Russian

21 May 2022, Ukraine, Kramatorsk: Elderly women sit on swings in a playground in front of their damaged houses in Kramatorsk. Kramatorsk is a city in the Donetsk region known for its metallurgical industry, particularly the production of iron and steel. Photo: Rick Mave/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

800,000 in eastern Ukraine have received Russian passport since 2019

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/11/22

The Russian rouble is also to be introduced as a means of payment

HANDOUT - 30 May 2022, Belgium, Brussels: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivers a video address from Kyiv during the special meeting of the European Council at the European Union headquarters. Photo: Dario Pignatelli/European Council/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

EU countries clinch deal on sanctioning Russian oil imports

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/31/22

Zelensky also warned EU leaders about the dangers of Russia's blockade on Ukraine's ports for global food prices and the risk of another global migration crisis as a result

03 May 2022, Brandenburg, Meseberg: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (C), Prime Minister of Finland Sanna Marin (L) and Prime Minister of Sweden Magdalena Andersson speak during a press conference in front of Meseberg Palace, the German government's guest house, where the federal cabinet is meeting for a two-day closed meeting. The two heads of government came to the closed meeting as guests. Photo: Kay Nietfeld/dpa.

World

NATO-RUSSIA TENSIONS

Finland probes possible airspace violation by Russian helicopter

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/4/22

The aircraft was a Mi-17 military helicopter, which is said to have flown 4 to 4.5 kilometres into Finnish airspace, broadcaster Yle reported.

HANDOUT - 27 April 2022, Belgium, Brussels: President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen chairs the weekly meeting of the European Commission. Photo: Claudio Centonze/European Commission/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

EU's von der Leyen calls for import ban on Russian oil by year-end

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/4/22

This is to be managed in a phased approach to preserve the bloc's economic stability and global oil market prices

Sports

TENNIS

Nadal criticizes Wimbledon ban on Russian players as 'very unfair'

The Nomad Today 5/1/22

Wimbledon officials said British government pressure left them with little alternative

HANDOUT - 29 March 2021, United Kingdom, ---: A Russian Tu-142 Bear-F aircraft which was intercepted by Typhoons from the RAF Lossiemouth base on Monday morning after it was spotted operating near the UK. Photo: Sac Sian Stephens Raf/Ministry of Defence (MoD) via PA Media/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

World

TENSIONS

Russian military plane briefly violates Swedish airspace again

The Nomad Today 5/1/22

Four Russian fighter jets had already briefly violated the airspace over Sweden at the beginning of March

FILED - 18 March 2022, Russia, Moscow: A man carrying a backpack with the letter Z strolls through Moscow subway station. The Lithuanian parliament banned the use of the letter Z as it is often used to show support for Moscow's war on Ukraine in Russia and abroad. Photo: -/dpa.

World

'Z' AND 'V' SYMBOLS

Estonia joins other Baltic states in banning pro-Russia war symbols

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/21/22

The parliament in Tallinn passed the measure on Thursday, a spokesperson for the legislature said

FILED - 16 September 2020, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Lubmin: A signpost stands in front of the natural gas receiving station of the Nord Stream 2 Baltic Sea pipeline. The controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline has started being filled with gas, the company said on Monday. Photo: Jens Büttner/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

German opinion divided along east-west lines over Russian energy

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/16/22

A recent survey shows there is a divide on willingness to turn down the heating or drive less

13/04/2022. Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto speaking before Parliament. Photo: Kimmo Brandt/Eduskunta.

World

DEFENCE

Helsinki expects Russian influence as Finland weighs NATO membership

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/14/22

The risks listed include greater tensions along the more than 1,300-kilometre border between Finland and Russia.

Marina Ovsyannikova walked onto set during the country's main news programme "Vremya" (Time) and held up a sign to the camera protesting President Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine, warning that viewers were being "lied to." Image: YouTube screenshot.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

Russian journalist who staged anti-war protest joins German company

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/12/22

The 43-year-old will report from Ukraine and Russia, among other places, for Die Welt newspaper, as well as regularly appearing on the TV channel of the same name

23 March 2022, Ukraine, Mariupol: Burned buses are seen in front of a destroyed residential complex in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol. Photo: Maximilian Clarke/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

Donetsk separatist leader: "port of Mariupol under Russian control"

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/11/22

The separatists have been fighting with the support of the Russian army to capture Mariupol, which is strategically important due to its location on the Sea of Azov.

World

ROMANIA

Man dies after crashing his car into Russian embassy in Bucharest

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/6/22

It is unclear whether the incident was connected to the Russian war in Ukraine

Spain

WAR IN UKRAINE

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

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.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

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

HANDOUT - 28 March 2022, Belgium, Brussels: European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson holds a press conference after the European Extraordinary Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting on the situation of Ukrainian refugees, at the EU headquarters in Brussels. Photo: Alexandros Michailidis/EU Council/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

Crackdown on EU golden passports over Russian invasion of Ukraine

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/29/22

The EU executive also called on EU member states to suspend the issuance of residence permits under investment schemes to all Russian and Belarusian nationals regardless if…