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History: 9 May 2018
3 articles
Retrospective · events of 9 May 2018
Second Fleet re-established on 4 May after 2011 disbandment
Security
A look back at the 4 May 2018 decision to re-establish a fleet disbanded in 2011, and what it signalled about NATO–Russia tensions.
Retrospective · events of 9 May 2018
Two reports from early May 2018
World
A look back at a mass poisoning in Cherkasy and the re-creation of a US naval command, both reported in the days before 9 May 2018.
Retrospective · events of 9 May 2018
Three ex-presidents' appeal on a Ukrainian church tomos
Politics
A look back at an appeal by Ukraine's three former presidents, issued on 8 May 2018, and a separate US naval decision days earlier.