History: April 2026
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Retrospective · events of 17 April 2026
What did 17 April 2026 mean for security?
Security
A look back at a day shaped by the aftermath of mass Russian strikes, threats against European sites and a US sanctions waiver on Russian fuel.
Retrospective · events of 17 April 2026
Washington's month-long waiver covers only Russian cargoes already in transit
World
A look back at a one-month US sanctions waiver on Russian petroleum products, and a signal from Hungary's incoming leader a day earlier.
Retrospective · events of 18 April 2026
What the Kyiv supermarket shooting of 18 April 2026 showed
Opinion
A retrospective on a mass shooting and hostage-taking in Holosiivskyi District, set against a week of Russian strikes and wider diplomatic noise.
Retrospective · events of 21 April 2026
What Kyiv's 21 April 2026 energy and strike signals showed
Security
A look back at a day when pipeline repairs, naval strikes and security-service arrests pointed to a war fought on several fronts at once.
Retrospective · events of 21 April 2026
Ukraine finishes Druzhba repairs and readies to resume pipeline operations
Security
Pipeline repairs, strikes on Russian targets and a Russian security claim showed a conflict extending well beyond the front line.
Retrospective · events of 21 April 2026
What the news looked like on 21 April 2026
World
A retrospective on three reports from the days before 21 April 2026, spanning a Kyiv hostage crisis, a US sanctions waiver and Hungary's post-election course.
Retrospective · events of 21 April 2026
What did 21 April 2026 reveal about leverage?
Opinion
A look back at a day when a repaired pipeline, a proposed EU package and strikes on Russian targets framed the war's pressures.
Retrospective · events of 22 April 2026
Druzhba pipeline: oil flows and political leverage
Opinion
A look back at 22 April 2026, when Russia announced a halt to Kazakh oil transit to Germany a day after Ukraine finished repairing the same pipeline.
Retrospective · events of 23 April 2026
Druzhba repairs and the €90 billion EU package
Politics
A look back at how Ukraine tied its restored Druzhba pipeline to talks on a proposed European Union support package.
Retrospective · events of 24 April 2026
What did Russia announce on Druzhba oil flows?
World
A look back at 24 April 2026 and the reports of the preceding days, including a Kyiv supermarket shooting and a planned halt to Kazakh oil transit to Germany.
Retrospective · events of 26 April 2026
What did Moscow's Pyongyang visit on 26 April 2026 signal?
Politics
A look back at the trip by Russia's defence minister and the State Duma chairman to North Korea, where a memorial to North Korean troops was inaugurated.
Retrospective · events of 27 April 2026
Memorial and defence talks: Russia's senior officials in Pyongyang
Politics
A look back at the Russian delegation's trip to North Korea reported on 26 April 2026, and the memorial and defence talks it involved.
Retrospective · events of 28 April 2026
What the Tuapse fires and drone tallies showed
Security
Reports from 26–28 April 2026 pointed to a war fought increasingly through drones, oil infrastructure and foreign military partnerships.
Retrospective · events of 29 April 2026
Putin's Victory Day ceasefire offer to Trump
Politics
A phone call between the Russian and US presidents produced a proposed pause in fighting around 9 May, set against sharply opposed negotiating aims.
Retrospective · events of 30 April 2026
Ceasefire offer amid strikes on Russian refineries
Opinion
A look back at 30 April 2026, when a Victory Day truce proposal followed days of Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian oil facilities.
Retrospective · events of 30 April 2026
Ceasefire offer and drone strikes: 30 April 2026
Opinion
A look back at a day when a proposed Victory Day truce sat alongside continuing Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil facilities.
Retrospective · events of 30 April 2026
Putin's Victory Day offer leaves both sides' demands untouched
Politics
A look back at the offer made in a call with the U.S. president, set against the two sides' stated aims in peace talks.
Retrospective · events of 30 April 2026
Three threads from 30 April 2026
World
A look back at a day when a corruption-tape release in Kyiv, fighting in Mali and a superyacht's Hormuz transit shared the news.
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