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History: 5 July 2021
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Retrospective · events of 5 July 2021
What Belarus's border closure meant for Kyiv
Politics
A look back at the Belarus–Ukraine border dispute and the Lithuanian emergency declared in the days before 5 July 2021.
Retrospective · events of 5 July 2021
Lithuania's emergency and Poland's Afghan exit
World
Two developments on NATO's eastern flank framed the period around 5 July 2021, one on the Belarus border and one far away in Afghanistan.
Retrospective · events of 5 July 2021
Lithuania blames Lukashenko for migrant crossings; Ukraine rejects smuggling claim
Politics
Two announcements on 2 July 2021 put Belarus's President Alexander Lukashenko at the centre of disputes with both Ukraine and Lithuania.