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History: April 2022

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Retrospective · events of 13 April 2022

Four presidents in Kyiv as Moscow issued threats

Politics

A look back at 13 April 2022, when Baltic and Polish leaders met Ukraine's president, Washington announced a new arms package and Russia warned of strikes on Kyiv.

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Retrospective · events of 13 April 2022

Moskva fire and escalating threats on 13 April 2022

Security

A look back at a day when a Black Sea warship fire, new US aid and Russian warnings to Kyiv and to arms convoys converged.

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Retrospective · events of 13 April 2022

What 13 April 2022 revealed about escalation

Opinion

A look back at a day when Western arms, Russian threats and a burning flagship pointed to a widening war.

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Retrospective · events of 14 April 2022

Roundup: Zelenskyy–Putin meeting talk, Russian warnings and new US weapons

Politics

A look back at a day when talk of a Zelenskyy–Putin meeting ran alongside Russian warnings, Western arms and grain worries.

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Retrospective · events of 14 April 2022

Two signals from 14 April 2022

World

A look back at an attack on an evacuation convoy in Borova and a Finnish statement on NATO membership.

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Retrospective · events of 14 April 2022

Why the sinking of Moskva mattered on 14 April 2022

Security

A look back at the day Russia's Black Sea Fleet flagship went down, amid threats to Kyiv, border-village claims and new Western aid.

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Retrospective · events of 15 April 2022

What Ukraine's Washington delegation signalled on 15 April 2022

Politics

A look back at the day Kyiv announced a senior team for the IMF and World Bank meetings, amid military threats and diplomatic moves in the preceding days.

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Retrospective · events of 16 April 2022

Kyiv's economic delegation and stalled summit diplomacy

Politics

A look back at the diplomatic and economic signals around Ukraine on 16 April 2022, drawn from reports of the preceding days.

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Retrospective · events of 17 April 2022

Did Azovstal's ultimatum signal a new phase?

Security

A look back at 17 April 2022, when Russia demanded surrender at Mariupol's steelworks as missile strikes reached Lviv and Kyiv.

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Retrospective · events of 18 April 2022

Kreminna falls to Russian troops as eastern offensive begins

Security

Strikes on Lviv, the fall of Kreminna and a new Kherson appointment marked a day when the war's front lines and its rear areas were both under pressure.

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Retrospective · events of 18 April 2022

What did 18 April 2022 reveal about Russia's aims?

Security

A look back at a day of strikes on Lviv, a fall in the east and a new appointment in occupied Kherson.

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Retrospective · events of 19 April 2022

China's deputy foreign minister pledges closer strategic ties with Moscow

Politics

A look back at two diplomatic signals sent on 19 April 2022, one from Russia's foreign minister and one from China.

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Retrospective · events of 19 April 2022

Ukraine says Russia has launched its Donbas offensive

Opinion

A look back at the day Ukraine said the Donbas offensive had begun, as diplomatic and sanctions pressure on Russia widened.

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Retrospective · events of 19 April 2022

Lavrov rules out nuclear weapons use

Politics

A look back at 19 April 2022, when Moscow's foreign minister answered US allegations and Beijing signalled closer ties with Russia.

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Retrospective · events of 19 April 2022

What Moscow and Beijing signalled on 19 April 2022

Politics

A look back at two diplomatic messages on nuclear weapons and Chinese backing for Russia during the invasion of Ukraine.

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Retrospective · events of 19 April 2022

Nuclear denials and Chinese backing on 19 April 2022

Politics

A look back at a day when Moscow ruled out nuclear use and Beijing affirmed its support for Russia's president.

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Retrospective · events of 19 April 2022

Day of signals: nuclear reassurance from Russia, solidarity from China

Politics

A retrospective on 19 April 2022, when Russia's foreign minister dismissed nuclear fears and Beijing reaffirmed its ties with Moscow.

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Retrospective · events of 20 April 2022

When finance ministers walked out on Russia

World

A look back at the G20 walkout in Washington and Germany's pledge to end Russian energy imports, as the war's new offensive in the east unfolded.

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Retrospective · events of 20 April 2022

Walkout at G20 and Berlin's energy pledge

Politics

A look back at 20 April 2022, when finance ministers left a G20 session during a Russian address and Germany set out a timetable to end Russian energy imports.

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Retrospective · events of 21 April 2022

Russia's isolation tested at G20 and in Riga

World

A walkout in Washington, a German energy pledge and Chinese support for Moscow showed how differently states were treating Russia in April 2022.

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