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02 February 2022, Berlin: Activists take part in the action "Save EU taxonomy: No eco-label for gas and nuclear!" with a banner reading "Nuclear power no thanks" in front of the French embassy at Pariser Platz. Photo: Fabian Sommer/dpa.

WAR IN UKRAINE

How likely is it that Russia will launch a nuclear attack?

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/28/22

Numbers of casualties would depend on what area was attacked

26 February 2022, Poland, Przemysl: A border guard escorts a Ukrainian refugee after she crossed the border from Shehyni in Ukraine to Medyka in Poland. Many Ukrainians leave the country after military actions by Russia on Ukrainian territory. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa.

WAR IN UKRAINE

Africans fleeing war complain of racism at Ukrainian-Polish border

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/28/22

Social media users were outraged by some of the videos shared, with one clearly showing a Ukrainian border guard vehicle

25 February 2022, China, Hong Kong: An Ukrainian woman holds a sign and walk on the street to protest against the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Photo: Keith Tsuji/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

WAR IN UKRAINE

China calls for restraint in response to Putin's nuclear threat

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/28/22

Wang told reporters that China supports all efforts towards easing the situation

FILED - 16 March 2020, Brandenburg, Berlin: A Boeing 737-800 of the Russian Airlines Aeroflot takes off from Berlin-Brandenburg airport. Germany's Transport Ministry confirmed that the country would close its airspace to Russian flights from 1400 GMT, for the next three months following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Photo: Soeren Stache/dpa-Zentralbild/ZB.

WAR IN UKRAINE

EU shuts airspace to Russian aircraft, bans 'Kremlin's media machine'

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/28/22

European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen referred to RT and Sputnik as "the Kremlin's media machine" and said they were being used to spread Russian President Vladimir Putin's lies to…

FILED - 24 February 2022, Ukraine, Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivers a speech to the nation at the presidential palace. Photo: -/Ukrainian President's Office via ZUMA Press Wire Service/dpa.

WAR IN UKRAINE

Moscow-Kiev negotiations to be held Monday morning

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/28/22

Ukraine agreed to launch peace talks with Russia on Sunday, even as battles raged in key cities

LA LIGA

Atletico Madrid 2-0 Celta Vigo: Lodi double boosts hosts

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/27/22

The visitors went on the front foot after the break, with Iago Aspas almost finding the net directly from a corner

26 February 2022, Ukraine, Kiev: A couple embraces, on Maidan Square on the third day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Photo: Diego Herrera/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

WAR IN UKRAINE

Ukraine agrees to talks with Russia as battles rage in key cities

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/27/22

Putin ordered the country's "deterrent weapons" be put on special alert

HANDOUT - 22 February 2022, Russia, Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a press conference at the Kremlin. The world judo governing body (IJU) has taken personal action against Russian President Vladimir Putin following the invasion of Ukraine. Photo: -/Kremlin/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

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Putin suspended as honorary president of world judo

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/27/22

Putin is a keen judo player and has reached the level of black belt in the sport

FILED - 23 December 2021, Russia, Moscow: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, attends the annual End-of-year press conference of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Peskov said that a Russian delegation has arrived in Belarus and is ready for talks with the Ukrainian side. Photo: -/Kremlin/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

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Kremlin says delegation in Belarus for talks, Zelensky rejects offer

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/27/22

The Ukrainian leader said he was open to all places "from which no missiles are fired at Ukraine"

26 February 2022, Ukraine, Kiev: Emergency services stand in front of a multi-storey residential building in Kiev that was hit by a rocket on the third day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Photo: Diego Herrera/EUROPA PRESS/dpa

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Russia captures strategically important ex-airfield in south Ukraine

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/26/22

Ukrainians are fighting hard against Russian forces but tens of thousands of Russian troops have now entered Ukraine, according to an estimate by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky

19 February 2022, Munich: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson (L) meets with Estonia's Prime Minister Kaja Kallas on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference. Photo: Matt Dunham/PA Wire/dpa.

WAR IN UKRAINE

British tanks, troops arrive in Estonia as NATO strengthens east flank

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/26/22

Around 1,000 troops and more equipment are due in the coming days in a doubling of the British military presence in the country

25 February 2022, Ukraine, Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (C) surrounded by several top officials, addresses the country on Friday night local time from the doorstep of the presidential administration in central Kiev to show he and other leaders haven't fled the capital. Photo: -/Ukrainian President's Office via ZUMA Press Wire Service/dpa.

WAR IN UKRAINE

President Zelensky calls for Ukraine to be granted EU membership

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/26/22

Ukraine is not listed by the EU as an official candidate country or a potential candidate

Finnish President Sauli Niinisto (R) and Prime Minister Sanna Marin speak at a press conference following the Russian attack on Ukraine. Photo: Lauri Heikkinen/Vnk.

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Russia now threatens Finland and Sweden not to join NATO

The Nomad Today 2/25/22

Many Western geostrategic analysts believe that with this war Russia intends the 'Finlandization' of Ukraine On Friday, the governments of Helsinki and Stockholm participated as observers in…

22 May 2021, Netherlands, Rotterdam: Members of the Maneskin band from Italy celebrate on the stage after winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in the Netherlands. Rock band Maneskin won with the song Zitti E Buoni, thanks to a major boost of votes from the public, ending a 31-year drought for Italy. Photo: Sander Koning/ANP/dpa

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Russia banned from Eurovision Song Contest after Finland's pressure

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/25/22

Finland even threatened not to send an entry to the contest if the EBU did not ban Russia from participating, according to broadcaster Yle

25 February 2022, Ukraine, Uzhhorod: An armed man in a camouflage uniform is pictured at the Zakarpattia Regional Territorial Centre for Staffing and Social Support, on the second day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Photo: -/Ukrinform/dpa.

WAR IN UKRAINE

Putin calls on Ukrainian army to fight the country's leadership

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/25/22

"It should be easier for us to come to an agreement with you than with this gang of drug addicts and neo-Nazis who have settled in Kiev," Putin said at a meeting of the National Security Council

24 February 2022, Ukraine, Kiev: People queue outside a grocery store in capital Kiev in the wake of of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Photo: -/Ukrinform/dpa.

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Supermarkets in Baltics protest by discontinuing Russian produce

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/25/22

German discounter Lidl said it imports no products from Russia

24 February 2022, Ukraine, Kiev: Smoke rises after an explosion in the capital city of Kiev early Thursday. Russia launched an all-out assault on Ukraine on Thursday, shelling towns and bases with airstrikes or shells. Photo: Ukrainian President's Office/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

WAR IN UKRAINE

Kiev empties out as fear takes hold ahead of expected Russian advance

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/25/22

"Come to the streets with Ukrainian flags, film the Russian occupiers. Show them that they are not wanted here, that everyone will resist them," the Defence Ministry pleaded

WAR IN UKRAINE

Russia attacks Ukraine on multiple fronts in 'dark day' for Europe

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/24/22

The "special military operation" was announced by Putin in an overnight address to the nation. He said he wanted the "demilitarization and de-Nazification" of Ukraine