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RUSSIA

Russian doctor who treated Navalny after poisoning no longer missing

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/11/21

Alexander Murakhovsky, health minister of the Siberian region of Omsk, exited the woods near the city of Omsk under his own power.

People take part in a protest in support of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Dusseldorf. Photo: Federico Gambarini/dpa.

World

IN SIBERIA

Russian doctor who treated Navalny after poisoning reported missing

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/10/21

Navalny accused him of falsifying the diagnosis, and his supporters accuse Murakhovsky of delaying Navalny's transfer to Germany at a critical time.

HANDOUT - 12 April 2021, Egypt, Cairo: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attends talks at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo. Photo: -/Russian Foreign Ministry/dpa

World

CRISIS

Russia threatens EU with countermeasures in case of new sanctions

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/6/21

"We will not leave such attacks ... unanswered," Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.

World

DESSERTS

Russians' appetite for ice cream breaks records in pandemic

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/4/21

Ice cream is considered a national dish in Russia.

HANDOUT - 22 April 2021, Russia, Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin participates in the international climate summit via video. The meeting is intended to underline the urgency and economic benefits of stronger climate protection measures on the way to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow next November. Around 40 international leaders are planning to attend the summit. Photo: -/Kremlin /dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

World

CRISIS

Russia imposes entry bans on eight officials from EU states

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/1/21

Top European Union officials said they "condemn in the strongest possible terms" Russia's decision.

World

RUSSIA

Putin considers drawing up list of 'unfriendly foreign states'

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/24/21

The Russian Foreign Ministry had already imposed punitive measures on the US and the Czech Republic diplomatic missions.

19 April 2021, Czech Republic, Prague: Czech diplomats and their families arrive at Ruzyne Airport after Russia expelled them in response to the decision of Czech authorities by expelling 18 Russian diplomats following their identification as spies over a 2014 ammunition depot explosion. Photo: Vondrou Roman/CTK/dpa

World

Moscow tells West to end its 'mass anti-Russian psychosis'

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/20/21

The United States, Poland, Bulgaria and the Czech Republic have all recently expelled Russian diplomats.

The presidents of the United States and Russia, Joe Biden (L) and Vladimir Putin. Photos: State Department/Kremlin.

World

US-RUSSIA

Two countries compete with Finland to host Biden-Putin summit

The Nomad Today 4/18/21

The Nordic country has in its favor its traditional neutrality, although during the last two decades it has grown closer and closer to NATO and the political voices calling for joining the Alliance…

FILED - 12 October 2018, Belarus, Mogilev: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko attends the plenary session of the Fifth Forum of Russian and Belarusian Regions. Lukashenko told his countrypeople he would make sure there would be no civil-war-like situation in Belarus as he cast his ballot in Sunday's presidential election. Photo: Kremlin/dpa.

World

Belarusian secret service says it prevented an attack on Lukashenko

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/18/21

Two men arrested in Moscow, one of them with US citizenship .

25 March 2021, North Korea, Hamju: A new type of a tactical guided missile is launched from the North Korean town of Hamju. South Korea's military said the previous day that the North fired what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea. Photo: -/YNA/dpa

World

TENSIONS WITH RUSSIA

Ukraine warns NATO it might seek nuclear weapons to ward off Russia

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/16/21

Ukraine was once in possession of the third-largest nuclear arsenal in the world, but disarmed in 1994.

FILED - US President Joe Biden here delivers remarks in his first major address on foreign policy during a press conference at the Department of State Harry S. Truman Building. Photo: Freddie Everett/State Department/Planet Pix via ZUMA Wire/dpa

World

TENSIONS

US hits Russia with sanctions over cyber hacks, election interference

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/16/21

The move included the expulsion of 10 Russian diplomats from the US and sanctions on several organizations, companies and individuals, the White House and State Department said.

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

Finland

TENSIONS WITH RUSSIA

Niinistö confirms Finland's "unwavering support" for Ukraine's integrity

The Nomad Today 4/15/21

Niinistö and Zelenski also discussed Ukraine's intention to establish the so-called 'Crimean Platform' , but the statement from the Finnish Presidential Office does not say whether Niinistö intends…

Image: Screenshot from video by Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation.

World

MILITARY PRESENCE

Russia plans to expand its reach in the Arctic

The Nomad Today 4/15/21

Beyond Russia, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Canada, Norway, Sweden and the United States are also members of the Arctic Council.

Ukrainian border patrol troops guard the country's border to Hungary on Wednesday. Moscow is warning countries not to supply weapons to Kiev, amid an escalation in the conflict in eastern Ukraine. Photo: -/Ukrinform/dpa

World

ESCALATION

Russia warns countries: Don't sell arms to Ukraine

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/13/21

The warning comes against a background of Turkey delivering combat drones.

FILED - 21 January 2021, Argentina, Buenos Aires: In this image provided by Argentina's presidential office, Alberto Fernandez (L), president of Argentina, is administered the Russian anti-Corona vaccine Sputnik V. Fernandez has tested positive for coronavirus (Covid-19), he said on Friday night, 2 April 2021. Photo: Esteban Collazo/Presidencia Argentina/dpa - ACHTUNG: Nur zur redaktionellen Verwendung im Zusammenhang mit der aktuellen Berichterstattung und nur mit vollständiger Nennung des vorstehenden Credits

Coronavirus

VACCINATION

German state of Bavaria secures 2.5 million doses of Russian Sputnik V

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/8/21

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is currently reviewing Sputnik V for authorization in the EU.

HANDOUT - 24 March 2021, Belgium, Brussels: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg holds a press conference following the NATO Foreign Affairs Ministers' meetings. Photo: F.Garrido-Ramirez/NATO/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

World

INCREASED TENSION

NATO chief sounds alarm over Russian activity in eastern Ukraine

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/6/21

"NATO firmly supports Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity," the military alliance chief tweeted on Tuesday after the conversation, in a warning to Moscow .