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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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Moldova votes to leave the CIS

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A look back at the Moldovan parliament's decision of 2 April 2026, and a Ukrainian government step on EU law a day earlier.

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Three pressure points in the war, 27 March 2026

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A look back at how Hungary's gas threat, a British boarding order and Zimbabwe's casualty count showed the war's reach beyond the front line.

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Three pressure points in the Ukraine war, 27 March 2026

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A look back at how gas, sanctions enforcement and foreign recruitment shaped the politics of the war in the days to 27 March 2026.

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What did Kyiv and Bucharest offer Washington in March 2026?

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Two reported decisions in the days before 13 March 2026 showed how Ukraine and Romania were lending support to US military operations linked to the Iran war.

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Kyiv and Bucharest step into the Iran war's logistics

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Two separate decisions in March 2026 showed how states near Ukraine were being drawn into support for US operations linked to the Iran war.

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Romania opens its air bases for Iran war

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A look back at the Romanian decision of 11 March 2026 on US military access, and Ukraine's parallel role in Jordan.

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Why Druzhba and Orbán strained Kyiv's ties

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A look back at early March 2026, when a pipeline remark and a row over Hungary's prime minister sat alongside a French nuclear announcement.

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Why Brussels rebuked Zelensky over remarks on Orbán

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A look back at the exchange of 6 March 2026, when the European Commission criticised Ukraine's president after Hungary read his words as a threat.

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Zelensky, Orbán and the Druzhba pipeline row

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A look back at a diplomatic spat involving Kyiv, Budapest and the European Commission, as it stood on 6 March 2026.

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What did Macron announce on nuclear weapons?

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A retrospective on France's decision, reported on 2 March 2026, to enlarge its nuclear arsenal, and on a Ukrainian court ruling days earlier.

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Nuclear build-up and Budapest's pipeline ultimatum

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A look back at 2 March 2026, when France announced a larger nuclear arsenal and Hungary's pressure on Kyiv was already under way.

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What did Macron's nuclear build-up signal for Europe?

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A retrospective on 2 March 2026, when France announced a larger nuclear stockpile, and on the pressures on Ukraine's support in the days before.

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What did Macron's nuclear build-up announcement signal?

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A look back at 2 March 2026, when France said it would enlarge its nuclear arsenal, citing Russia's war on Ukraine among other threats.

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What the Galushchenko arrest meant for Kyiv

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A look back at the Operation Midas case, in which a former energy minister was detained at the border in mid-February 2026.

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What the Galushchenko arrest meant for Operation Midas

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A retrospective on the detention of a former energy minister, three days before 18 February 2026, in a long-running anti-corruption inquiry.

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What the Galushchenko arrest meant for Operation Midas

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A look back at the detention of a former energy minister at the border, and what it showed about Ukraine's anti-corruption drive.

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What the Galushchenko arrest meant for Kyiv

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A look back at the detention of a former energy minister in the Operation Midas investigation.

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Operation Midas: the arrest at Ukraine's border

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A look back at the detention of a former energy minister in a corruption inquiry into the energy sector.

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Why was Galushchenko detained at the border?

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A look back at the arrest of Ukraine's former energy minister on 15 February 2026 as part of Operation Midas.

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