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What happened on 12 July 2019 in the region?
Summary
A look back at a day when Kyiv's new Electoral Code was a day old and Turkey received its first S-400 delivery from Russia.
What was happening in Ukraine and its neighbourhood on 12 July 2019? Two developments, one in Kyiv and one in Turkey, marked the days around that date.
On 11 July 2019, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted a new Electoral Code. The vote was reported as the parliament's decision on that day, and the code was therefore a day old on 12 July 2019.
On 12 July 2019 itself, Turkey received the first shipment of the S-400 missile system from Russia. The delivery went ahead despite calls from the United States and NATO to cancel the deal. It was reported as a development in Russia–Turkey relations.
The two events were unrelated, but both were reported in the same two-day window: one concerned how Ukraine would organise its elections, the other the ties between Moscow and Ankara, in the face of pressure from Washington and the alliance.
