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Diplomacy and arms: Ukraine's 1 March 2022

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On the sixth day of the invasion, Kyiv pressed for EU membership and a ceasefire while foreign governments weighed arms, sanctions and mediation.

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Talks, arms and an EU bid: 28 February 2022

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A look back at a day when negotiations began, Kyiv applied to join the European Union and Western capitals weighed what help to give.

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Talks, alerts and ceasefire offers on 27 February 2022

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A retrospective on a day when Russia's nuclear alert and a dispute over a venue for talks ran alongside mediation offers and new restrictions.

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How the world reacted on 24 February 2022

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A look back at the first day of Russia's full-scale invasion, and at the diplomatic, military and public responses that followed within hours.

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What Kyiv and its partners did on 17 February 2022

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A look back at a day of diplomatic alignment, legislative moves and sharpened warnings in the Russo-Ukrainian crisis.

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Ukraine's day of unity: what was announced

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A look back at the announcement made on 14 February 2022, as Western intelligence pointed to a possible Russian attack and Ukraine reported pressure at sea.

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Black Sea drills and a US warning on Ukraine

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A look back at two developments reported on 10 February 2022 that framed the pressure on Ukraine a day later.

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What was said on Ukraine on 9 February 2022?

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A look back at two political items from the days around 9 February 2022: a domestic pledge in Kyiv and Western coordination in Washington.

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Zelensky's smartphone pledge amid Ukraine crisis diplomacy

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A look back at 8 February 2022, when a domestic promise to older, vaccinated Ukrainians sat alongside Western diplomacy over the Russo-Ukrainian crisis.

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What Canada and the EU offered Ukraine in January 2022

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Ottawa's extended training mission and a European Commission aid announcement showed Western backing taking concrete form.

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Kyiv on 20 January 2022: diplomacy and domestic politics

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A look back at a day when Ukraine's parliament and government handled domestic business as Western warnings about Russia continued.

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Kyiv and its allies on 20 January 2022

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A look back at the political developments reported on 20 January 2022 and the days just before it, from Kyiv to Vilnius.

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What did Kyiv hear on 19 January 2022?

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A look back at a day of Western warnings, a visit by the US Secretary of State and domestic moves in Ukraine.

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Two political stories from 14 January 2022

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A lawsuit by a former president and a joint declaration with Azerbaijan marked the day in Ukrainian politics.

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Russian defence ministry: troops maintain control of Almaty International Airport

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A look back at two regional developments reported around 7 January 2022, one on public health in Ukraine and one on Russian troops in Kazakhstan.

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What did Putin demand of NATO over Ukraine?

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A look back at the Russian president's call for NATO guarantees, made as Russian forces stood massed around Ukraine.

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Why did Poroshenko leave Ukraine on 18 December 2021?

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A look back at the departure of the former president as investigators moved to serve him a summons.

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Two unrelated decisions: a city renamed, a deputy minister dismissed

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A look back at two decisions from the days before 16 December 2021: a city renamed by parliament and a deputy interior minister dismissed.

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Kyiv's December 2021: a renamed town and a dismissal

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Two decisions in mid-December 2021 touched on place names and on the leadership of the Interior Ministry.

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Biden's no-troops stance and a Kyiv dismissal frame mid-December

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A dismissal at Ukraine's interior ministry and a US position on troops set the context for that mid-December date.

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