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History: May 2022

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Retrospective · events of 16 May 2022

Moscow threatens 'military-technical' steps as Finland weighs NATO

World

A look back at the Russian threats and electricity cut-off that accompanied the Nordic debate over joining NATO.

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Retrospective · events of 17 May 2022

Azovstal evacuation and Kharkiv gains shape days around 17 May

Opinion

A look back at the fighting, the Azovstal evacuation and the corporate and diplomatic reactions that framed the days around 17 May 2022.

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Retrospective · events of 17 May 2022

Mid-May 2022: talks, warnings and neutral athletes

Politics

A look back at three diplomatic and political signals from the days around 17 May 2022, as the war in Ukraine shaped relations well beyond the front line.

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Retrospective · events of 20 May 2022

What did 20 May 2022 close in Mariupol?

Opinion

A retrospective on the day Russia said it had taken Azovstal, as fighting in Luhansk Oblast continued.

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Retrospective · events of 20 May 2022

Senate backs Ukraine aid by 86–11 as Putin warns NATO

Politics

A look back at the US Senate's aid vote and Russia's warning over NATO's Nordic expansion, in the days around 20 May 2022.

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Retrospective · events of 22 May 2022

$40 billion Ukraine package covers weapons, restocking and food crisis

Politics

A look back at the US aid package signed on 21 May 2022 and the Kremlin warning over NATO that preceded it.

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Retrospective · events of 24 May 2022

Ukraine aid law: military, economic help and US stock replenishment

Politics

A look back at the US aid package that cleared the Senate on 19 May 2022 and was signed two days later.

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Retrospective · events of 24 May 2022

What did Washington's $40 billion Ukraine package contain?

Politics

A look back at the US aid law that was in place by 24 May 2022, days after the Senate vote and presidential signature.

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Retrospective · events of 24 May 2022

Two days from Senate vote to signature for Ukraine package

Politics

A look back at the US aid package that was passed by the Senate and signed into law in the days before 24 May 2022.

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Retrospective · events of 24 May 2022

Only 11 senators opposed $40bn for Ukraine

Politics

A look back at the US aid law signed days before 24 May 2022, and the Senate vote that preceded it.

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Retrospective · events of 25 May 2022

Military, economic and food aid: inside Washington's $40 billion commitment

Politics

A look back at the American aid package that moved through Congress and became law in the days before 25 May 2022.

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Retrospective · events of 25 May 2022

Missiles hit Zaporizhzhia and Pokrovsk amid legal and economic developments

Security

A retrospective on missile strikes in Zaporizhzhia and Pokrovsk, and on the political and legal developments of the preceding days.

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Retrospective · events of 26 May 2022

Kharkiv shelling kills seven as Russia announces Mariupol port access

Security

A look back at shelling in Kharkiv, a declared corridor to Mariupol and the strikes and sanctions decisions of the preceding days.

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Retrospective · events of 27 May 2022

Who took charge in Transnistria on 27 May 2022?

Politics

A look back at a change of government in Transnistria and a US aid law signed days earlier.

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Retrospective · events of 27 May 2022

Lyman claim and a week of strikes

Security

Russia's announcement on 27 May 2022 that it had captured Lyman came amid shelling and missile strikes across Ukrainian cities.

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Retrospective · events of 28 May 2022

Sievierodonetsk and the war's widening pressure points

Opinion

A look back at 28 May 2022, when street fighting reached Sievierodonetsk while arms deliveries and sanctions measures continued elsewhere.

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Retrospective · events of 30 May 2022

Sieverodonetsk without water as street fighting grinds on in Luhansk

Security

An analysis of a day that combined fighting in Sievierodonetsk, strikes on civilians, a car bomb in Melitopol and a new European sanctions decision.

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Retrospective · events of 30 May 2022

Sievierodonetsk, sanctions and shelling on 30 May 2022

Security

A look back at a day when fighting in Luhansk Oblast intensified as EU states agreed an oil embargo on Russia.

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Retrospective · events of 30 May 2022

Transnistria swears in a new prime minister

World

A look back at the change of government in Transnistria on 30 May 2022, and at other sanctions-related news from the preceding days.

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Retrospective · events of 31 May 2022

The day Washington announced HIMARS for Ukraine

Politics

A look back at the US military aid announcement of 31 May 2022 and a change of government in Transnistria the day before.

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