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Travelers in the lobby of the Helsinki main train station. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

WAR IN UKRAINE

Finland expands train service to St Petersburg as more Russians leave

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/5/22

Many Russians fear that President Vladimir Putin could shut the border entirely and invoke martial law

FILED - 01 March 2022, Ukraine, Kharkiv: A burnt-out car is seen on a street in Kharkiv after shelling by Russian troops. Photo: -/Ukrinform/dpa.

WAR IN UKRAINE

Russia orders ceasefires in two besieged cities to let residents flee

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/5/22

The Ukrainian armed forces said Russia is intensifying efforts to encircle the capital Kiev and the the second-largest city of Kharkiv

04/03/2022 President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinisto met President of the United States Joseph R. Biden in Washington D.C. on Friday, 4 March 2022. Photo: Elina Karjalainen/Embassy of Finland, Washington D.C.

WAR IN UKRAINE

Biden calls Finland a strong defence partner during Washington visit

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/5/22

He said Finland is a "critical partner of the US, a strong defense partner as well, a partner to NATO especially in the strength and security of the Baltic Sea area”

HANDOUT - 04 March 2022, Belgium, Brussels: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (R) and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, attend an extraordinary EU foreign ministers meeting at the European Council in Brussels. Photo: Mario Salerno/EU Council/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

WAR IN UKRAINE

NATO rules out no-fly zone in Ukraine, warns conflict set to worsen

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/4/22

NATO would not be able to enforce a region of airspace where certain aircraft are not permitted to fly without shooting down Russian planes, and that would be even more dangerous, said…

HANDOUT - 01 March 2022, Russia, Moscow: Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with St. Petersburg Governor Alexander Beglov (not pictured) at the Kremlin (Best possible quality). Photo: -/The Kremlin/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

WAR IN UKRAINE

Putin warns neighbouring countries against escalating conflict

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/4/22

"We have no bad intentions towards our neighbours," the Kremlin chief said

19 February 2022, Bavaria, Munich: Finland's President Sauli Niinisto speaks at the 58th Munich Security Conference. Photo: Tobias Hase/dpa.

WAR IN UKRAINE

Biden to welcome Finnish president to White House

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/4/22

Finland is an important player in the highly tense relationship between the EU and Moscow and Niinistö has been described by some as a Putin sympathizer in the past

03 March 2022, Hessen, Frankfurt_Main: Oleksandra (27), from Kiev, holds an anti-Putin poster during a vigil in front of the Russian consulate in Frankfurt-Main against the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Photo: Frank Rumpenhorst/dpa.

WAR IN UKRAINE

Putin satisfied with progress of 'military operation' in Ukraine

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/3/22

The Russian president said the dead soldiers' families had received about 12.4 million roubles (about $116,000) each

A Russian jet fighter flies close to the Dutch warship. Photo: Twitter/Dutch Ministry of Defence/@Defensie.

WAR IN UKRAINE

Sweden says four Russian fighter jets briefly entered its airspace

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/3/22

The incident occurred over the sea east of the Baltic island of Gotland on Wednesday, the Swedish Armed Forces said

FILED - 27 August 2019, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Cammin: Soldiers of Air Defence Missile Group 21 of the Bundeswehr Air Force are practicing the establishment of an air defence position. Germany's Economic Ministry has approved the delivery of 2,700 anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine, ministry sources have told dpa. Photo: Jens Bttner/dpa-Zentralbild/ZB.

WAR IN UKRAINE

Germany to provide Ukraine with Soviet-designed anti-aircraft missiles

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/3/22

The weapons in question are Soviet-designed 'Strela' missiles from the stocks of the former East German armed forces

02 March 2022, Ukraine, Kiev: A Ukrainian soldier guards a road. Authorities in Kyiv have declared a curfew in the city in the face of the situation caused by the Russian offensive in the country. Photo: Diego Herrera/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

WAR IN UKRAINE

Russia says nearly 500 of its troops killed as war ends first week

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/3/22

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksy later said 9,000 Russians had been killed, in a video message early Thursday These figures cannot be independently verified

FILED - 16 February 2019, Munich: Former US Vice President Joe Biden speaks on the second day of the 55th Munich Security Conference. US President Joe Biden has signed a memorandum to provide up to $600 million in "immediate military assistance" to Ukraine. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa.

WAR IN UKRAINE

US shutting airspace to Russian aircraft over Ukraine invasion

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/2/22

The move follows similar measures imposed by the European Union and Canada

01 March 2022, Berlin: A flag of the Russian Federation flies over the Russian Embassy in Berlin. Photo: Christophe Gateau/dpa.

WAR IN UKRAINE

People leaving Russia limited to carrying $10,000 as sanctions bite

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/2/22

Prices of imported goods are shooting up and people are trying to purchase some items, like new phones, before they become unaffordable

HANDOUT - 01 March 2022, Belgium, Brussels: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (on screen) is applauded as he addresses members of the European Parliament via video conference during an extraordinary plenary session of the European Parliament on the situation in Ukraine after the Russian invasion. Photo: Alain Rolland/EU Parliament/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

WAR IN UKRAINE

EU responds to Kiev there is "a long path" ahead before membership

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/1/22

"Prove you are with us," Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky told the European Parliament in an emotional appeal on Tuesday.

28 February 2022, Ukraine, Kyiv: Volunteer soldiers stand in the street. Shortly after the end of a first round of peace negotiations between Russians and Ukrainians, there have been at least two large explosions in the Ukrainian capital Kiev, according to media reports. Photo: Diego Herrera/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

WAR IN UKRAINE

Kiev offers amnesty and €40,000 to each Russian soldier who surrenders

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/1/22

"Make your decision. Come out without weapon, with white flag," Defence Minister Oleksii Resnikov wrote on Facebook on Tuesday night

HANDOUT - 01 March 2022, Switzerland, Geneva: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov delivers a pre-recorded video speech at the 49th session of the UN Human Rights Council at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva. Photo: Jean Marc Ferré/UN Photo/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

WAR IN UKRAINE

Russia's Lavrov accuses Ukraine of nuclear ambitions, security threat

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/1/22

Soviet nuclear technology and the means to shoot down weapons armed in this way are still on Ukrainian territory, Lavrov said

HANDOUT - 24 February 2022, Belgium, Brussels: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrives to attend the Special meeting of the European Council on the situation in Ukraine. Photo: Alexandros Michailidis/EU Council/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

WAR IN UKRAINE

No weapons deliveries to Ukraine via Hungary, says President Orban

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/1/22

"It's in the interests of the Hungarian people that Hungary stay out of this war," said the president of Hungary

28 February 2022, Ukraine, Kyiv: Soldiers transport military equipment. Shortly after the end of a first round of peace negotiations between Russians and Ukrainians, there have been at least two large explosions in the Ukrainian capital Kiev, according to media reports. Photo: Diego Herrera/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

WAR IN UKRAINE

Ukrainian army: Several Russian fighter planes shot down

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/1/22

Meanwhile, satellite imagery shows a convoy of Russian military vehicles estimated to be 64 kilometres long is heading towards the Ukrainian capital Kiev

Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin (R) and Minister of Defense Antti Kaikkonen. Photo: Lauri Heikkinen/Vnk.

WAR IN UKRAINE

Finland and Norway to send anti-tank weapons to Ukraine

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/1/22

Finland is providing Ukraine with anti-tank weapons, assault rifles, cartridges and field rations: "This is a historic decision for Finland," said Prime Minister Sanna Marin