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What happened in Ukrainian politics by 29 June 2020?

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A look back at 29 June 2020, when a new education minister's record drew attention and Europe weighed border reopening and Libya's oilfield dispute.

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Education minister pick Shkarlet was previously caught plagiarising, reports said

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A look back at a parliamentary appointment and a separate EU discussion on reopening borders, as reported around 26 June 2020.

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Shkarlet becomes Ukraine's education minister

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A look back at the vote of 25 June 2020 that put Serhiy Shkarlet in charge of education, and at the EU border talks of the previous day.

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What Kyiv's pandemic budget change meant by April 2020

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A look back at the budget amendments Ukraine's parliament passed in April 2020 to fund its response to COVID-19.

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What Ukraine's tripled deficit signalled in April 2020

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A look back at a budget amendment and a Russian missile test reported in mid-April 2020.

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Two April 2020 signals: Kyiv's budget, Moscow's missile

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A look back at two developments reported in the days before 17 April 2020, one in Ukraine's parliament and one in orbit.

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Ukraine's pandemic budget and a Russian missile test

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A look back at two developments reported in mid-April 2020, one fiscal and one military.

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Two Rada votes before the first of April 2020

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A look back at what Ukraine's parliament decided on 30 and 31 March 2020, as an epidemic and financial strain set in.

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Ukraine's parliament names new finance and health ministers

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A look back at the vote of 30 March 2020, taken as the coronavirus epidemic and a financial crisis converged.

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What Ukraine's emergency regime meant by 26 March 2020

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A look back at the measures and arrest reported in Ukraine on 25 March 2020, the day before the covered date.

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Two decisions in Kyiv, 17 and 18 March 2020

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A look back at a new prosecutor general and a school education law that took effect within days of each other.

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Who became Ukraine's prosecutor general on 17 March 2020?

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A look back at the appointment of Iryna Venediktova and the quarantine that framed the political agenda.

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Ukraine's new government and Flight 752 recorders both in focus

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A look back at the days around 10 March 2020, when Ukraine's government changed hands and the Flight 752 inquiry stayed on the agenda.

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What happened in Kyiv after the Honcharuk government fell?

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A look back at the political reshuffle that followed the Verkhovna Rada's 4 March 2020 vote, alongside a diplomatic appeal over Flight 752.

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What Surkov's dismissal meant for Kremlin Ukraine policy

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A look back at the removal of the Kremlin adviser who handled the Donbass file, set beside a pipeline dispute with Belarus.

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Democratic senator Manchin asked colleagues to consider censuring the president

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A look back at early February 2020, when a Democratic senator floated censure over pressure on Ukraine while a separate crisis flared in Idlib.

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Why did Ukraine feature in Senate censure talk?

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A retrospective on the Senate debate of early February 2020, when a Democratic senator floated censure over pressure on Kyiv.

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What did the Senate trial mean for Ukraine?

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A look back at 5 February 2020, as the Trump impeachment trial kept Ukraine in Washington's politics while a separate crisis unfolded in Idlib.

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Looking back: Trump trial and Turkey-Syria fighting in Idlib

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A retrospective on two separate disputes that drew attention in the days before 5 February 2020: the Senate trial over Ukraine and fighting between Turkey and Syria.

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Manchin floats censure as Trump trial nears end

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A look back at 4 February 2020, when a Ukraine-linked Senate impeachment trial and fighting in Idlib drew attention a day after key developments.

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