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History: March 2026

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Retrospective · events of 2 March 2026

Nuclear build-up and Budapest's pipeline ultimatum

Politics

A look back at 2 March 2026, when France announced a larger nuclear arsenal and Hungary's pressure on Kyiv was already under way.

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Retrospective · events of 2 March 2026

France to expand nuclear stockpile for first time in decades

Politics

A retrospective on 2 March 2026, when France announced a larger nuclear stockpile, and on the pressures on Ukraine's support in the days before.

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Retrospective · events of 2 March 2026

What did 2 March 2026 signal across Europe?

Opinion

A retrospective on a day when a Ukrainian drone strike hit a Russian port and France announced a nuclear build-up.

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Retrospective · events of 3 March 2026

Roundup: France's nuclear build-up and a Ukrainian same-sex couple ruling

Politics

A retrospective on France's decision, reported on 2 March 2026, to enlarge its nuclear arsenal, and on a Ukrainian court ruling days earlier.

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Retrospective · events of 4 March 2026

Strikes at sea and shore, 4 March 2026

Opinion

A look back at how Ukrainian drone attacks and a French nuclear announcement framed the days before 4 March 2026.

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Retrospective · events of 4 March 2026

Drones, tankers and a French nuclear build-up

Security

A retrospective on the security reports surrounding 4 March 2026, from the Black Sea coast to the Mediterranean and Paris.

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Retrospective · events of 6 March 2026

Why Brussels rebuked Zelensky over remarks on Orbán

Politics

A look back at the exchange of 6 March 2026, when the European Commission criticised Ukraine's president after Hungary read his words as a threat.

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Retrospective · events of 6 March 2026

Zelensky, Orbán and the Druzhba pipeline row

Politics

A look back at a diplomatic spat involving Kyiv, Budapest and the European Commission, as it stood on 6 March 2026.

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Retrospective · events of 8 March 2026

Why Druzhba and Orbán strained Kyiv's ties

Politics

A look back at early March 2026, when a pipeline remark and a row over Hungary's prime minister sat alongside a French nuclear announcement.

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Retrospective · events of 8 March 2026

What the war looked like on 8 March 2026

Security

A look back at the days before 8 March 2026, when strikes on cities, ports and ships ran alongside a prisoner exchange and a French nuclear announcement.

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Retrospective · events of 9 March 2026

What did Zelensky confirm about Jordan on 9 March 2026?

Security

Ukraine's president confirmed that interceptor drones and specialists had been sent to protect US bases in Jordan, as a barrage on Kharkiv was reported two days earlier.

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Retrospective · events of 9 March 2026

Ukraine's drone expertise reaches Jordan as Kharkiv burns

Security

A retrospective on 9 March 2026, when Kyiv confirmed it was sending interceptor drones to protect US bases while Russian strikes continued at home.

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Retrospective · events of 10 March 2026

Drone strikes hit Russian electronic warfare sites in occupied Donetsk

Security

A look back at reported strikes on both sides of the front line, and a Ukrainian deployment in Jordan announced a day earlier.

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Retrospective · events of 10 March 2026

Six killed in Bryansk missile attack, Russian reports say

Security

A retrospective on drone strikes in occupied Donetsk Oblast and a reported missile attack in Bryansk, with a related report from the day before.

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Retrospective · events of 11 March 2026

What Romania's air base decision meant on 11 March

Security

A look back at a day when Romania opened its air bases to US forces, while Ukraine's drone and missile strikes continued in the days around it.

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Retrospective · events of 11 March 2026

Why Romania opened its air bases to US forces

World

A look back at Romania's authorisation for American use of its bases during the Iran war, and the Ukrainian drone deployment in Jordan that preceded it.

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Retrospective · events of 11 March 2026

Parliament and defence council back US access to Romanian bases

Politics

A look back at the Romanian decision of 11 March 2026 on US military access, and Ukraine's parallel role in Jordan.

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Retrospective · events of 12 March 2026

Iran war pulls Kyiv and Bucharest into US defence efforts

World

A look back at reports from 6 to 11 March 2026 that placed Ukraine and Romania in support roles tied to the Iran war, alongside a dispute with Hungary.

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Retrospective · events of 12 March 2026

What changed for Russian oil on 12 March 2026?

Security

A look back at a temporary US sanctions easing on Russian oil cargoes, set against the war's strikes and Romania's basing decision.

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Retrospective · events of 13 March 2026

What did Kyiv and Bucharest offer Washington in March 2026?

Politics

Two reported decisions in the days before 13 March 2026 showed how Ukraine and Romania were lending support to US military operations linked to the Iran war.

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