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What the Latvian government's fall revealed on 15 May 2026

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A look back at the political fallout from stray drones in the Baltic region, and at personnel changes in Russia's border regions.

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Why did Latvia's government fall over drones?

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A look back at the political fallout in Latvia and Russia's border regions in mid-May 2026, as drone incursions and cross-border attacks reshaped governments.

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Two signals from the region before 11 May 2026

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A Latvian minister's resignation and a hint from Putin about the war's end framed the political picture around 11 May 2026.

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What Zelensky's 8 May 2026 decree said about Moscow's parade

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A look back at a presidential decree on the Victory Day parade, and at Hungary's return of seized Oschadbank assets.

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Cash returned, tribunal backed: Kyiv's 7 May 2026

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A look back at two developments that touched Ukraine's relations with Hungary and the European Union in early May 2026.

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What did 7 May 2026 signal for Kyiv's partners?

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A look back at two developments from the days before 7 May 2026: Hungary returning seized Oschadbank assets and the European Parliament's backing for a special tribunal.

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What happened on 7 May 2026 in Ukraine's diplomacy?

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A look back at a day shaped by the return of Oschadbank's seized assets from Hungary and by European support for a special tribunal on Russia's war.

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Hungary returns seized Oschadbank cash and gold

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A look back at 6 May 2026, when Kyiv announced the return of assets held in Hungary, days after the European Parliament backed a special tribunal.

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What Hungary's return of Oschadbank assets signalled

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A look back at 6 May 2026, when Kyiv announced the return of seized cash and gold, days after the European Parliament backed a special tribunal.

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What did Putin's Victory Day ceasefire offer signal?

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A look back at the offer made in a call with the U.S. president, set against the two sides' stated aims in peace talks.

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Putin's Victory Day ceasefire offer to Trump

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A phone call between the Russian and US presidents produced a proposed pause in fighting around 9 May, set against sharply opposed negotiating aims.

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What did Moscow's Pyongyang visit signal?

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A look back at the Russian delegation's trip to North Korea reported on 26 April 2026, and the memorial and defence talks it involved.

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What did Moscow's Pyongyang visit on 26 April 2026 signal?

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A look back at the trip by Russia's defence minister and the State Duma chairman to North Korea, where a memorial to North Korean troops was inaugurated.

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Druzhba repairs and the €90 billion EU package

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A look back at how Ukraine tied its restored Druzhba pipeline to talks on a proposed European Union support package.

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Putin's Orthodox Easter ceasefire declaration of 9 April

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A look back at the announcement of a weekend truce and the peace-talks offer that preceded it.

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Kyiv and Chisinau signal positions as 8 April 2026 began

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A look back at what Ukraine and Moldova had said in the days before 8 April 2026, on peace talks and on leaving the CIS.

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Zelenskyy signals readiness for another round of talks

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A look back at Ukraine's stated willingness to hold fresh talks with Russia and the United States, and the positions that divide the sides.

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Moldova leaves the CIS as Kyiv adopts EU programme

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A look back at two steps towards Europe reported in the days around 3 April 2026, in Chișinău and Kyiv.

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Did Moldova's CIS exit reshape regional politics?

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A look back at two steps on 1–2 April 2026 that bore on how Moldova and Ukraine align with Europe.

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Moldova leaves the CIS as Kyiv maps EU alignment

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A look back at 2 April 2026, when Chișinău's parliament voted to exit a post-Soviet bloc, a day after Ukraine's cabinet backed a large EU legislative programme.

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