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History: December 2023

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Retrospective · events of 1 December 2023

Red Cross suspends Belarus branch over children

Security

The suspension on 1 December 2023 followed statements about Ukrainian children brought to Belarus, while Poland's offer of advisers on the Finland–Russia border drew a Russian warning.

Retrospective · events of 1 December 2023

What happened before the Gaza truce collapsed?

World

A look back at the final days of November 2023, when a hostage exchange and a Polish offer to Finland drew attention across the region.

Retrospective · events of 2 December 2023

Finland's border closure and Poland's offer of advisers

World

A look back at the border tensions between Finland and Russia in the closing days of November 2023, and the reactions they drew.

Retrospective · events of 4 December 2023

Klitschko's warning and a Red Cross suspension

Security

A look back at security-related reports around 4 December 2023, from Kyiv's mayor to the Belarus Red Cross and the Finnish border.

Retrospective · events of 4 December 2023

Kyiv's strains and Sofia's veto, 4 December 2023

Opinion

A look back at a day when a Bulgarian veto on armoured vehicles for Ukraine came amid domestic political friction in Kyiv.

Retrospective · events of 5 December 2023

Bulgaria's veto and Klitschko's warning on Ukraine

Politics

A retrospective on 5 December 2023 and the two political developments reported in the preceding days, one in Sofia and one in Kyiv.

Retrospective · events of 6 December 2023

Was Ukraine's domestic politics under strain by 6 December 2023?

Politics

A look back at three reports from the first days of December 2023 involving Kyiv's mayor, a former president and Bulgaria's veto on armoured vehicles.

Retrospective · events of 7 December 2023

Moscow earned more from oil than before the war

Security

A look back at a December 2023 report that Russia's oil earnings had risen above their pre-war level despite the G7 price cap.

Retrospective · events of 7 December 2023

Did the oil price cap curb Russian revenue?

Security

A look back at reports from early December 2023 that Russia's October oil earnings had passed their level from before the war.

Retrospective · events of 7 December 2023

$11.3bn in October: Russian oil earnings beat pre-war level

Security

A look back at what reports showed on 6 December 2023 about Russian oil revenue and the G7 price cap.

Retrospective · events of 8 December 2023

Pressure at home and abroad on Kyiv's course

Politics

As Hungary's opposition to EU accession talks resurfaced on 8 December 2023, a run of earlier reports pointed to strain over politics at home and support from abroad.

Retrospective · events of 8 December 2023

Pressure from Budapest, Sofia and at home

Politics

A look back at 8 December 2023, when Hungary restated its opposition to Ukraine's EU talks amid vetoes abroad and political friction in Kyiv.