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History: January 2018
18 articles
Retrospective · events of 14 January 2018
What a second S-400 battalion meant for Crimea
Opinion
A look back at a military deployment reported in Crimea in January 2018, and what it said about Russia's hold on the peninsula.
Retrospective · events of 15 January 2018
Missiles in Crimea, threats over Syria's border force
Security
A look back at 15 January 2018, when Russia's Crimean air defences and a planned US-backed force in Syria drew sharp warnings.
Retrospective · events of 15 January 2018
What Moscow and Ankara signalled on 15 January 2018
Security
A look back at a day of threats over a planned Syrian border force and a reported Russian air-defence build-up in Crimea.
Retrospective · events of 16 January 2018
Occupied peninsula, 13 January: Russia deploys second S-400 battalion
World
A look back at the military and diplomatic moves reported around 16 January 2018, from Crimea to northern Syria.
Retrospective · events of 16 January 2018
Crimea air defences and Syria border force row
World
A look back at two security developments reported in the days before 16 January 2018, one in Crimea and one in Syria.
Retrospective · events of 16 January 2018
Air-defence build-up in occupied Crimea: second S-400 battalion
Politics
A retrospective on the Russian air-defence deployment reported in occupied Crimea in mid-January 2018.
Retrospective · events of 17 January 2018
Crimea and Syria: Russia in focus before 17 January 2018
Security
A look back at 17 January 2018, when Russian air defence in Crimea and a dispute over a US-backed force in Syria drew attention.
Retrospective · events of 17 January 2018
Turkey threatens to "strangle" US-backed Syrian border force
World
A look back at reports from 13 to 15 January 2018 on Russian air defences in Crimea and a dispute over a Syrian border force.
Retrospective · events of 17 January 2018
Moscow reinforces annexed peninsula with more S-400 missiles
Politics
A look back at a Russian military deployment on the annexed peninsula reported in mid-January 2018.
Retrospective · events of 18 January 2018
Donbas de-occupation law clears Verkhovna Rada as Russia bolsters Crimea
Politics
A parliamentary vote on Donbas and a Russian air-defence deployment in Crimea marked the same week.
Retrospective · events of 18 January 2018
Crimea and Syria: military signals reported around 18 January 2018
Security
A look back at the military signals from Crimea and Syria reported around 18 January 2018.
Retrospective · events of 18 January 2018
Reports say Russia has stationed another S-400 unit in Crimea
World
A look back at reports from mid-January 2018 on Russian air-defence deployments in Crimea and a dispute over a US-backed force in Syria.
Retrospective · events of 18 January 2018
What Ukraine's Donbas law meant on 18 January 2018
Politics
A look back at the day Ukraine's parliament passed its law on the deoccupation of Donbas, days after Russia reinforced air defences in Crimea.
Retrospective · events of 18 January 2018
Second S-400 unit reported in Crimea, four years after annexation
World
A look back at mid-January 2018 reports of a new Russian air-defence deployment on the peninsula and a separate row over Syria.
Retrospective · events of 19 January 2018
Russia's S-400 build-up and Syria's border force row
World
A look back at two regional security stories reported in the days before 19 January 2018: more Russian air defence in Crimea and a dispute over a US-backed force in Syria.
Retrospective · events of 29 January 2018
What did Europe's weekend signals mean by 29 January 2018?
World
A retrospective on two reports from 27 January 2018, on a Czech election result and US and Polish opposition to Nord Stream 2.
Retrospective · events of 29 January 2018
Zeman's re-election and Nord Stream 2 objections
World
Two reports from 27 January 2018 showed Russia-related policy questions at the centre of European politics.
Retrospective · events of 31 January 2018
What did late January 2018 signal for Europe?
Opinion
A retrospective on two reports from 27 January 2018, a Czech election result and a US-Polish stance on Nord Stream 2, that framed regional debates over Russia.