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Peskov's Venezuela denial and the Kremlin's message

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A look back at a 28 January 2019 denial of Russian mercenaries in Venezuela, and why it mattered for Moscow's wider standing.

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Did Russian mercenaries reach Venezuela by 28 January 2019?

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A Kremlin denial on 28 January 2019 addressed reports that up to 100 Russian mercenaries had been sent to protect Nicolás Maduro.

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What did Kyiv's verdict on Yanukovych decide?

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A retrospective on the 24 January 2019 ruling by a Kyiv district court, and a deadly ship fire reported three days earlier.

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Ukraine on 1 January 2019: campaign season opens

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A look back at a New Year's Day that followed a lifting of martial law, new Russian trade bans and the start of a presidential race.

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Ukraine's campaign began as Moscow widened sanctions

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A retrospective on the closing days of 2018, when a presidential race opened in Ukraine and Russia broadened its trade restrictions.

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What did Ukraine's martial law end achieve?

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A retrospective on the lifting of martial law after the Kerch Strait naval incident, as seen from 28 December 2018.

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What did Kyiv's December 2018 laws change?

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A look back at two measures concerning church naming and wartime veterans' status, as reported in late December 2018.

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What did Kyiv's December 2018 laws change?

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Two measures dated 22 and 23 December 2018 touched on church affiliation and the legal status of wartime veterans.

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What Kyiv's two December 2018 laws signalled

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A look back at two measures dated 22 and 23 December 2018 that dealt with church naming and the status of wartime nationalist veterans.

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What did Kyiv's new church declaration signify?

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A look back at the declaration of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine on 15 December 2018, and the split from the Russian Orthodox Church it set out.

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What did Ukrainian sport achieve by 14 December 2018?

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A look back at two results that shaped Ukrainian sport in the days before 14 December 2018.

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Ukraine's December 2018: law, belts and a World Cup

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A look back at the days around 11 December 2018, when parliament moved to end the treaty with Russia and two athletes added to Ukraine's sporting record.

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What did Ukraine's early December 2018 news cycle show?

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A look back at 9 December 2018 and the developments in the days just before it, from boxing to the Verkhovna Rada.

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Why Kyiv ended its friendship treaty with Russia

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A look back at two decisions taken by Ukraine's parliament on 6 December 2018, as seen from 7 December 2018.

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Ukraine's tense days after the Kerch Strait clash

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A look back at the diplomatic and security fallout around 1 December 2018, as Kyiv faced a blockade of its Azov ports and a cancelled summit meeting.

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Kyiv's entry ban and the Azov standoff

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A look back at the day Ukraine barred Russian men from entering, amid a blockade of its Azov ports and a cancelled Trump–Putin meeting.

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Did Kyiv's entry ban answer the Azov crisis?

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A look back at 30 November 2018, when Ukraine barred Russian men of fighting age while the Sea of Azov standoff pulled in NATO and the G20.

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What did martial law mean on 28 November 2018?

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A retrospective on the day Ukraine's martial law took effect in ten oblasts, after the Kerch Strait clash and amid diplomatic fallout.

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What Ukraine's news looked like on 22 November 2018

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A retrospective on three reports from the days before 22 November 2018, covering a regional renaming, an attacked rally and a gas pipeline.

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What did Kyiv's news cycle show on 22 November 2018?

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Three reports from 18 to 20 November 2018 pointed to symbolic politics, street tension and regional energy projects.

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