History: May 2026
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Retrospective · events of 2 May 2026
Should Russia's leaders face a special tribunal?
Opinion
A look back at the European Parliament's 1 May 2026 resolution on prosecuting the invasion of Ukraine, and a separate withdrawal in Mali.
Retrospective · events of 2 May 2026
What the Tessalit base handover meant for Mali
World
A look back at the situation in northern Mali as of 2 May 2026, after the withdrawal from Kidal and the loss of a base near Tessalit.
Retrospective · events of 2 May 2026
Sanctions should stay until peace deal is implemented, Parliament says
Security
A look back at the resolution on accountability and sanctions adopted on 1 May 2026, and a Russian withdrawal in Mali reported the same day.
Retrospective · events of 3 May 2026
What the European Parliament backed on 1 May
Security
A look back at a tribunal resolution in Strasbourg and a base handed over in northern Mali, both reported on 1 May 2026.
Retrospective · events of 4 May 2026
Russia's Victory Day truce announcement of 4 May
Security
A look back at the Russian defence ministry's declaration of a 8–9 May ceasefire and the strikes, diplomacy and legal moves that preceded it.
Retrospective · events of 5 May 2026
What was announced ahead of 9 May in 2026?
World
A look back at a Russian ceasefire announcement and a Malian base abandoned days earlier, as they stood on 5 May 2026.
Retrospective · events of 5 May 2026
Deadly Russian strikes hit Ukraine after truce announcement
Security
A retrospective on a day of deadly Russian strikes that followed an announced ceasefire.
Retrospective · events of 6 May 2026
What Hungary's return of Oschadbank assets signalled
Politics
A look back at 6 May 2026, when Kyiv announced the return of seized cash and gold, days after the European Parliament backed a special tribunal.
Retrospective · events of 7 May 2026
Cash returned, tribunal backed: Kyiv's 7 May 2026
Politics
A look back at two developments that touched Ukraine's relations with Hungary and the European Union in early May 2026.
Retrospective · events of 7 May 2026
What the 7 May 2026 reports pointed to
World
A look back at two developments reported in the days before 7 May 2026: a Russian ceasefire announcement and a base lost in Mali.
Retrospective · events of 7 May 2026
What did 7 May 2026 signal for Kyiv's partners?
Politics
A look back at two developments from the days before 7 May 2026: Hungary returning seized Oschadbank assets and the European Parliament's backing for a special tribunal.
Retrospective · events of 7 May 2026
Budapest gives back Oschadbank assets, easing a Kyiv dispute
Politics
A look back at a day shaped by the return of Oschadbank's seized assets from Hungary and by European support for a special tribunal on Russia's war.
Retrospective · events of 8 May 2026
What Zelensky's 8 May 2026 decree said about Moscow's parade
Politics
A look back at a presidential decree on the Victory Day parade, and at Hungary's return of seized Oschadbank assets.
Retrospective · events of 9 May 2026
Drone hits Kharkiv as three-day ceasefire begins
Security
A look back at 9 May 2026, when a strike on a residential building and a remark by Putin on the war's possible end landed on the same day.
Retrospective · events of 10 May 2026
What happened on 10 May 2026 in Latvia?
Security
A Latvian defence minister resigned after drones breached the country's airspace, while a three-day ceasefire and talk of peace framed the days around it.
Retrospective · events of 11 May 2026
Two signals from the region before 11 May 2026
Politics
A Latvian minister's resignation and a hint from Putin about the war's end framed the political picture around 11 May 2026.
Retrospective · events of 11 May 2026
Ceasefire strain: drones, a resignation and Putin's remark
Security
A look back at the security developments around 11 May 2026, as a three-day ceasefire met a Kharkiv strike and a Latvian ministerial exit.
Retrospective · events of 12 May 2026
Drones, missiles and a resignation: 12 May 2026
Security
A retrospective on a day when strikes crossed borders, a Latvian minister quit and Moscow spoke of new nuclear missiles.
Retrospective · events of 15 May 2026
What the Latvian government's fall revealed on 15 May 2026
Politics
A look back at the political fallout from stray drones in the Baltic region, and at personnel changes in Russia's border regions.
Retrospective · events of 15 May 2026
Latvian premier quits and Putin swaps two border governors
Politics
A look back at the political fallout in Latvia and Russia's border regions in mid-May 2026, as drone incursions and cross-border attacks reshaped governments.
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