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Workers unload the new batch of military aid from the US after arriving at Boryspil International Airport. Photo: -/Ukrinform/dpa.

World

NATO-RUSSIA TENSIONS

NATO members address Russia's security concerns in joint response

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/27/22

NATO refuses to publish the joint written response to Russia, but diplomats have said it does not contain any major concessions to Moscow, such as commitments to end NATO's eastward expansion

US President Joe Biden speaks with the media before departing to joint Base Andrews in route to Atlanta, at south Lawn/White House. Photo: Lenin Nolly/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

World

NATO-RUSSIA TENSIONS

Biden: Attack on Ukraine could be 'largest invasion' since WWII

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/26/22

The US president stressed that "there's not going to be any American forces moving to Ukraine"

FILED - US State Secretary Antony Blinken on October 8, 2021 Photo: El Universal/El Universal via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

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US-RUSSIA TENSIONS

US State Department orders embassy staff families to leave Ukraine

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/24/22

The State Department did not say how many staff in the US embassy would be affected by the changes

A Spanish Eurofighter Typhoon jet approaches a Russian bomber during an air surveillance mission over the Baltic region. Photo: Ministerio de Defensa.

Spain

NATO MISSION

Spain starts air surveillance in Bulgaria as Ukraine tensions soar

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/22/22

The Bulgarian government is set to decide on the deployment of Spain's Eurofighter Typhoon jets on Monday

Unloading of military equipment sent by US to Ukraine by plane. Photo: @USEmbassyKyiv

World

RUSSIA-US TENSIONS

US sends military aid to Ukraine amid tensions with Russia

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/22/22

On board was 90 tons "of lethal aid, including ammunition for the front line defenders of Ukraine"

FILED - 10 March 2014, Russia, Sochi: (L-R) flags of the USA, Ukraine and Russia wave on their masts. Representatives of Russia have arrived in Geneva ahead of negotiations with the United States against the backdrop of the Ukraine crisis. Photo: picture alliance / dpa.

World

NATO-RUSSIA TENSIONS

Defence minister: Armed attack against Sweden cannot be ruled out

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/21/22

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is set to meet Sweden's Foreign Minister Ann Linde and Finland's Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto on Monday

HANDOUT - 21 January 2022, Switzerland, Geneva: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov shake hands before their talks over Ukraine, in Geneva. Photo: Ronny Przysucha/US Department of State/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

World

NATO-RUSSIA TENSIONS

US and Russia still at impasse after Ukraine crisis talks in Geneva

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/21/22

The US has said it is prepared to impose the toughest economic sanctions yet against Moscow. Lavrov, for his part, said Russia expects a written response from the US next week to its…

Image of the reinforcement military deployment on the Swedish island of Gotland. Photo: Emy Åklundh /Försvarsmakten/Swedish Armed Forces.

World

RUSSIA-UKRAINE TENSIONS

Sweden increases presence on Gotland in view of Ukraine conflict

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/21/22

Meanwhile a large Russian cargo plane made a lengthy detour through Finnish airspace last weekend, according to the Finnish radio station Yle

FILED - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (R) meets with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the sidelines of the 28th meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). Photo: -/Russian Foreign Ministry/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

World

RUSSIA-UKRAINE TENSIONS

Blinken and Lavrov to meet in Geneva to discuss Ukraine crisis

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/21/22

While the US and its Western allies are demanding a pull-back of the Russian troops, Moscow is demanding certain security guarantees and an end to the eastward expansion of the NATO military alliance

President Sauli Niinisto speaking to the press. Photo: Hanne Salonen/Eduskunta.

World

DEFENCE

Finland insists on its right to join NATO and criticizes Russia

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/19/22

This is "a core issue of national sovereignty" and the Russian demand puts this sovereignty into question

World

RUSSIA

One year into detention, Navalny has no regrets on return to Russia

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/17/22

The fierce opponent of Russian President Vladimir Putin is currently detained in a prison camp in Pokrov, about 100 kilometres east of Moscow

FILED - Fiber optic cables plug into a network switch in a data center. The digital economy in Germany will continue to grow strongly in the year and create almost 40,000 new jobs. (Symbolic image for "digital industry back to the level before the corona shock") Photo: Matthias Balk/dpa.

World

CYBERSECURITY

Massive cyberattack on Ukrainian government leaves many sites offline

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/14/22

Computer screens at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs displayed a notice in Russian, Polish and Ukrainian saying: "All data on the computer has been destroyed, it is impossible to restore it"

HANDOUT - 10 January 2022, Kazakhstan, Almaty: Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev speaks during an extraordinary meeting of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) via videoconference. Photo: -/Kazakh Presidency /dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

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POLITICAL UNREST

Kazakhstan's president says order restored after 'coup attempt'

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/10/22

Russian President Vladimir Putin said the situation had not arisen from protests about fuel prices, but was due to "destructive forces from outside taking advantage of the situation"