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What was happening around 7 March 2018?
Summary
A look back at a day when Ukraine's energy contingency plan and anti-corruption court bill framed the news, alongside a helicopter crash in Chechnya.
What did the news look like on 7 March 2018? In Ukraine, two matters from the preceding days framed it, while a deadly aircraft accident was reported in Russia's North Caucasus.
On 2 March 2018, the Cabinet of Ministers introduced a national action plan for five days to head off an energy crisis caused by Russia's Gazprom halting gas supplies. The measures included switching generating companies from gas to fuel oil and suspending the work of educational institutions.
On 1 March 2018, the Verkhovna Rada passed in first reading a draft law on the High Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine. The vote came just days before the covered date.
On 7 March 2018 itself, a Russian Border Guard Service Mil Mi-8 helicopter crashed in Chechnya, killing at least eight people.
Taken together, these items show a short stretch in which energy security and legislative steps on anti-corruption institutions stood side by side in Ukrainian affairs, while a separate accident drew attention elsewhere in the region.
