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Archive: May 2026

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Two signals from the region before 11 May 2026

Posted: | Politics

A Latvian minister's resignation and a hint from Putin about the war's end framed the political picture around 11 May 2026.

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Ceasefire strain: drones, a resignation and Putin's remark

Posted: | Security

A look back at the security developments around 11 May 2026, as a three-day ceasefire met a Kharkiv strike and a Latvian ministerial exit.

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What happened on 10 May 2026 in Latvia?

Posted: | Security

A Latvian defence minister resigned after drones breached the country's airspace, while a three-day ceasefire and talk of peace framed the days around it.

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Drone hits Kharkiv as three-day ceasefire begins

Posted: | Security

A look back at 9 May 2026, when a strike on a residential building and a remark by Putin on the war's possible end landed on the same day.

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What Zelensky's 8 May 2026 decree said about Moscow's parade

Posted: | Politics

A look back at a presidential decree on the Victory Day parade, and at Hungary's return of seized Oschadbank assets.

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Cash returned, tribunal backed: Kyiv's 7 May 2026

Posted: | Politics

A look back at two developments that touched Ukraine's relations with Hungary and the European Union in early May 2026.

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What the 7 May 2026 reports pointed to

Posted: | World

A look back at two developments reported in the days before 7 May 2026: a Russian ceasefire announcement and a base lost in Mali.

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What did 7 May 2026 signal for Kyiv's partners?

Posted: | Politics

A look back at two developments from the days before 7 May 2026: Hungary returning seized Oschadbank assets and the European Parliament's backing for a special tribunal.

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What happened on 7 May 2026 in Ukraine's diplomacy?

Posted: | Politics

A look back at a day shaped by the return of Oschadbank's seized assets from Hungary and by European support for a special tribunal on Russia's war.

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Hungary returns seized Oschadbank cash and gold

Posted: | Politics

A look back at 6 May 2026, when Kyiv announced the return of assets held in Hungary, days after the European Parliament backed a special tribunal.

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What Hungary's return of Oschadbank assets signalled

Posted: | Politics

A look back at 6 May 2026, when Kyiv announced the return of seized cash and gold, days after the European Parliament backed a special tribunal.

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What was announced ahead of 9 May in 2026?

Posted: | World

A look back at a Russian ceasefire announcement and a Malian base abandoned days earlier, as they stood on 5 May 2026.

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What happened in Ukraine on 5 May 2026?

Posted: | Security

A retrospective on a day of deadly Russian strikes that followed an announced ceasefire.

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Russia's Victory Day truce announcement of 4 May

Posted: | Security

A look back at the Russian defence ministry's declaration of a 8–9 May ceasefire and the strikes, diplomacy and legal moves that preceded it.

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What the European Parliament backed on 1 May

Posted: | Security

A look back at a tribunal resolution in Strasbourg and a base handed over in northern Mali, both reported on 1 May 2026.

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Should Russia's leaders face a special tribunal?

Posted: | Opinion

A look back at the European Parliament's 1 May 2026 resolution on prosecuting the invasion of Ukraine, and a separate withdrawal in Mali.

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What the Tessalit base handover meant for Mali

Posted: | World

A look back at the situation in northern Mali as of 2 May 2026, after the withdrawal from Kidal and the loss of a base near Tessalit.

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European Parliament backs tribunal for Russian leaders

Posted: | Security

A look back at the resolution on accountability and sanctions adopted on 1 May 2026, and a Russian withdrawal in Mali reported the same day.

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