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HANDOUT - 29 June 2022, Turkmenistan, Ashgabat: Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) shakes hands with President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedow during the sixth Caspian summit. Photo: RIA Novosti/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: Finnish and Swedish NATO membership will cause 'tension'

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/30/22

"They must clearly understand that previously there were no threats to them - but if troops are stationed there and infrastructure established, we will have to respond accordingly and make the same…

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

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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 - 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.

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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.

19 August 2021, Poland, Usnarz Gorny: Afghan refugees rest in the makeshift camp on the Polish-Belarusian border. Photo: Attila Husejnow/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

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UPDATE - IMMIGRATION

Tensions high as Poland fears migrants breaking through from Belarus

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/8/21

One attempt to break through the border fencing occurred near the border town of Kuznica, the Defence Ministry in Warsaw wrote on Twitter

HANDOUT - Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali khamenei (L) , gives his official seal of approval to newly elected President Ebrahim Raisi during the latter's inauguration ceremony at the office of the supreme leader. Photo: -/Iranian Supreme Leader's Office/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

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WORLD

Raisi takes office as Iran's president as regional tensions run high

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/6/21

As public prosecutor, Raisi is said to have been responsible for multiple executions of political dissidents

HANDOUT - Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during a via videoconference call with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on March 10. Responding to President Joe Biden's remark that he thinks the Russian president is a "killer," Vladimir Putin on Thursday suggested the US leader should take stock of his own flaws and wished him "good health." Photo: -/Kremlin/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

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US-RUSSIA

Putin wishes Biden good health after 'killer' claim heightens tension

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/18/21

Biden's more aggressive approach - including criticism of Russia's human rights and the threat of tougher US sanctions - has not sat well in Moscow.

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CORONAVIRUS

Government and Helsinki mayor clash over epidemic management

The Nomad Today 11/25/20

For the mayor of Helsinki it is "clear" that the ministry headed by Krista Kiuru "does not want to discuss the epidemiological situation with the big cities."