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Ransom payments and pipeline waivers in May 2021

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A look back at two U.S. decisions reported around 22 May 2021 that touched on Russia: an insurer's ransom and a sanctions waiver.

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Ransomware payment and pipeline waiver, May 2021

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A retrospective on two US stories with Russian links that emerged in the days around 22 May 2021.

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Shevchenko Prize winners and Fidesz's EPP exit

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A look back at the Shevchenko Prize laureates named on 9 March 2021 and at Fidesz's departure from the EPP days earlier.

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Sternenko sentence and a Russian-mediated swap

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A look back at two reports from the days around 24 February 2021, from an Odesa courtroom and the Israel–Syria border.

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Sternenko sentenced in Odesa to over seven years

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A look back at the Odesa court ruling against activist Serhiy Sternenko, and a Russian-mediated prisoner exchange days earlier.

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What Nord Stream 2 work meant by 29 December 2020

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A look back at the Baltic pipeline milestone and a separate round of US sanctions on Belarus.

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What the world's news carried on 27 December 2020

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A look back at three developments from the days before 27 December 2020, involving Belarus, East Asia and the Central African Republic.

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What the world's news looked like on 25 December 2020

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A look back at the international developments reported in the days leading up to 25 December 2020, from Minsk to Seoul to Bangui.

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What happened in world affairs on 23 December 2020?

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A look back at new US sanctions on Belarus and the regional military moves reported in the days around 23 December 2020.

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Sanctions, air patrols and troop deployments: 23 December 2020

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A look back at three separate developments in Belarus, East Asia and Central Africa as 2020 drew to a close.

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When Chinese and Russian aircraft entered Korean airspace

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A look back at 22 December 2020, when South Korea scrambled jets, and at the Central African Republic deployments reported a day earlier.

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Jets scrambled as China and Russia flew together

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A retrospective on the South Korean response to Chinese and Russian military aircraft in its air defence zone, and on a separate deployment to the Central African Republic.

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Kernes dies in Berlin; US sanctions Turkey over S-400

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A look back at 17 December 2020, when the death of Kharkiv's mayor was reported alongside the fallout from US sanctions on Turkey.

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Why did Washington sanction a NATO ally over S-400s?

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A look back at the US sanctions on Turkey announced on 14 December 2020 over its purchase of Russian missile defence systems.

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When Washington used CAATSA against a Nato ally

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A retrospective on the US sanctions on Turkey over its purchase of Russian S-400 missile defence systems, announced on 14 December 2020.

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US sanctions Libyan militia after Russian UN block

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A retrospective on the Treasury's sanctions on al-Kaniyat and its leader, announced after a stalled Security Council bid, and on a Russia–US naval dispute a day earlier.

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What the Ottoman archive and Belarus unrest showed

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A retrospective on two regional developments reported in mid-November 2020: a archival find in Turkey and a sanctions appeal from Belarus's opposition.

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What happened on 18 November 2020 in the region?

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A look back at two regional developments reported in the days before 18 November 2020: an archival find in Turkey and a call for sanctions over Belarus.

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What the region's news looked like on 12 November 2020

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A look back at two developments from the days before 12 November 2020: the Karabakh ceasefire deal and EU sanctions on Belarus's leadership.

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What the Karabakh deal meant by 11 November 2020

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A look back at the ceasefire agreement and the EU sanctions on Belarus's leadership announced in the days before 11 November 2020.

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