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A Russian jet fighter flies close to the Dutch warship. Photo: Twitter/Dutch Ministry of Defence/@Defensie.

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Sweden says four Russian fighter jets briefly entered its airspace

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/3/22

The incident occurred over the sea east of the Baltic island of Gotland on Wednesday, the Swedish Armed Forces said

FILED - 27 August 2019, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Cammin: Soldiers of Air Defence Missile Group 21 of the Bundeswehr Air Force are practicing the establishment of an air defence position. Germany's Economic Ministry has approved the delivery of 2,700 anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine, ministry sources have told dpa. Photo: Jens Bttner/dpa-Zentralbild/ZB.

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Germany to provide Ukraine with Soviet-designed anti-aircraft missiles

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/3/22

The weapons in question are Soviet-designed 'Strela' missiles from the stocks of the former East German armed forces

02 March 2022, Ukraine, Kiev: A Ukrainian soldier guards a road. Authorities in Kyiv have declared a curfew in the city in the face of the situation caused by the Russian offensive in the country. Photo: Diego Herrera/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

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Russia says nearly 500 of its troops killed as war ends first week

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/3/22

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksy later said 9,000 Russians had been killed, in a video message early Thursday These figures cannot be independently verified

01 March 2022, Berlin: A flag of the Russian Federation flies over the Russian Embassy in Berlin. Photo: Christophe Gateau/dpa.

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People leaving Russia limited to carrying $10,000 as sanctions bite

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/2/22

Prices of imported goods are shooting up and people are trying to purchase some items, like new phones, before they become unaffordable

HANDOUT - 01 March 2022, Switzerland, Geneva: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov delivers a pre-recorded video speech at the 49th session of the UN Human Rights Council at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva. Photo: Jean Marc Ferré/UN Photo/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

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Russia's Lavrov accuses Ukraine of nuclear ambitions, security threat

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/1/22

Soviet nuclear technology and the means to shoot down weapons armed in this way are still on Ukrainian territory, Lavrov said

HANDOUT - 24 February 2022, Belgium, Brussels: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrives to attend the Special meeting of the European Council on the situation in Ukraine. Photo: Alexandros Michailidis/EU Council/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

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No weapons deliveries to Ukraine via Hungary, says President Orban

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/1/22

"It's in the interests of the Hungarian people that Hungary stay out of this war," said the president of Hungary

28 February 2022, Ukraine, Kyiv: Soldiers transport military equipment. Shortly after the end of a first round of peace negotiations between Russians and Ukrainians, there have been at least two large explosions in the Ukrainian capital Kiev, according to media reports. Photo: Diego Herrera/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

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Ukrainian army: Several Russian fighter planes shot down

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/1/22

Meanwhile, satellite imagery shows a convoy of Russian military vehicles estimated to be 64 kilometres long is heading towards the Ukrainian capital Kiev

27 February 2022, Ukraine, Bucha: A view of houses destroyed by Russian army shelling. Russia launched a full-scale attack on Ukraine on Thursday, 24 February 2022, shelling cities and bases with airstrikes or shells. Photo: -/Ukrinform/dpa.

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Russian-Ukrainian peace talks end without a breakthrough

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/28/22

The meeting lasted about six hours in total

02 February 2022, Berlin: Activists take part in the action "Save EU taxonomy: No eco-label for gas and nuclear!" with a banner reading "Nuclear power no thanks" in front of the French embassy at Pariser Platz. Photo: Fabian Sommer/dpa.

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How likely is it that Russia will launch a nuclear attack?

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/28/22

Numbers of casualties would depend on what area was attacked

20 February 2022, China, Beijing: Russian Olympic Committee players react after losing the Men's Ice Hockey Gold medal match between Finland and Russian Olympic Committee at Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games. Photo: Peter Kneffel/dpa

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Hosts Finland want Russia and Belarus banned from ice hockey worlds

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/28/22

A statement quoted Finnish ice hockey chief Harri Nummela as telling Finland will not play against the national teams of these countries

25 February 2022, China, Hong Kong: An Ukrainian woman holds a sign and walk on the street to protest against the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Photo: Keith Tsuji/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

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China calls for restraint in response to Putin's nuclear threat

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/28/22

Wang told reporters that China supports all efforts towards easing the situation

FILED - 16 March 2020, Brandenburg, Berlin: A Boeing 737-800 of the Russian Airlines Aeroflot takes off from Berlin-Brandenburg airport. Germany's Transport Ministry confirmed that the country would close its airspace to Russian flights from 1400 GMT, for the next three months following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Photo: Soeren Stache/dpa-Zentralbild/ZB.

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EU shuts airspace to Russian aircraft, bans 'Kremlin's media machine'

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/28/22

European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen referred to RT and Sputnik as "the Kremlin's media machine" and said they were being used to spread Russian President Vladimir Putin's lies to…

FILED - 24 February 2022, Ukraine, Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivers a speech to the nation at the presidential palace. Photo: -/Ukrainian President's Office via ZUMA Press Wire Service/dpa.

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Moscow-Kiev negotiations to be held Monday morning

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/28/22

Ukraine agreed to launch peace talks with Russia on Sunday, even as battles raged in key cities

26 February 2022, Ukraine, Kiev: A couple embraces, on Maidan Square on the third day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Photo: Diego Herrera/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

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Ukraine agrees to talks with Russia as battles rage in key cities

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/27/22

Putin ordered the country's "deterrent weapons" be put on special alert

FILED - 29 May 2019, Azerbaijan, Baku: Roman Abramovich (C), Russian owner of Chelsea, sits in the grandstand during the 2019 UEFA Europa League Fina4l soccer match between FC Chelsea and FC Arsenal at the Olympic Stadium. Premier League club Chelsea, owned by Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, have made a 24 word statement on Russian invasion of Ukraine - without mentioning Russia at all. Photo: Arne Dedert/dpa.

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Chelsea make statement on Ukraine war without mentioning Russia

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/27/22

The Premier League club's owner Abramovich is one of Russia's richest people and is considered to be close to Russian President Vladimir Putin

26 February 2022, Ukraine, Kiev: Emergency services stand in front of a multi-storey residential building in Kiev that was hit by a rocket on the third day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Photo: Diego Herrera/EUROPA PRESS/dpa

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Russia captures strategically important ex-airfield in south Ukraine

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/26/22

Ukrainians are fighting hard against Russian forces but tens of thousands of Russian troops have now entered Ukraine, according to an estimate by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky

19 February 2022, Munich: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson (L) meets with Estonia's Prime Minister Kaja Kallas on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference. Photo: Matt Dunham/PA Wire/dpa.

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British tanks, troops arrive in Estonia as NATO strengthens east flank

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/26/22

Around 1,000 troops and more equipment are due in the coming days in a doubling of the British military presence in the country

25 February 2022, Ukraine, Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (C) surrounded by several top officials, addresses the country on Friday night local time from the doorstep of the presidential administration in central Kiev to show he and other leaders haven't fled the capital. Photo: -/Ukrainian President's Office via ZUMA Press Wire Service/dpa.

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President Zelensky calls for Ukraine to be granted EU membership

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/26/22

Ukraine is not listed by the EU as an official candidate country or a potential candidate

Finnish President Sauli Niinisto (R) and Prime Minister Sanna Marin speak at a press conference following the Russian attack on Ukraine. Photo: Lauri Heikkinen/Vnk.

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Russia now threatens Finland and Sweden not to join NATO

The Nomad Today 2/25/22

Many Western geostrategic analysts believe that with this war Russia intends the 'Finlandization' of Ukraine On Friday, the governments of Helsinki and Stockholm participated as observers in…