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Zelensky claims Russia is plotting coup, naming Akhmetov

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A look back at two regional flashpoints that drew public statements from the presidents of Ukraine and Belarus in the days before 29 November 2021.

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Zelensky's coup claim and Lukashenko's border speech

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A look back at two regional political developments reported on 26 November 2021 and covered in the days that followed.

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What did 26 November 2021 reveal about Kyiv and Minsk?

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On a single day, two leaders in Eastern Europe made public statements that raised tensions along the region's borders.

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What was the West being told about Russian gas?

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A look back at statements on gas and Ukraine in mid-November 2021, as Russian troop buildups near the border were reported.

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Gas, borders and Ukraine: Europe's choice in November 2021

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A look back at how Belarus's gas threat and talk of Russian troop buildups framed the debate over Ukraine and European energy.

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Johnson's gas-or-Ukraine choice, 16 November 2021

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A look back at the British prime minister's remarks on Russian gas, Ukraine and the troop reports, set against the Belarus border dispute.

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Poland points at Moscow over border crisis

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A retrospective on the Polish prime minister's accusation on 9 November 2021, set beside protests in Kyiv days earlier.

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DPR official says Ukrainian troops retook Staromaryivka in grey zone

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A look back at reports on the village in the Donbas grey zone and a change at the top of Ukraine's judiciary.

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Ukraine's news that week: Staromaryivka report and Kniaziev's election

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A look back at two Ukrainian developments reported in the days before 28 October 2021: a village in the grey zone and a judicial appointment.

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Staromaryivka and a new Supreme Court chief

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A look back at 27 October 2021, when a village in the Donbas grey zone changed hands, and at the court leadership chosen days earlier.

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What happened at Staromaryivka on 27 October 2021?

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A retrospective on a report of Ukrainian troops regaining a village in the grey zone, and a judicial appointment days earlier.

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Zelensky fears Russian leverage; Brussels promises gas support

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Two developments from early October 2021 framed Ukraine's political agenda: concern over Russian leverage and a change at the head of parliament.

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Stefanchuk elected head of Ukraine's parliament by the Verkhovna Rada

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A look back at two political developments in Ukraine that framed the days around 14 October 2021.

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Brussels answers Ukraine's gas anxiety as Rada picks Stefanchuk

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A look back at two political threads in Ukraine in the days before 14 October 2021: energy security and a change at the head of parliament.

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Rada swaps speakers, then EU pledges help on gas

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A look back at the week in which the Verkhovna Rada dismissed Dmytro Razumkov and elected Ruslan Stefanchuk, as gas supply worries also drew attention.

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Kyiv's week of leadership change and gas worries

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A look back at how a change of parliamentary speaker and concern over Nord Stream shaped Ukrainian politics in the days before 13 October 2021.

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Oligarch law row and Zelensky rift behind Razumkov's dismissal

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A look back at the days around 11 October 2021, after Ukraine's parliament dismissed one speaker and elected another.

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Rada replaced its speaker within a day, leaving no vacancy

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A look back at the change of speaker in the Verkhovna Rada in early October 2021, and what it meant for the ruling party's legislative agenda.

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Two days, two votes: Verkhovna Rada swaps its speaker

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A look back at the change of speaker in the Verkhovna Rada in early October 2021, days before 11 October 2021.

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Who replaced Razumkov at Ukraine's parliament?

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A look back at the change of speaker in the Verkhovna Rada in the first days of October 2021, and the dispute behind it.

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