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Lend-lease vote and peace terms: 6 April 2022

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A look back at a day when Washington moved to speed arms deliveries to Ukraine while Moscow set out its conditions for ending the invasion.

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Lend-lease vote and Russia's NATO demand

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A look back at 6 April 2022, when Washington moved to speed arms deliveries and Moscow tied an end to its invasion to a constitutional pledge on NATO.

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Bucha and the question of talks, 5 April 2022

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A look back at how the discovery of a mass grave in Bucha shaped the debate over war crimes and negotiations.

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Bucha mass grave and calls for war crimes trials

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A look back at the reaction to the discovery of a mass grave in Bucha, as the Ukrainian president visited the site and said talks would go on.

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Bucha mass grave and calls for war crimes trials

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A retrospective on 4 April 2022, when images from Bucha prompted a US call for trials while Ukraine said peace talks would go on.

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Buses for Mariupol, withdrawal from Chernobyl

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On 31 March 2022, Ukraine's efforts to evacuate civilians from a besieged city ran alongside reports of Russian troops leaving the Chernobyl zone.

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What Kyiv demanded over Chernobyl on 30 March 2022

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A look back at the Ukrainian government's call for Russian troops to leave the Chernobyl zone, and at the grim claim about abducted mayors that preceded it.

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What the war's politics looked like on 29 March 2022

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Reports from 27 and 28 March 2022 showed a conflict pressing on civilians and local officials while diplomatic appeals continued.

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What the war's 29 March 2022 backdrop looked like

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A look back at reports from the days around 29 March 2022: abducted mayors, a strike on a fuel depot and a push for a ceasefire.

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What Ukraine's war news looked like by 29 March 2022

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Reports from 27 and 28 March 2022 covered abducted mayors, a strike on an oil depot and a call between Turkey's president and Putin.

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What did 28 March 2022 reveal about the war?

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A look back at a day of abduction claims, a strike in western Ukraine and diplomatic reverberations from Warsaw.

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What did Biden mean about Putin in Warsaw?

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A remark in Warsaw on 26 March 2022 prompted a swift clarification from the White House and a response from the Kremlin.

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Belarus and the war: what Minsk signalled

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Statements from Minsk and Kyiv in late March 2022 addressed whether Belarusian forces would join the fighting.

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What diplomacy and sanctions looked like on 24 March 2022

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A look back at a day of claims about Belarusian troops, cautious talk of a ceasefire and new Australian sanctions.

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Putin's ruble demand and Ukraine's refusal at Mariupol

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A look back at 23 March 2022, when Moscow set new terms for gas payments and Kyiv's stance on surrender and NATO had been stated two days earlier.

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Rubles for gas: Putin's demand of 23 March 2022

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A look back at the day Russia's president told countries he deemed unfriendly to pay for natural gas in rubles, set against the diplomatic signals of the preceding days.

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Could Kyiv trade NATO hopes for a ceasefire?

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A look back at 22 March 2022, when Ukraine's refusal to surrender Mariupol sat beside signals of possible diplomatic movement.

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Mariupol refusal and talk of NATO trade-off

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A look back at 21 March 2022, when Kyiv rejected a Russian surrender ultimatum while signalling flexibility on NATO membership.

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What 17 March 2022 showed about the war's wider fronts

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A look back at a day of arrests, sanctions and pledged aid, set against the fighting in Ukraine.

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Sanctions, aid and ceasefire hopes on 16 March 2022

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A look back at a day when Washington announced fresh weapons aid, Moscow spoke of compromise and Russia's president turned on critics at home.

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