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History: February 2020
13 articles
Retrospective · events of 3 February 2020
Was censure ever a way out of impeachment?
Opinion
A look back at the idea Senator Joe Manchin raised during the Senate trial over Ukraine, alongside the fighting in Idlib that day.
Retrospective · events of 4 February 2020
Ukraine pressure at issue as Manchin floats censure in Senate
Opinion
A retrospective on a Senate proposal floated on 3 February 2020, as the impeachment trial over pressure on Ukraine continued.
Retrospective · events of 18 February 2020
Surkov's dismissal and a day of fighting in Donbas
Opinion
A retrospective on 18 February 2020, when the Kremlin removed its adviser on Ukraine as shelling hit Ukrainian positions in the east.
Retrospective · events of 18 February 2020
What Surkov's dismissal meant for Kremlin Ukraine policy
Politics
A look back at the removal of the Kremlin adviser who handled the Donbass file, set beside a pipeline dispute with Belarus.
Retrospective · events of 18 February 2020
Why did Washington blacklist Rosneft Trading in 2020?
World
A look back at 18 February 2020, when a US sanctions move targeting Russian oil trade over Venezuela coincided with Russian-backed gains in Syria.
Retrospective · events of 19 February 2020
Russia's energy and military leverage, 19 February 2020
World
Three reports from mid-February 2020 showed Moscow's oil and military ties under strain and scrutiny in Venezuela, Syria and Belarus.
Retrospective · events of 20 February 2020
Idlib clashes and Turkey's call for Patriots
World
A look back at 20 February 2020, when fighting in northwestern Syria deepened Turkey's confrontation with Russian and Syrian forces, while unrest flared in Ukraine.
Retrospective · events of 21 February 2020
What happened on 21 February 2020 in Idlib and Ukraine?
World
A retrospective on reports from 20 February 2020: fighting in north-western Syria involving Turkey, and unrest over evacuees from China in a Ukrainian village.
Retrospective · events of 22 February 2020
Russian air strike on Turkish troops preceded Ankara's Patriot request
Security
A look back at the escalation in north-west Syria that led Ankara to ask Washington for air defences in February 2020.
Retrospective · events of 24 February 2020
Three pressure points on the eve of 24 February 2020
World
A look at what the reports from the days before 24 February 2020 showed: unrest in Ukraine, fighting in Idlib and a new US sanctions step.
Retrospective · events of 25 February 2020
What Novi Sanzhary and Idlib revealed in February 2020
Opinion
Two separate episodes, one in Ukraine and one on the Syria–Turkey border, showed how quickly tensions can escalate.
Retrospective · events of 28 February 2020
What did Russia's frigates signal off Syria?
Security
A look back at the naval deployment and diplomatic contacts that accompanied the escalation in Idlib in late February 2020.
Retrospective · events of 28 February 2020
Russian frigates move off Syria as Idlib tensions rise
Security
On 28 February 2020, Russia sent two missile-armed warships to the Eastern Mediterranean as Ankara turned to NATO over Idlib.