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What did 22 June 2021 look like for Ukraine?
Summary
A look back at two developments from the days around 22 June 2021: a vaccination record in Ukraine and sanctions on Belarus.
What was the regional picture on 22 June 2021? Two reports from the preceding days help frame it, one about public health in Ukraine and one about pressure on its northern neighbour.
On 17 June 2021, Ukraine reported a new single-day record of 76,538 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine administered. The figure was a daily high for the country's vaccination campaign, and it was part of the wider COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.
On 21 June 2021, the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom imposed sanctions against Belarus. The measures were a response to the diversion of Ryanair Flight 4978 in the previous month, which led to the arrest of the journalist Roman Protasevich.
The two items are unrelated in subject, and the reports do not link them. Together they show what Ukraine's regional agenda included in the days before 22 June 2021: a domestic effort to speed up vaccination and an international response to events in a neighbouring country.
