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History: August 2020
14 articles
Retrospective · events of 2 August 2020
What did early August 2020 hold for Ukraine?
Opinion
A look back at two reports from the final days of July 2020, as 2 August 2020 began.
Retrospective · events of 14 August 2020
Why the UN rejected extending Iran's arms embargo
World
A look back at the Security Council vote of 14 August 2020, in which a US bid to extend the embargo indefinitely won the support of only one other member.
Retrospective · events of 15 August 2020
What 15 August 2020 meant for the region
Politics
A retrospective on a day of troop deployments, appeals to Moscow and a UN defeat for Washington.
Retrospective · events of 17 August 2020
Why Kyiv recalled its ambassador from Minsk
Politics
Ukraine's move on 17 August 2020 came as Belarus faced mass protests and appeals to Moscow.
Retrospective · events of 18 August 2020
Kyiv and Vilnius respond to Belarus election crisis
Politics
A look back at how Ukraine and Lithuania reacted as Alexander Lukashenko defied critics after the contested Belarusian presidential election.
Retrospective · events of 19 August 2020
Kyiv, Vilnius and Minsk: 19 August 2020 reviewed
Politics
A look back at the regional diplomatic moves in the days before 19 August 2020, and the death of a leading Ukrainian scientist.
Retrospective · events of 20 August 2020
What did Boris Paton's death and Lithuania's sanctions mean?
Politics
A look back at two developments reported around 20 August 2020, one in Ukrainian science and one in Belarus's neighbourhood.
Retrospective · events of 20 August 2020
Belarus turmoil and regional reactions, 20 August 2020
World
A look back at how Ukraine and its neighbours responded in the days before 20 August 2020 as Belarus's disputed election deepened a regional crisis.
Retrospective · events of 21 August 2020
Ukraine mourns Borys Paton as Hungary announces tougher border rules
Politics
A look back at a day shaped by mourning for a leading Ukrainian scientist and a Hungarian border announcement.
Retrospective · events of 24 August 2020
Tymoshenko's COVID-19 diagnosis and a region on alert
Politics
A look back at reports from around 24 August 2020, when Ukraine's political and scientific news mixed illness, loss and tighter regional borders.
Retrospective · events of 25 August 2020
Armed forces gain Neptune complex; pandemic strikes a prominent politician
Opinion
A look back at two reports from 23 August 2020 that were still shaping the picture on 25 August 2020: a new missile system and a politician's illness.
Retrospective · events of 25 August 2020
Tymoshenko's COVID-19 illness and a week of loss
Politics
A look back at reports from 19 to 23 August 2020 involving Ukrainian public life and neighbouring Hungary's border plans.
Retrospective · events of 25 August 2020
Neptune missile enters service as Tymoshenko battles COVID-19
Opinion
A look back at two reports from 23 August 2020, as they stood on 25 August 2020: a new missile system and a prominent politician's illness.
Retrospective · events of 31 August 2020
Two Russia-linked accusations surface in 48 hours
World
A French espionage case and an Azerbaijani charge over arms to Armenia put Moscow's relations with two countries under strain in late August 2020.