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Bulgaria's veto and Klitschko's warning on Ukraine

Posted: | Politics

A retrospective on 5 December 2023 and the two political developments reported in the preceding days, one in Sofia and one in Kyiv.

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Klitschko's warning and a Red Cross suspension

Posted: | Security

A look back at security-related reports around 4 December 2023, from Kyiv's mayor to the Belarus Red Cross and the Finnish border.

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Kyiv's strains and Sofia's veto, 4 December 2023

Posted: | Opinion

A look back at a day when a Bulgarian veto on armoured vehicles for Ukraine came amid domestic political friction in Kyiv.

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Red Cross suspends Belarus branch over children

Posted: | Security

A look back at the Belarus Red Cross suspension, announced on 1 December 2023, and a Polish offer of advisers to the Finnish border.

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Finland's border closure and Poland's offer of advisers

Posted: | World

A look back at the border tensions between Finland and Russia in the closing days of November 2023, and the reactions they drew.

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Red Cross suspends Belarus branch over Ukrainian children

Posted: | Security

A look back at 1 December 2023, when the international Red Cross movement took action against its Belarus affiliate, and at the security developments around it.

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