History: April 2019
12 articles
Retrospective · events of 2 April 2019
What the first round left open in Ukraine
Politics
A look back at the position of Ukraine's presidential race on 2 April 2019, two days after the first round and with a runoff pending.
Retrospective · events of 2 April 2019
Venezuela gets Russian-run flight training as Washington warns Moscow off
World
A look back at the opening of a Russian training facility for Venezuelan pilots, and a new terminal in Boryspil.
Retrospective · events of 3 April 2019
Looking back: Rostec's Venezuelan pilot training and two Ukrainian stories
World
A retrospective on Russia's helicopter training facility in Venezuela, alongside two Ukrainian news items from the same days.
Retrospective · events of 3 April 2019
Thirty percent to fifteen: how Ukraine's first round ended
Politics
A look back at the first-round result in Ukraine's presidential election, as reported on 3 April 2019.
Retrospective · events of 3 April 2019
What happened around 3 April 2019 in Ukraine and beyond
World
A look back at a Kyiv-region airport opening, a Ukrainian boxing title defence and a Russian training move in Venezuela.
Retrospective · events of 4 April 2019
Can Poroshenko close the gap before the runoff?
Politics
A look back at the position of Ukraine's presidential race after the first round, as it stood on 4 April 2019.
Retrospective · events of 7 April 2019
Poroshenko trails Zelensky by 15 points before 21 April vote
Opinion
A look back at the position of the two candidates as the campaign entered its final stretch, as of 7 April 2019.
Retrospective · events of 9 April 2019
Kyiv between rounds: Zelensky and Poroshenko prepare to meet
Politics
A look back at the position of Ukraine's presidential race on 9 April 2019, with a runoff already set.
Retrospective · events of 19 April 2019
Two Ukrainian stories before the 2019 runoff
Politics
A Kyiv court ruling on PrivatBank and a security service claim about a captured hit squad framed the days before the vote.
Retrospective · events of 20 April 2019
What did Kyiv's news cycle hold before the vote?
Politics
A court ruling on PrivatBank and a security claim framed the final days before Ukraine's presidential election.
Retrospective · events of 23 April 2019
Kyiv on 23 April 2019, two days after the run-off
Politics
A look back at the days after Volodymyr Zelensky's landslide victory over Petro Poroshenko in Ukraine's presidential run-off.
Retrospective · events of 29 April 2019
Language law and passports: Ukraine's April 2019
Politics
A look back at the week when Kyiv's parliament legislated on language and Moscow moved on citizenship for eastern Ukraine.