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Russia

16 December 2021, Ukraine, Lviv: People sit in a tram in downtown the city of Lviv. Photo: Mykola Tys/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

World

ENERGY

Ukraine pushes its gas transit system as alternative to Nord Stream 2

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/23/21

Ukraine is very dependent on the billions in revenue from gas transit fees and now fears heavy losses

17 December 2021, Russia, Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a Congress of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP). Photo: -/Kremlin/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

World

TENSIONS

Two German diplomats told to leave Moscow, in tit-for-tat move

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/20/21

The Foreign Office in Berlin criticized the decision

13 December 2021, Berlin: A participant in the rally against the threatened dissolution of the Russian human rights organization Memorial holds up a sign with the inscription "Wie are Memorial" in front of the Russian embassy. The organization, which was founded in the late 1980s, works, among other things, for political prisoners and for the reappraisal of Stalinist and Nazi crimes in the former Soviet Union. Photo: Monika Skolimowska/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa.

World

HUMAN RIGHTS

Russia continues case against Memorial NGO as fears of shutdown grow

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/14/21

Current law requires groups that receive financial assistance from overseas to refer to themselves as foreign "agents."

Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a face-to-face meeting with the Chairman of KAZ Minerals Oleg Novachuk, at the Kremlin, December 2, 2021 in Moscow, Russia. (Credit Image: © Mikhail Metzel/Kremlin Pool/Planet Pix via ZUMA Press Wire Photo: Mikhail Metzel/Kremlin Pool/Planet Pix via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

World

TENSIONS

The Kremlin accuses the West of demonizing Russia over Ukraine

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/12/21

The G7 group of the world's leading industrialized economies issued an urgent warning to Russia at the weekend against attacking Ukraine, threatening severe consequences should it do so

HANDOUT - 08 December 2021, Russia, Sochi: Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) welcomes Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the Black Sea resort of Sochi. Photo: -/Kremllin/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

World

TENSION

Putin rejects accusation of possible Russian invasion of Ukraine

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/9/21

Russia is a "peace-loving state," Putin said at a press conference in Sochi on Wednesday

HANDOUT - 01 December 2021, Russia, Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during the reception of credentials from 20 newly appointed foreign ambassadors at the St Alexander Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace. Photo: -/Kremlin/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

World

RUSSIA

Despite criticism, Russia expands police powers by law

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/8/21

The regulations extend the discretionary powers to search homes and break into cars

HANDOUT - Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the government via a video link. Photo: -/Kremlin/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

World

ONLINE SUMMIT

Putin to seek security guarantees from NATO at Biden meeting

The Nomad Today 12/6/21

Russia sees itself threatened by an advance of NATO and wants to prevent neighbours and former Soviet republics Ukraine and Georgia from joining the alliance

19 November 2021, Italy, Turin: Russia's tennis player Andrey Rublev in action against Norway's Casper Ruud during their men's singles group stage match at the ATP Finals in Turin. Photo: Marco Alpozzi/LaPresse via ZUMA Press/dpa.

Sports

TENNIS

Russians win Davis Cup title in Spain after Rublev and Medvedev romp

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/6/21

"It feels amazing but I'm more happy for the team than for myself," said Medvedev

FILED - Ukrainian army soldiers take part during a rehearsal of the military parade of the upcoming 27th Ukrainian Independence Day, in Kiev, Ukraine, 22 August 2018. Photo: Serg Glovny/ZUMA Wire/dpa.

World

TENSION

Russia, NATO eye each other suspiciously with Ukraine in the middle

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/2/21

Ukraine is not part of NATO so allies are not treaty-bound to defend the state.

29 November 2021, Latvia, Adazi: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (3rd L), Canadian Minister for Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly (2nd L) and the Latvian Minister of Defence Artis Pabriks (L) visit the NATO enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) battlegroup at the Adazi Military Base. Photo: -/NATO/dpa.

World

TENSION

NATO warns Russia that any aggression on Ukraine will come at price

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/30/21

The Kremlin fended off accusations of a renewed build-up in recent weeks, saying it can move troops on its own territory as it pleases

FILED - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in October. On Friday, he said Moscow is planning a coup in in his country. Photo: -/Ukrainian Presideny /dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

World

TROOPS AT THE BORDER

Ukraine claims Russian troops presence could signal invasion

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/30/21

Kiev rejected Russian accusations that it was preparing an attack in parts of eastern Ukraine controlled by pro-Russian separatists

04 November 2021, Ukraine, Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a parliamentary session to appoint Oleksandr Reznikov as the new Minister of Defence. Photo: -/Ukrinform/dpa.

World

'PLOT'

Zelensky accuses Moscow of planning a coup in Ukraine in December

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/26/21

The Kremlin rejected Zelensky's accusation straight away

FILED - Experts on board the laying vessel "Fortuna" connect pipes of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline via water in the Baltic Sea. Photo: Nord Stream 2/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only in connection with the latest coverage and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

World

ENERGY

US imposes fresh sanctions over Nord Stream 2 pipeline project

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/23/21

Critics see the pipeline as a Russian geopolitical project that endangers Europe's energy security

HANDOUT - 20 November 2021, Russia, Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia attend a ceremony where the later was decorated with the highest state award in Russia, the Order of St Andrew the Apostle the First-Called, at St Catherine’s Hall of the Kremlin. Photo: -/Kremlin/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Putin gets booster vaccination

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/22/21

On Sunday, the authorities reported 1,252 coronavirus deaths within 24 hours

HANDOUT - 21 October 2021, Belgium, Brussels: Kaja Kallas Prime Minister of Estonia arrives for the first day of a European Union summit at The European Council. Photo: Alexandros Michailidis/European Council/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

World

IMMIGRATION CRISIS

Estonia practises erecting barrier at border with Russia

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/18/21

Unlike Poland, Latvia and Lithuania, Estonia does not share a border with Belarus

Gas pipeline Nord Stream 2 Photo: Stefan Sauer/dpa.

Economy & Business

ENERGY

Gazprom fills European gas storage tanks as winter looms

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/9/21

Gazprom has come under heavy criticism from Europe, with many officials saying it had not prepared adequately for European demand

05 November 2021, Berlin: A Russian flag waves at the Russian Embassy in Berlin. Under unexplained circumstances, an employee of the Russian embassy has died. Security guards of the Berlin police are said to have found the man on the sidewalk at the back of the embassy complex as early as 19 October 2021. Photo: Kay Nietfeld/dpa.

World

ESPIONAGE

Body of Russian diplomat suspected of being a spy found in Berlin

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/5/21

According to Der Spiegel, he was known to German security as an undercover member of Russia's FSB

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

Finland

FINLAND

Finnish president heads to Russia this week to meet Putin

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/25/21

Finland is a close partner of NATO but is not a member of the alliance

HANDOUT - 20 May 2021, Russia, Moscow: Russian president Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting of the Russian Pobeda (Victory) Organising Committee. Photo: -/Kremlin/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

World

CORONAVIRUS

Workers in Russia to stay home for a week to stem Covid-19 surge

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/20/21

Workers across Russia are being told to stay home from October 30 to November 7, but they will continue to be paid their wages

09 June 2021, Russia, Saint Petersburg: Commuters walk at Nevskiy Prospekt Metro Station. Daily new infections of the coronavirus in all of Russia hit another peak at 10,400, the highest caseload since mid-March. Photo: Julia Mineeva/TheNEWS2 via ZUMA Wire/dpa

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Saint Petersburg to tighten Covid-19 rules as cases in Russia surge

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/19/21

The Kremlin has emphasized that the decision to tighten coronavirus rules is up to individual regions and that a nationwide lockdown is not planned