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06 April 2022, France, Strasbourg: President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a plenary session of the European Parliament. Photo: Philipp von Ditfurth/dpa.

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EU's von der Leyen and Borrell head to Kiev by train

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/8/22

In response to the murder of hundreds of civilians in Bucha, von der Leyen on Wednesday proposed a fifth sanctions package targeting Russian coal, wood and vodka

25 March 2022, Belgium, Brussels: Kaja Kallas, Prime Minister of Estonia, attends the second day of the EU Council summit. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa.

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Two arrested in Estonia for evading sanctions on Russia

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/7/22

They allegedly used the Kremlin-controlled online platform Sputnik Meedia to do so, authorities said late Wednesday

HANDOUT - 07 April 2022, Belgium, Brussels: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (R) receives Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba prior to their meeting on the sidelines of the meetings of the NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs. Photo: -/NATO/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

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Ukrainian FM on agenda for NATO meeting: 'Weapons, weapons, weapons'

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/7/22

The more and the faster Ukraine received weapons, the more lives would be saved and the fewer cities would be destroyed, he said

14 March 2022, US, Washington: White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks during a press briefing at the White House. Photo: Michael Brochstein/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

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New US sanctions to ban 'all new investments' in Russia

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/6/22

Details are expected to be announced on Wednesday

04 April 2022, Ukraine, Bucha: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visits the town of Bucha in Kyiv Region, where mass killings of civilians occurred during the occupation by Russian troops. Photo: -/ZUMA Press Wire Service/dpa.

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Zelensky proposes to exclude Russia from the UN Security Council

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/5/22

"Ukraine needs peace, Europe needs peace and world needs peace," he said

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Spain kicks about 25 Russian diplomats out after Ukraine atrocity

The Nomad Today 4/5/22

Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said that the people being told to leave represented "a threat to the security interests" of Spain

04 April 2022, Ukraine, Bucha: Destroyed Russian tanks litter the streets in Bucha, in the aftermath of the Russian retreat from Irpin and Bucha. Photo: -/ZUMA Press Wire Service/dpa.

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US to announce new sanctions on Russia within the week

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/4/22

The goal is to reach a consensus to further increase pressure on Moscow

03 April 2022, Ukraine, Bucha: Ukrainian soldiers inspect the rubble of a destroyed Russian tank column on a road in Butcha, a suburb north of the capital. As Russian troops withdraw from areas north of the Ukrainian capital, Ukrainian officials are calling the heavy civilian casualties found in the town of Bucha a deliberate war crime, drawing international condemnation. Photo: Matthew Hatcher/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

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Report: 340 bodies recovered after massacre in Bucha, near Kiev

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/4/22

The search for more victims is ongoing, with some bodies buried in backyards, the report said

03/31/2022. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez (L) greets a girl staying at the Reception, Care and Referral Center for Ukrainian refugees in the City of Light (Alicante), in the presence of the president of the Generalitat Valenciana, Ximo Puig. Photo: Moncloa.

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Spain granted temporary protection to 30,000 Ukrainians fleeing war

The Nomad Today 4/1/22

"Currently, we have almost 30,000 (Ukrainian) refugees in Spain under temporary protection and the forecast is to reach 70,000 in a few days," says the Prime Minister

29 March 2022, Ukraine, Mariupol: A Russian tank drive along a road outside Mariupol. The battel between Russian/Pro Russian forces and the defencing Ukrainian forces lead by Azov battalion continues in the port city of Mariupol. Photo: Maximilian Clarke/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

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British spy chief: "We see Russian soldiers refusing to carry orders"

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/31/22

The head of Britain's GCHQ spy agency said Vladimir Putin's advisers are scared to tell him the truth about the progress of his Ukraine invasion

23/03/2022. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and the Minister of Economic Affairs Nadia Calvino, in the lower house of Parliament (Congress of Deputies). Photo: Photo: Eva Ercolanese/PSOE.

Economy & Business

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Inflation in Spain close to 10% after Russian invasion of Ukraine

The Nomad Today 3/30/22

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said in the lower house of Parliament that 73% of this development is due to the war

17 March 2022, Ukraine, Lviv: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba attends a meeting with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu in Lviv. Photo: -/Ukrinform/dpa.

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Ukraine warns negotiators: don't eat, drink at peace talks

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/29/22

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomed Russian and Ukrainian delegations to continue negotiations in Turkey on Tuesday

FILED - 30 June 2011, Denmark, Copenhagen: The lettering 'Carlsberg Group' is pictured on a sign in front of the Carlsberg brewery in Copenhagen. Following the lead of its Dutch rival Heineken, Danish brewery Carlsberg on Monday announced its intention to withdraw completely from Russia due to the war in Ukraine. Photo: picture alliance / dpa.

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Carlsberg joins Heineken in announcing full withdrawal from Russia

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/28/22

The decision was made to sell the Russian business completely, the Danish brewery said in a stock exchange release

FILED - 14 March 2022, Ukraine, Lviv: Ukrainian soldiers carry a comrade's coffin during the funeral of Ukrainian soldiers who were killed in airstrike bombing near the border with Poland, at the Most Holy Apostles Peter and Paul in Lviv. Photo: Alex Chan Tsz Yuk/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

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Moscow says 1,351 Russian soldiers have died in Ukraine

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/25/22

The United Nations said that it was still investigating alleged Russian war crimes in Ukraine, but that it was not yet ready to make a final assessment

24 March 2022, Belgium, Brussels: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson (L) meets with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (2nd R) on teh sidelines of a special meeting of NATO Leaders to discuss Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Photo: Henry Nicholls/PA Wire/dpa.

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Erdogan urges Putin to make 'honourable exit' to end Ukraine conflict

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/25/22

Russia remains the top supplier of gas for Turkey. It also sent the highest number of tourists to Turkey in 2022 and is jointly building Turkey's first nuclear power plant

FILED - 07 February 2022, Ukraine, Kiev: Dmytro Kuleba, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, speaks to the media during a press conference. Kuleba, in a post on Twitter, called on EU countries to make a "wise and responsible" choice when it comes to paying Russia for gas in ruble. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa.

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Ukraine urges West not to pay for Russian gas in roubles

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/24/22

The Kremlin's move seemed designed to bolster a national currency hit by weeks of sanctions

23 March 2022, Belgium, Steenokkerzeel: Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo (L) welcomes US President Joe Biden upon his arrival at the military airport in Melsbroek. Biden is to discuss the conflict in Ukraine with EU leaders at a summit on Thursday, following a meeting of NATO leaders Photo: Benoit Doppagne/BELGA/dpa.

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Biden joins NATO, EU leaders in show of unity against Russia

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/24/22

The question of a fifth round of sanctions on Russia divides the EU: Germany and the Netherlands are among those who want a pause to review the four rounds already adopted., but Poland and the…

FILED - 14 April 2021, Belgium, Brussels: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (R) and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speak during a press conference after their meeting at the NATO headquarters. Blinken spoke with Stoltenberg to discuss ongoing efforts to fortify NATO's eastern flank and preparations for Thursday's extraordinary NATO summit. Photo: -/NATO/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

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NATO deploys four battle groups to eastern flank amid Russian threat

The Nomad Today 3/23/22

"We will have eight multinational NATO battle groups all along the eastern flank from the Baltic to the Black Sea," Stoltenberg said ahead of an extraordinary NATO summit