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History: December 2019

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Retrospective · events of 19 December 2019

What did 19 December 2019 follow in Ukraine?

Opinion

A look back at the developments that preceded 19 December 2019: a UN resolution on Crimea, a court ruling on an anti-corruption chief and a UNESCO listing.

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Retrospective · events of 19 December 2019

What did the UN vote on Crimea mean?

World

A look back at a UN General Assembly resolution on human rights in Crimea and a UNESCO listing for Kosiv painted ceramics, both from December 2019.

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Retrospective · events of 22 December 2019

Gas deal and sanctions: a two-sided weekend

Opinion

A retrospective on the gas-related news reported around 22 December 2019, when a transit agreement and a pipeline setback landed within days of each other.

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Retrospective · events of 22 December 2019

Gas transit deal and Nord Stream 2 setback

Economy

A look back at two gas stories reported on 21 December 2019 that shaped the outlook for Russian supplies to Europe.

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Retrospective · events of 23 December 2019

Rail link to Crimea and a Nord Stream 2 setback

World

Two developments tied to Russia's relations with Europe and Ukraine's neighbourhood marked the days around 23 December 2019.

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Retrospective · events of 23 December 2019

What did Crimea's rail link mean on 23 December 2019?

World

A look back at the day the Kerch Strait rail link opened, and at a pipeline setback that came two days before it.

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Retrospective · events of 25 December 2019

What the Kerch rail link meant for Crimea

Opinion

A look back at the railway bridge opened across the Kerch Strait to occupied Crimea, and at a separate strike in Idlib reported the next day.

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Retrospective · events of 25 December 2019

From Kerch Strait to Idlib: two reports on Russia

Opinion

A retrospective on 25 December 2019 and the reports of the preceding days, from the Kerch Strait to northwestern Syria.

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Retrospective · events of 26 December 2019

Five-year gas transit deal tops Russia-related reports before Christmas

Opinion

A look back at the Russia-related reports that surrounded 26 December 2019, from gas transit to the Kerch Strait rail link.

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Retrospective · events of 26 December 2019

What did the final days of 2019 bring Kyiv's neighbourhood?

World

A look back at three regional developments reported between 21 and 24 December 2019, from a Crimea rail link to a strike in Idlib.

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Retrospective · events of 27 December 2019

What Russia's Avangard announcement signalled in December 2019

Opinion

A look back at the Russian defence ministry's hypersonic announcement and the other Russia-related developments of the final week of 2019.

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Retrospective · events of 27 December 2019

What Russia announced on 27 December 2019

World

A look back at the Avangard deployment announcement and the other Russia-related reports in the days around it.

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Retrospective · events of 29 December 2019

Kiev and rebels swap prisoners under Paris peace formula

Security

A look back at the swap between Kyiv and separatist rebels, and the Russian military announcement that preceded it.

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Retrospective · events of 30 December 2019

Kiev and separatists trade prisoners; Idlib school strike kills eight

Security

A look back at the prisoner exchange in Donbas, Russia's Avangard announcement and a deadly strike in Idlib in the days before the covered date.

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Retrospective · events of 30 December 2019

What the 30 December 2019 security picture showed

Security

A look back at three security developments reported in the days before 30 December 2019, from a prisoner exchange in Donbas to a Russian weapons announcement.

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Retrospective · events of 30 December 2019

What happened in the world on 30 December 2019?

World

A look back at reports from the days around 30 December 2019, covering a Kyiv court ruling, a Russian missile announcement and a deadly strike in Idlib.

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Retrospective · events of 31 December 2019

What the prisoner exchange meant on 31 December 2019

Security

A look back at the security picture around 31 December 2019, after a prisoner swap in Donbas and a Russian hypersonic announcement.

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Retrospective · events of 31 December 2019

What the last days of 2019 signalled on security

Security

A prisoner exchange in Donbas and a Russian hypersonic announcement marked the closing days of the year.

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Retrospective · events of 31 December 2019

Prisoner swap, Berkut ruling and Russian arms: Ukraine's year-end news

Opinion

A look back at three developments reported between 27 and 29 December 2019, spanning the Donbas war, Kyiv's courts and Russian arms.

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Retrospective · events of 31 December 2019

Kyiv appeal court frees five former Berkut officers from custody

World

A look back at two developments reported in the days before the year ended, one in a Kyiv court and one from Moscow.

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