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14 February 2022, Ukraine, Saporischschja: Armed soldiers take a break at the military training center established within 24 hours in Zaporizhzhia region, southeastern Ukraine. Photo: -/Ukrinform/dpa.

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NATO-RUSSIA TENSIONS

Russian parliament asks Putin to recognize breakaway Ukraine regions

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/15/22

If the resolution is approved by Putin, it would essentially give diplomatic recognition to the regions where Russian-backed separatists have been fighting with Ukrainian government forces since…

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (R) speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting in the Kremlin. Photo: Kremlin.

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NATO-RUSSIA TENSIONS

Putin keeps Scholz at 6-metre distance for Ukraine talks

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/15/22

Like Macron, Scholz refused to take a Russian PCR coronavirus test before the talks

06 February 2022, Ukraine, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone: Soviet murals at the abandoned "Duga 1" facility in the Chernobyl exclusion zone. Russia continues its military buildup across the border in Belarus, 15 kilometres from the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. Photo: Bryan Smith/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

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NATO-RUSSIA TENSIONS

Russia: First troops pull away from Ukraine's border after exercises

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/15/22

The troop deployments have caused tensions between the West and Russia to soar to levels not seen since the Cold War

13 February 2022, China, Beijing: ROC's Kamila Valieva in action during a training session at the Capital Indoor Stadium on Day Nine of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games. Photo: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire/dpa.

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WINTER OLYMPICS

Russian figure skater Valieva can contest singles event

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/14/22

She was permitted to continue training due to the lifting of her suspension but it remains to be seen how she copes with the mental strain of the situation

12 February 2022, Ukraine, Kiev: Ukrainian military veterans and civilians take part in a training in preparation for a potential Russian invasion at an abandoned camp on the outskirts of Kiev. Photo: Bryan Smith/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

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NATO-RUSSIA CONFLICT

Spain asks its citizens to leave Ukraine amid growing war tensions

The Nomad Today 2/12/22

At least 500 Spaniards were involved, mainly in the capital Kiev

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NATO-RUSSIA TENSIONS

Russia slams US for provoking war as foreign nationals leave Ukraine

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/12/22

A number of countries have advised their citizens to leave Ukraine - including Russia

10 February 2022, Ukraine, Kharkiv Region: Soldiers of the Ivan Sirko 92nd Mechanised Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces ride a tank during a drill, as tensions remain high over the build-up of Russian forces near the border with Ukraine. Photo: -/Ukrinform/dpa.

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NATO-RUSSIA TENSIONS

Warnings fly to flee Ukraine as NATO reportedly eyeing troop build-up

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/12/22

In this context, Great Britain, the Netherlands and the US urged citizens to leave Ukraine.

27 January 2022, Poland, Tolcze: Armed border guards are seen guarding the border line with Belarus during the construction works. Poland has started building wall on its eastern border intended to block migrants pushed by Belarus, in what the European Union calls a “hybrid attack,” from crossing illegally into EU territory. Photo: Attila Husejnow/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

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LARGE-SCALE MANOEUVRE

Belarus, Russia start military exercises amid tensions over Ukraine

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/10/22

Russia has been moving heavy military equipment into Belarus over the past few weeks including S-400 air defence systems and Sukhoi Su-25 SM fighter jets

17 August 2021, Berlin: Estonia's Prime Minister Kaja Kallas speaks during a joint press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, following their meeting at the Federal Chancellery. Photo: Kay Nietfeld/dpa POOL/dpa

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NATO-RUSSIA TENSIONS

Estonian leader calls on West to stand united in Ukraine conflict

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/10/22

"The unity has held up so far and we are all working together to stay strong and united against Russian aggression – aggression that does not only affect Ukraine but Europe in general," Prime…

27 January 2022, Honduras, Tegucigalpa: US V ice President Kamala Harris (C) arrives for Xiomara Castro's inauguration ceremony as the Honduras's first female president. Photo: Inti Ocon/dpa.

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NATO-RUSSIA TENSIONS

US VP to attend Munich Security Conference as Russia tensions flare

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/10/22

In addition to Harris, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen are…

FILED - 27 August 2020, Berlin: Jens Stoltenberg, Nato Secretary General, speaks at a press conference. NATO has to find a successor to Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, who is set to leave his post to head Norway's central bank, the Norwegian Finance Ministry announced in Oslo on Friday. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa-pool/dpa.

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NATO-RUSSIA TENSIONS

NATO chief hits back after Beijing backs Russia in Ukraine stand-off

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/7/22

The world must "not return to an age of spheres of influence where the big powers can tell others what they can or cannot do so," Stoltenberg said

HANDOUT - 20 July 2021, Russia, Zhukovsky: A general view of models of a new light tactical single-engine jet fighter at the Sukhoi pavilion of the MAKS-2021 International Aviation and Space Salon. Photo: -/Kremlin/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

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NATO-RUSSIA TENSIONS

Russia moves fighter jets into Belarus ahead of military exercise

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/5/22

The alliance has accused Russia of amassing some 30,000 combat troops in Belarus, including aircraft, nuclear-tipped Iskander missiles, S-400 air defence systems, and special units of the…

04 February 2022, China, Beijing: Team China takes part in the Parade of Nations during the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at the Beijing National Stadium in China. Photo: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire/dpa.

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WINTER OLYMPICS

Beijing Olympics opened by President Xi

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/4/22

One of the biggest cheers apart from that for the host team, was for the Russians who are again competing without national symbols owing to doping related sanctions The US team and others from…

Prime Minister Sanna Marin and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen meeting in Helsinki 3.2.2022
© Lauri Heikkinen | valtioneuvoston kanslia

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NATO-RUSSIA TENSIONS

Von der Leyen assures Finland of EU solidarity against Russia

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/4/22

Finland has a longer border with Russia than any other EU member state, and while it is not a member of NATO, it enjoys close ties with the military alliance

FILED - 07 September 2016, North Rhine-Westphalia, Bonn: A general view of the offices of Deutsche Welle in Bonn. Russia is banning German international broadcaster Deutsche Welle, closing its Moscow bureau and revoking the accreditation of its journalists, the Foreign Ministry in Moscow said, after Germany blocked Russian TV channel RT DE. Photo: picture alliance / dpa.

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FREEDOM OF SPEECH

Russia and Germany engage in mutual bans of TV channels

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/3/22

Moscow's move is retaliation for a German regulator's ruling on Wednesday that blocked broadcasts of Russian TV channel RT DE

HANDOUT - 02 February 2022, Ukraine, Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) receives Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, at the Mariinsky Palace, amid rising tensions with Russia. Photo: -/Ukrainian Presidency/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

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NATO-RUSSIA TENSIONS

Spanish newspaper publishes US and NATO responses to Russia

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/2/22

Washington and the military alliance make it clear that a large part of the Russian proposals are not acceptable to them

01 February 2022, Russia, Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a joint press conference with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (not pictured). Photo: -/Kremlin/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

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NATO-RUSSIA TENSIONS

Putin says West has 'ignored' Russia's security demands

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/2/22

The Kremlin is insisting on a halt to NATO's eastward expansion and the rolling back of offensive weapons and troops on the eastern flank of the military alliance

Lenin's mausoleum, next to the Kremlin wall, in Moscow. Photo: Pixabay.

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RUSSIA

Lenin Mausoleum in Moscow closed in February for maintenance

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/1/22

The mummified body of Communist Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, who died in 1924, is being taken care of by the Russian Research Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants

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NATO-RUSSIA TENSIONS

Vox's far-right summit blast Russia for taking Europe to brink of war

The Nomad Today 1/30/22

The conference was hosted by Santiago Abascal and attended by the heads of government of Poland and Hungary, Mateusz Morawiecki and Viktor Orban , as well as French presidential candidate Marine…