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What did Kyiv and Warsaw signal on 28 March 2018?
Summary
A retrospective on two security-related developments reported on 28 March 2018: a Ukrainian ex-president's call over the Skripal poisoning and a Polish missile purchase.
What was being said about security in Ukraine's neighbourhood on 28 March 2018? Two reports stood out that day, one from a former Ukrainian leader and one from Warsaw.
Former Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko, reacting to the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal, called for military action against Russia to be considered. Yushchenko was himself the victim of a poisoning in September 2004, which he referred to in connection with his stance. His remarks were one of the reactions to the Skripal case reported on 28 March 2018.
The same day, Poland signed a deal with the United States to buy a Patriot missile system worth US$4.75 billion.
The two reports were separate: one a statement by a former head of state, the other a signed procurement agreement. Both were reported on 28 March 2018.
