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Troop pullback and a front-line invitation, April 2021
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A look back at how a Russian announcement and a Ukrainian proposal framed the border standoff in late April 2021.
Zelensky's front-line offer to Putin, 21 April 2021
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A retrospective on an invitation to meet in Donbas, issued as Moscow and Washington traded punishments and Kyiv protested over the Kerch Strait.
Zelensky's front-line invitation to Putin, 21 April 2021
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A look back at an offer of face-to-face talks in Donbas, made amid sharp friction between Moscow, Washington and Kyiv.
What did 11 April 2021 show about Donbas?
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A retrospective on a day of front-line casualties and troop movements that marked rising tension around Ukraine.
What the 9 April 2021 troop build-up signalled
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A look back at the day Russia sent more troops to the Ukrainian border as the dispute over NATO membership sharpened.
Kyiv's NATO appeal and Moscow's warning, April 2021
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A look back at the diplomatic exchange over Ukraine's membership bid in the days around 8 April 2021.
What the Donetsk attack of 26 March 2021 signalled
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A look back at a separatist rocket strike that killed four Ukrainian troops and wounded two others in Donetsk Oblast.
What the March 2021 Donbas attack signalled
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A look back at a deadly separatist rocket strike on a Ukrainian position in Donetsk Oblast, and at a separate Turkish complaint to Russia over Idlib.
What did 1 March 2021 show about Donbas?
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A retrospective on a day of reported ceasefire violations and one casualty in the war in Donbas.
What 10 violations in Luhansk said about Donbas
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A single day's ceasefire tally from 26 February 2021 shows how the war in Donbas persisted under the framework of the Minsk agreements.
What the 11 January 2021 US sanctions targeted
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A look back at the US Treasury sanctions on Ukrainian politicians and media outlets, announced on 11 January 2021.
What did Ukraine's vaccine plans look like in January 2021?
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A look back at a vaccine deal and a pipeline milestone reported in the closing days of 2020.
Nord Stream 2 and sanctions: what 29 December 2020 showed
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A look back at the pressure points around Russian gas and Belarus as 2020 drew to a close.
Nord Stream 2 and the pressure of sanctions
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A look back at the Baltic construction milestone reported on 28 December 2020 and the sanctions climate around it.
What the late-December 2020 reports showed
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A look back at three separate security developments reported between 21 and 23 December 2020, from Minsk to Seoul to Bangui.
What did late December 2020 show about the region?
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A look back at three reports from the days before 25 December 2020, touching Belarus, East Asia and Central Africa.
Sanctions and air patrols: late December 2020
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Two developments from the days before 24 December 2020 showed pressure on Minsk from Washington and a joint Chinese-Russian show of force near South Korea.
Sanctions, air patrols and a deployment: 23 December 2020
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A retrospective on three separate developments reported around 23 December 2020, from Minsk sanctions to Russian and Chinese military activity.
What did 23 December 2020 reveal about pressure on Minsk?
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A look back at new US sanctions on Belarusian officials and the regional military signals around that date.
What did the first CAATSA sanctions on an ally mean?
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A retrospective on the US decision, announced on 14 December 2020, to penalise Turkey over its Russian S-400 purchase.
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