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History: February 2018
20 articles
Retrospective · events of 2 February 2018
Sanctions-sceptic Zeman re-elected with 51.8 percent in Czech run-off
Opinion
A look back at two reports from 27 January 2018 that shaped the regional debate on Russia, sanctions and energy.
Retrospective · events of 2 February 2018
Tillerson says US and Poland oppose Nord Stream 2 pipeline
Opinion
A look back at two reports from 27 January 2018, on a Czech run-off and US and Polish opposition to Nord Stream 2, as seen from 2 February 2018.
Retrospective · events of 2 February 2018
Two January signals on Russia policy in Europe
World
A Czech election result and a US statement on Nord Stream 2, both from 27 January 2018, framed the regional debate on Russia as February began.
Retrospective · events of 4 February 2018
Was a Russian jet downed over north-west Syria?
Security
A look back at claims and a reported Russian reprisal in the Syrian Civil War, as reported on 3 February 2018.
Retrospective · events of 5 February 2018
Tahrir al-Sham claim and Russian strike: two reports compared
World
A look back at the claims and the Russian response reported in the days before 5 February 2018.
Retrospective · events of 6 February 2018
What Russia said after its jet was downed
Opinion
A look back at the Syrian reports of 3 February 2018, as they stood on the eve of 6 February 2018.
Retrospective · events of 6 February 2018
Shoulder-fired missile claim and a reported Russian reprisal in Syria
Security
A look back at the claims and the retaliation reported in early February 2018 after a Russian aircraft was brought down in Syria.
Retrospective · events of 11 February 2018
What did the days before 11 February 2018 reveal?
Opinion
A look back at reports from 7 and 8 February 2018, when Washington moved on Ukrainian cybersecurity and a deadly clash unfolded in eastern Syria.
Retrospective · events of 12 February 2018
Wagner Group fighters caught up in deadly Deir ez-Zor assault
World
A look back at the clash in Deir ez-Zor Governorate that killed more than one hundred pro-government fighters, as reported in the days before 12 February 2018.
Retrospective · events of 14 February 2018
Saakashvili's route from Kyiv to the Netherlands
Politics
A look back at the deportation of the Movement of New Forces leader and his move to the Netherlands within two days.
Retrospective · events of 18 February 2018
Russia's military accused over June 2017 malware that hit Ukraine
Security
A look back at the attribution of the June 2017 malware that struck Ukraine, and Russia's rejection of it, as of 18 February 2018.
Retrospective · events of 18 February 2018
What happened to Saakashvili after his deportation?
Politics
A look back at the days around 18 February 2018, when the opposition leader's removal from Ukraine and a Dutch minister's admission drew attention.
Retrospective · events of 21 February 2018
Who led Ukraine's Constitutional Court from February 2018?
Opinion
A look back at the court's change of leadership and two other reports from around 21 February 2018.
Retrospective · events of 22 February 2018
What did 22 February 2018 follow in Ukraine?
Opinion
A look back at the reports from 20 and 21 February 2018 that framed the day for Ukraine's courts and its place in a U.S. investigation.
Retrospective · events of 25 February 2018
Seven-year, $1bn contract puts General Electric locomotives on Ukraine's rails
World
A look back at two items from the days before 25 February 2018: a locomotive contract and a tremor in Kryvyi Rih.
Retrospective · events of 26 February 2018
Ukrzaliznytsia signs billion-dollar locomotive deal with GE
World
A look back at a seven-year rail contract and a minor tremor reported in the days before 26 February 2018.
Retrospective · events of 27 February 2018
What did Ukraine's institutions decide by 27 February 2018?
Opinion
A look back at two developments in the days before 27 February 2018, one in the rail industry and one at the Constitutional Court.
Retrospective · events of 27 February 2018
Locomotives and a court: Kyiv's late February 2018
Opinion
A look back at two institutional developments reported in Ukraine in the days before 27 February 2018.
Retrospective · events of 27 February 2018
Stanislav Shevchuk elected head of Ukraine's Constitutional Court
Opinion
A look back at two developments in the days before 27 February 2018: a locomotive deal with General Electric and a new head of the Constitutional Court.
Retrospective · events of 28 February 2018
What did Stockholm's gas ruling mean for Naftogaz?
World
A retrospective on the Stockholm arbitration decision in the Naftogaz–Gazprom transit dispute, and a rail deal signed days earlier.