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What Kyiv and Ankara were dealing with in July 2019
Summary
A look back at two developments reported in the days before 16 July 2019: a new electoral code in Ukraine and a Russian missile delivery to Turkey.
What was on the political agenda in Ukraine and its wider neighbourhood by 16 July 2019? Two developments from the preceding days stood out.
On 11 July 2019, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted a new Electoral Code, a major change to the legislation governing how elections are run in the country.
On 12 July 2019, Turkey received its 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.
The two events were unrelated, but both were part of the political picture in the region as of 16 July 2019: one concerned Ukraine's electoral rules, the other the relationship between Russia and Turkey, a NATO member, at a time when Washington and the alliance were urging Ankara to step back from the purchase.
