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08/04/2022 The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi addressed the parliamentarians via video link in the Parliamentary Chamber on April 8, 2022. The President Matti Vanhanen welcomed the participants and gave a short speech, followed by a speech by President Zelensky. The President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö and the German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who is on a working visit, followed President Zelensky's speech in Parliament. The event was also attended by e.g. Ambassadors of EU countries.Photo: Hanne Salonen/Eduskunta.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

Zelensky condemns Kramatorsk rocket attack in address to Finnish Parliament

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/8/22

The Ukrainian president also complained about the long wait for weapon delivers from the West

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.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

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

01 February 2022, Russia, Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a joint press conference with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (not pictured). Photo: -/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 says West has 'ignored' Russia's security demands

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/2/22

The Kremlin is insisting on a halt to NATO's eastward expansion and the rolling back of offensive weapons and troops on the eastern flank of the military alliance

Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a face-to-face meeting with the Chairman of KAZ Minerals Oleg Novachuk, at the Kremlin, December 2, 2021 in Moscow, Russia. (Credit Image: © Mikhail Metzel/Kremlin Pool/Planet Pix via ZUMA Press Wire Photo: Mikhail Metzel/Kremlin Pool/Planet Pix via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

World

TENSIONS

The Kremlin accuses the West of demonizing Russia over Ukraine

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/12/21

The G7 group of the world's leading industrialized economies issued an urgent warning to Russia at the weekend against attacking Ukraine, threatening severe consequences should it do so

The Lakhta center, also known as Gazprom Tower, in St Petersburg. Photo: Pixabay.

World

ENERGY

Russia's Gazprom reduces deliveries to West after fire in gas plant

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/6/21

Experts assume that the company will not repair the damaged facilities

World

RUSSIA

Putin warns West of "asymmetric, swift, harsh" response if red lines are crossed

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/21/21

"Organizers of any provocations that threaten the core interests of our security will regret their actions like they have regretted nothing for a long time," the Russian President said.