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Zelensky signs 'Human Security' strategy as minister faces plagiarism finding

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A look back at the days around 15 September 2020, when a national security document and a plagiarism ruling both drew attention in Ukrainian politics.

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What did Russia's neighbours accuse it of?

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Two reports from late August 2020 pointed to espionage and arms-supply allegations involving Russia, in France and the South Caucasus.

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Two Russia-linked disputes before 4 September 2020

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Espionage charges in France and accusations from Baku put Moscow's relations with two countries under strain.

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Aliyev adviser accuses Russia of arming Armenia during border clashes

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Late-August reports linked Moscow to a French espionage case and to Azerbaijani claims of arms deliveries to Armenia.

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What the region's news held on 2 September 2020

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Two reports from the days before 2 September 2020 showed Russia at the centre of espionage and arms allegations.

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What did France say about a Russian spy case?

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A look back at two regional allegations involving Russia, reported on 29 and 30 August 2020.

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Tymoshenko's COVID-19 illness and a week of loss

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A look back at reports from 19 to 23 August 2020 involving Ukrainian public life and neighbouring Hungary's border plans.

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Tymoshenko's COVID-19 diagnosis and a region on alert

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A look back at reports from around 24 August 2020, when Ukraine's political and scientific news mixed illness, loss and tighter regional borders.

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Ukraine mourns Borys Paton as Hungary announces tougher border rules

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A look back at a day shaped by mourning for a leading Ukrainian scientist and a Hungarian border announcement.

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What did Boris Paton's death and Lithuania's sanctions mean?

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A look back at two developments reported around 20 August 2020, one in Ukrainian science and one in Belarus's neighbourhood.

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Ukraine recalls ambassador from Minsk while Lithuanian MPs back sanctions

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A look back at a day of mourning in Ukraine and of regional diplomatic reaction to Belarus's disputed election.

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Kyiv, Vilnius and Minsk: 19 August 2020 reviewed

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A look back at the regional diplomatic moves in the days before 19 August 2020, and the death of a leading Ukrainian scientist.

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Lithuanian MPs back sanctions on Belarus over disputed vote

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A look back at 18 August 2020, when Lithuania moved on sanctions and Ukraine had just recalled its ambassador from Minsk.

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Kyiv and Vilnius respond to Belarus election crisis

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A look back at how Ukraine and Lithuania reacted as Alexander Lukashenko defied critics after the contested Belarusian presidential election.

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Why Kyiv recalled its ambassador from Minsk

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Ukraine's move on 17 August 2020 came as Belarus faced mass protests and appeals to Moscow.

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What 15 August 2020 meant for the region

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A retrospective on a day of troop deployments, appeals to Moscow and a UN defeat for Washington.

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What did Ukraine learn by 27 July 2020?

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A look back at two stories that shaped Ukraine's news in the days before 27 July 2020: the Lutsk bus hostage crisis and the PS 752 black box findings.

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What did the Lutsk hostage crisis leave behind?

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A look back at the bus siege in Lutsk and the flight recorder findings on Flight PS 752 reported in the days before 27 July 2020.

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What the PS 752 black boxes revealed

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A French investigation agency's reading of the damaged recorders from the airliner downed near Tehran came days after Ukraine's Lutsk bus hostage crisis.

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Roundup: EU safe-country criteria, Libya's sanctions call and Shkarlet's appointment

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A retrospective on the political threads running into 30 June 2020: a new education minister in Kyiv, an EU border list and a Libyan appeal.

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