Ukraine

17 March 2022, Japan, Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attends a Lower House's plenary session at the National Diet. Photo: Rodrigo Reyes Marin/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

World

TERRITORIAL CLAIMS

Russia ends talks with Japan over Kuril Islands after Ukraine support

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/21/22

Russia has also cancelled an agreement for visa-free travel by Japanese people to the islands after Japan joined the West's sanctions

11 March 2022, Ukraine, Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivers an address to the nation, a regular task since the start of the Russian invasion. Photo: -/Ukrinform/dpa.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

Zelensky appeals to Russian public, says soldiers' bodies piling up

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/20/22

"Our front lines of defence are practically littered with Russian soldiers' corpses," he said

18 March 2022, Ukraine, Kiev: A woman walks past an apartment building damaged by Russian shelling in the Podil neighborhood. Photo: Mykhaylo Palinchak/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

Russia says it fired new hypersonic missile in Ukraine

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/19/22

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivered a grim message addressed to the Russian people a day after Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin held a massive pro-war rally at a Moscow stadium

17 March 2022, Ukraine, Kiev: Smoke rises over a former shopping centre believed to have been used as a weapons depot by the Ukrainian military after a Russian attack. Photo: Alex Chan Tsz Yuk/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

Russian forces destroy aircraft repair facility near Lviv airport

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/18/22

The airport itself was not directly struck

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

TV protest journalist doesn't want to leave Russia despite fears

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/17/22

"I am a patriot, my son is an even bigger one. We definitely do not want to leave," she said

HANDOUT - 20 February 2022, Ukraine, Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) and Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska attend an honourary ceremony on the occasion of the Day of Remembrance of the Heroes of the Heavenly Hundred in remembrance of the memory of activists who died in 2014 during the Maidan revolution. Photo: -/Ukrainian Presidency /dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

'I fear for my husband,' Ukraine's first lady says

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/16/22

Zelenska urged citizens of the world’s democratic countries to urge their leaders to take action against Putin

Real Madrid flags outside the Santiago Bernabeu stadium. Photo: Pixabay.

Sports

WAR IN UKRAINE

Real Madrid donate €1 million to displaced population of Ukraine

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/16/22

Ukraine was invaded by Russia three weeks ago and almost three million citizens have now fled the country

03/15/2022. The Minister of Territorial Policy and Government spokesperson, Isabel Rodríguez speaks to the press after the meeting of the Council of Ministers. Photo: La Moncloa.

Spain

WAR IN UKRAINE

Spain: Putin must be brought before the International Criminal Court

The Nomad Today 3/15/22

The Prosecutor General's Office has also initiated its own investigation to assess the consequences of the invasion of Ukraine within the scope of Spanish legislation

The Kalush Orchestra performing their song 'Stefania,' which will represent Ukraine in the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest. Image: Screenshot from YouTube video.

Lifestyle

WAR IN UKRAINE

Bookmakers see Ukraine as Eurovision Song Contest favourites

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/15/22

Sweden's Cornelia Jakobs, who will compete with the song 'Hold Me Closer,' was in third place with odds of 8-1

Video

Man breaks into French villa owned by Putin's former son in law

The Nomad Today 3/14/22

A man raises the Ukrainian flag on the terrace of a villa owned by the former son-in-law of Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin in Biarritz (France). Source: Video posted on YouTube by an…

Villa Bayonne Putin son in law. Image: Screengrab of a YouTube video posted by an account called Russia Today.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

VIDEO: Three men break into French villa of Putin's former son-in-law

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/14/22

The men were to be given a verbal warning, a measure used in France in minor incidents

A person pouring oil into a frying pan. Photo: Pexels.

Spain

WAR IN UKRAINE

Panic buying of sunflower oil and flour in Spain

The Nomad Today 3/14/22

Some supermarkets limited the sale of sunflower oil to 5 litres per person

28 February 2022, Bavaria, Munich: A woman holds Russian ruble banknotes in her hands. The European Union put its severe sanctions against the Russian Central Bank into effect on Monday night. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

Russia readies to repay foreign debts in roubles

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/14/22

The announcement comes after President Vladimir Putin said earlier this month that "unfriendly" states could see financial obligations settled using only the volatile currency

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

Zelensky threatens supporters of Russia in Ukraine

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/13/22

Those who are tempted by offers from the Russian occupiers were signing their own verdict, he said in a video message

11 March 2022, US, Washington: US President Joe Biden holds a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, from the White House. Photo: Adam Schultz/Planet Pix via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

Biden: We must prevent World War III

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/12/22

"We will not fight a war against Russia in Ukraine," he emphasized

04 October 2021, Bavaria, Kempten: A view of the icons of Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp displayed on a screen of a smartphone. Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp went offline for users across the globe, the social media giant said on Monday. Photo: Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/dpa

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

Facebook relaxes rules to allow hate speech against Russians

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/11/22

Instagram was also blocked in Russia on Friday, just like fellow social media platforms Facebook and Twitter

17 February 2022, Syria, Idlib city: Fighters from the Popular Resistance Brigades take part in a military parade in Idlib city during their graduation from a military course in the presence of the Prime Minister of the Syrian Salvation Government. Photo: Anas Alkharboutli/dpa.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

Putin advocates sending Middle Eastern volunteer fighters to Donbass

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/11/22

Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said that more than 16,000 people had already come forward from the Middle East alone to fight for the "liberation movement" of the self-proclaimed Luhansk and Donetsk…

11 March 2022, France, Versailles: French President Emmanuel Macron (R) speaks to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (L) at the start of the second day of the EU Summit, where the heads of states and governments of the EU are meeting to discuss the current developments after the Russian attack on Ukraine. Photo: Kay Nietfeld/dpa.

World

INFORMAL MEETING

Ban on Russian energy imports divides EU leaders at Versailles summit

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/11/22

Ukraine's hopes for quick entry to the European Union were dealt a fresh blow at the start of the summit, with the leaders of Germany and the Netherlands among those to dismiss them as unrealistic…

HANDOUT - 10 March 2022, Russia, Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a meeting with members of the Government via videoconference. Photo: -/The Kremlin/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

Putin says Western sanctions will make Russia more independent

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/10/22

The Russian government said it was planning to confiscate assets belonging to foreign firms who decided to quit the country

09 March 2022, Poland, Krakow: Ukrainian refugees wait in a hall after arriving at the main train station in Krakow, Poland. Millions of Ukrainians fled from their homeland while the Russian invasion enters its second week. Photo: Dominika Zarzycka/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

Moving to Spain

WAR IN UKRAINE

Spain to grant residence, work permits to Ukraine refugees in 24 hours

The Nomad Today 3/10/22

The new mechanism will benefit not only Ukrainian nationals, but also legal residents in that country Ukrainians who were in Spain in an irregular situation prior to the Russian…