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What did Eastern Europe's week of appeals signal?
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A look back at joint European ambitions from Kyiv, Chisinau and Tbilisi, and a sanctions request from Belarus's opposition leader in Washington.
Regional pressures on Ukraine's doorstep, July 2021
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A look back at a mid-July 2021 cluster of events, from a ministerial resignation in Kyiv to migration and vaccines along the region's borders.
What did Belarus's border closure mean for Kyiv?
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A look back at the regional pressures that surrounded Ukraine in early July 2021, from a shut frontier to a Lithuanian emergency.
Belarus border closure and Lithuania's emergency declaration
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A look back at 2 July 2021, when Minsk shut its frontier with Ukraine and Vilnius declared a state of emergency over migrant arrivals.
Belarus border closure and Lithuania's emergency declaration
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A look back at 2 July 2021, when Minsk's accusations against Kyiv and Vilnius's migrant alarm landed on the same day.
Black Sea tensions as Sea Breeze began
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A look back at the days around 29 June 2021, when a naval confrontation and large-scale exercises shared the same waters.
Black Sea tensions as Sea Breeze began
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A look back at how a naval exercise opened amid a dispute over HMS Defender and Russian warnings to London.
What the HMS Defender standoff off Crimea exposed
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A look back at the Black Sea confrontation between Russia and the UK, and the competing accounts of where the ship was sailing.
What the HMS Defender standoff off Crimea revealed
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A look back at the Black Sea confrontation between Russia and the UK, and the competing accounts of where the destroyer was sailing.
What did 22 June 2021 look like for Ukraine?
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A look back at two developments from the days around 22 June 2021: a vaccination record in Ukraine and sanctions on Belarus.
What did Europe do after the Ryanair diversion?
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A look back at the European and NATO reaction to the diversion of Ryanair Flight 4978, alongside Ukraine's Eurovision result, in the final days of May 2021.
What the Ryanair diversion set in motion
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A look back at how the West reacted to the forced landing of Ryanair Flight 4978, and at a Eurovision result for Ukraine.
What did Europe do after the Ryanair diversion?
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A look back at the reactions of the EU and NATO to the diversion of Ryanair Flight 4978, and at Ukraine's Eurovision result, as 28 May 2021 approached.
What 27 May 2021 showed about pressure on Minsk
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A look back at a late-May 2021 stretch in which Europe moved against Belarus's airlines, while Ukraine's Eurovision entry placed fifth.
What 26 May 2021 showed about pressure on Minsk
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A look back at the diplomatic and security responses that followed the diversion of a Ryanair flight over Belarus.
What the CNA ransom revealed on 21 May 2021
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A look back at a disclosure that tied a US insurer's payment to a Russian cybercrime syndicate, and at a sanctions decision made two days earlier.
What did Ukraine's spelling ruling mean on 12 May 2021?
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A look back at a court decision on the Ukrainian language and a Russian missile-test report from the days around 12 May 2021.
What did the 11 May 2021 court ruling settle?
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A retrospective on an appeals court decision about Ukrainian orthography, and a Russian missile-testing report from the day before.
What Russia's border drawdown announcement signalled in April 2021
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A look back at two statements, on 21 and 22 April 2021, that framed the diplomatic picture ahead of 27 April.
What did Russia's border pullback announcement mean?
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A look back at the days around 23 April 2021, when Moscow announced a troop withdrawal and Kyiv offered a meeting on the front line.
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