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Re: Gov. by Ibime(m): 7:03am On Oct 01, 2022
atmy1:
The Donbas is majority Russian speaking. Most people there associated themselves as Ukrainian but speak Russian. The region was even Russian prior to the Bolshevik revolution. It doesn't mean they are not pro-russian.

The fact majority of Nigerians are English speaking does not make us English. Almost all Ukrainians are Russian speaking.

What is the ethnic breakdown between Russians and Ukrainians in Donbass and Luhansk prior to the war? Dig up the census figures. Russians are minority to Ukrainians in those areas.

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Re: Gov. by Ibime(m): 7:33am On Oct 01, 2022
basilico:


In 2014 the election in Ukraine was rigged in favour of Poroshenko a western leaning Ukrainian. Yanukovich was pro Russia and he went into exile. George Soros and Obama caused the Orange revolution ( note at this time hunter Biden joined the board of Burisma) leading to the Maidan revolution.
Donbas region had always been quiet , but when Poroshenko was imposed they started an insurgency aided by Russia which successive Ukrainian comedian Zelensky has been fighting against ruthlessly. Including incorporating the Azov battalion a Nazi group into the Ukrainian army

You have started your lies again.

As of the 2014 election, Donbass was already under rebel control, the rebels made their proclamation in April and elections were held in May. The rebels did not allow voting in most of the polling units in Donbass

Poroshenko won with a vast majority.

Who sponsored unrest and attempted to subvert the will of the people was Russia. Ukraine parliament voted overwhelmingly for Ukraine to sign a free trade deal with the EU. Russia armtwisted Yanukovic to cancel the deal (against the vote of his parliament and will of his people) and sign deal with them instead. That sparked the Euromaidan revolution.

No election was rigged and it is the will of the majority to be Western facing and chop money with the EU, not be bound to the poverty of the Russians. And they are showing their will in with resistance to the Russian invaders in the face of overwhelming odds. This is their war of independence.

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Re: Gov. by Nobody: 8:04am On Oct 01, 2022
There was an overthrow of the president by armed protesters and the president fled into exile. This was before the elections.
Ibime:


You have started your lies again.

As of the 2014 election, Donbass was already under rebel control, the rebels made their proclamation in April and elections were held in May. The rebels did not allow voting in most of the polling units in Donbass

Poroshenko won with a vast majority.

Who sponsored unrest and attempted to subvert the will of the people was Russia. Ukraine parliament voted overwhelmingly for Ukraine to sign a free trade deal with the EU. Russia armtwisted Yanukovic to cancel the deal (against the vote of his parliament and will of his people) and sign deal with them instead. That sparked the Euromaidan revolution.

No election was rigged and it is the will of the majority to be Western facing and chop money with the EU, not be bound to the poverty of the Russians. And they are showing their will in with resistance to the Russian invaders in the face of overwhelming odds. This is their war of independence.

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Re: Gov. by Nobody: 8:11am On Oct 01, 2022
The Ukrainian issue is akin to the Hutus and Tutsis in Congo. Both had been rivals for long with the Tutsis gaining upper hand but the moment power got to the hutus they embarked on mass slaughtering of the Tutsis. That is what would have happened to pro,-russian people in Ukraine. There would have been peace if they had negotiated with the pro-russians in the east instead of violent crackdown. First they were been massacred and maltreated by Nazis and Azov brigade,then their government started killing them, simply for protesting.
Ibime:


You have started your lies again.

As of the 2014 election, Donbass was already under rebel control, the rebels made their proclamation in April and elections were held in May. The rebels did not allow voting in most of the polling units in Donbass

Poroshenko won with a vast majority.

Who sponsored unrest and attempted to subvert the will of the people was Russia. Ukraine parliament voted overwhelmingly for Ukraine to sign a free trade deal with the EU. Russia armtwisted Yanukovic to cancel the deal (against the vote of his parliament and will of his people) and sign deal with them instead. That sparked the Euromaidan revolution.

No election was rigged and it is the will of the majority to be Western facing and chop money with the EU, not be bound to the poverty of the Russians. And they are showing their will in with resistance to the Russian invaders in the face of overwhelming odds. This is their war of independence.

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Re: Gov. by Ibime(m): 8:39am On Oct 01, 2022
atmy1:
There was an overthrow of the president by armed protesters and the president fled into exile. This was before the elections.

Why was the President overthrown?

For subverting the will of parliament and the people to sign a free trade deal with EU. He unilaterally cancelled that deal and signed a deal with Russia after armtwisting from Putin. The parliament had voted for the deal with EU.

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Re: Gov. by basilico: 8:56am On Oct 01, 2022
Ibime:


Why was the President overthrown?

For subverting the will of parliament and the people to sign a free trade deal with EU. He unilaterally cancelled that deal and signed a deal with Russia after armtwisting from Putin. The parliament had voted for the deal with EU.

He was offered a better deal by Putin. Ukraine was worried about how their vast steel industry for instance would compete with the Western Europe.

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Re: Gov. by RepoMan007: 9:18am On Oct 01, 2022
LordAdam16:


What did US gain from Vietnam after 20 years?

Russia has already annexed country-sized territories in 8 months.

Moreover, this is a special operation. US carpet bombed territories in Vietnam. In one night, they destroyed 2,000 homes in Hanoi. Russia has not employed that tactic yet, as it is not a War.

The US lost 900+ aircrafts in Operation Rolling Thunder which they had to cancel.

You guys will commit atrocities and call it military tactic. Rubbish!

-Lord
What has Putin gained so far?

To me, He is only holding what will destroy him.

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Re: Gov. by EKONGKING: 9:19am On Oct 01, 2022
Ibime:


Why was the President overthrown?

For subverting the will of parliament and the people to sign a free trade deal with EU. He unilaterally cancelled that deal and signed a deal with Russia after armtwisting from Putin. The parliament had voted for the deal with EU.

Ukraine operates like Nigerian model and U.S model.
Imagine Buhari or biden overthrown for subverting the will of parliament or congress when he is directly elected by people.
Ur logic of subverting the will of parliament works in cases ok U.k and India , which practices parliamentary democracy.
People will be outraged when Queen or president of India who are not elected by people , unilaterally changes what the parliament want ,then u can say subverting the will of people.

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Re: Gov. by RepoMan007: 9:25am On Oct 01, 2022
atmy1:
The Ukrainian issue is akin to the Hutus and Tutsis in Congo. Both had been rivals for long with the Tutsis gaining upper hand but the moment power got to the hutus they embarked on mass slaughtering of the Tutsis. That is what would have happened to pro,-russian people in Ukraine. There would have been peace if they had negotiated with the pro-russians in the east instead of violent crackdown. First they were been massacred and maltreated by Nazis and Azov brigade,then their government started killing them, simply for protesting.
You are not making any sense whatsoever. As a pro-Russian, what are you doing in another country?
As we speak, there are many across Europe and I wonder if Russia suddenly has the right to enter those nations and liberate. Truth is Putin wanted to go past Ukraine and annex other European enclave with Russian minded people but never imagined the resistance and outcome so far. It was suppose to extend beyond Ukraine before the winter sets in and him using the pipeline vandalism to blackmail Europe into getting as much land as possible.

In the build up to the war against Ukraine, he totally condemned the idea of ukraineness as a disease. There wasn't meant to be a Ukraine by now. It was suppose to be him covertly supporting the induced proRussians within Ukraine and use them to overwhelm all of Ukraine. He was cornered into hurriedly settling for the four regions he is about to contest.

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Re: Gov. by Nobody: 10:06am On Oct 01, 2022
The Russian-Georgia war of 2008 already debunks the narrative that Russia is just grabbing lands. They had already defeated Georgia and had surrounded the capital but Russia withdrew without even annexing South Osettia. All they asked for was for the enclave to not be attacked. It was a similar thing they wanted to do in February which is why they were not prepared for the Ukrainian ambush.
RepoMan007:
You are not making any sense whatsoever. As a pro-Russian, what are you doing in another country?
As we speak, there are many across Europe and I wonder if Russia suddenly has the right to enter those nations and liberate. Truth is Putin wanted to go past Ukraine and annex other European enclave with Russian minded people but never imagined the resistance and outcome so far. It was suppose to extend beyond Ukraine before the winter sets in and him using the pipeline vandalism to blackmail Europe into getting as much land as possible.

In the build up to the war against Ukraine, he totally condemned the idea of ukraineness as a disease. There wasn't meant to be a Ukraine by now. It was suppose to be him covertly supporting the induced proRussians within Ukraine and use them to overwhelm all of Ukraine. He was cornered into hurriedly settling for the four regions he is about to contest.

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Re: Gov. by RepoMan007: 10:43am On Oct 01, 2022
I am not ready to kill my own kind': Russian rapper, 27, kills himself to avoid being called up to Ukraine in an act of 'final protest' against Putin's war

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11268617/Russian-rapper-27-kills-avoid-called-Ukraine.html
Re: Gov. by Nobody: 11:15am On Oct 01, 2022
Daily mail says all kinds of rubbish.
RepoMan007:
I am not ready to kill my own kind': Russian rapper, 27, kills himself to avoid being called up to Ukraine in an act of 'final protest' against Putin's war

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11268617/Russian-rapper-27-kills-avoid-called-Ukraine.html

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Re: Gov. by baralatie(m): 11:40am On Oct 01, 2022
Coup condemned by Burkina Faso neighbours...BBC
Re: Gov. by baralatie(m): 11:42am On Oct 01, 2022
TheCable
Army captain announces takeover in Burkina Faso -- second coup in 8 months
Re: Gov. by Zaha(m): 11:58am On Oct 01, 2022
atmy1:
Daily mail says all kinds of rubbish.
grin grin

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Re: Gov. by Segun2222: 12:23pm On Oct 01, 2022
Ibime:


You have started your lies again.

As of the 2014 election, Donbass was already under rebel control, the rebels made their proclamation in April and elections were held in May. The rebels did not allow voting in most of the polling units in Donbass

Poroshenko won with a vast majority.

Who sponsored unrest and attempted to subvert the will of the people was Russia. Ukraine parliament voted overwhelmingly for Ukraine to sign a free trade deal with the EU. Russia armtwisted Yanukovic to cancel the deal (against the vote of his parliament and will of his people) and sign deal with them instead. That sparked the Euromaidan revolution.

No election was rigged and it is the will of the majority to be Western facing and chop money with the EU, not be bound to the poverty of the Russians. And they are showing their will in with resistance to the Russian invaders in the face of overwhelming odds. This is their war of independence.
boss you need stop wasting your time with uneducated illiterate Nigerians was it not the same rebels/separatist backed by Russia that downed the famous Ukrainian commercial airline the MH17 in 2014, most of the people you're arguing with are under 20 collecting stipends from their family they have people like kim and putin as role model that should tell the kind of mentality of people you're talking to

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Re: Gov. by Psych412(f): 12:29pm On Oct 01, 2022
please we need legit news.... you guys should stop ranting all over the thread

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Re: Gov. by Ibime(m): 12:47pm On Oct 01, 2022
basilico:


He was offered a better deal by Putin. Ukraine was worried about how their vast steel industry for instance would compete with the Western Europe.

Tying yourself in Russia is never a better deal than tying yourself to EU. Once you join a trading bloc you are there for decades, there's no reversal. Morocco will jump out of AU today if EU accepted them. Every former Soviet country in the EU bar one has a better GDP per capita and higher standard of living than Russia.

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Re: Gov. by Ibime(m): 12:51pm On Oct 01, 2022
EKONGKING:


Ukraine operates like Nigerian model and U.S model.
Imagine Buhari or biden overthrown for subverting the will of parliament or congress when he is directly elected by people.
Ur logic of subverting the will of parliament works in cases ok U.k and India , which practices parliamentary democracy.
People will be outraged when Queen or president of India who are not elected by people , unilaterally changes what the parliament want ,then u can say subverting the will of people.

You made a reasonable point unlike most Russian supporters, however executive Presidents can also be impeached and the Parliament impeached him for subverting the will of the people
Re: Gov. by Elvictor: 1:18pm On Oct 01, 2022
Ibime:


You made a reasonable point unlike most Russian supporters, however executive Presidents can also be impeached and the Parliament impeached him for subverting the will of the people

Was he impeached?
Re: Gov. by raslim20(m): 2:04pm On Oct 01, 2022
Please u guys should stop all this ur unnecessary analysis and argument, we need legits news and update

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Re: Gov. by Uprightness100(m): 2:06pm On Oct 01, 2022
Ukrainian force raises the flag in the city of Lyman. At this point there is still no official confirmation for the occupation of the city.

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Re: Gov. by Uprightness100(m): 2:08pm On Oct 01, 2022
23 dead and dozens injured in the Shiite area of ​​Kabul, the capital of the "Islamic Republic of Afghanistan", in a suicide attack carried out by Sunni extremists.
Re: Gov. by Uprightness100(m): 2:09pm On Oct 01, 2022
This is Nika Shakarami, 17 years old. She went missing during the Iran Protests more than a week ago. Now, security forces have delivered her body, bearing terrible signs of assault and torture, to her family.

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Re: Gov. by Uprightness100(m): 2:13pm On Oct 01, 2022
The riots in Iran:
The statue of Qasem Soleimani in Tehran was set on fire

Re: Gov. by Uprightness100(m): 2:19pm On Oct 01, 2022
Zelensky signs application for fast-track accession to NATO.

Re: Gov. by gambojimeta: 2:23pm On Oct 01, 2022
Uprightness100:
Ukrainian force raises the flag in the city of Lyman. At this point there is still no official confirmation for the occupation of the city.
Despite the annexation ceremony. Lyman, DPR in the bag. cheesy

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Re: Gov. by Uprightness100(m): 2:23pm On Oct 01, 2022
Uran-6 the robot (or rather a remotely operated vehicle) for clearing mines met a powerful charge that destroyed it...

(Presmiga)

Re: Gov. by Uprightness100(m): 2:26pm On Oct 01, 2022
British intelligence:

The missile that the Russians used yesterday to attack the civilian convoy in Zaporizhia is an advanced surface-to-air missile that exists in limited quantities, and is designed to intercept missiles and aircraft. Its use for ground purposes points to the severe shortage of Russian ammunition and indicates a high investment for local tactical achievements

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Re: Gov. by Uprightness100(m): 2:29pm On Oct 01, 2022
The US ambassador in Lebanon today delivered to Lebanese President Michel Aoun, who ends his term at the end of this month, the written version of the border registration agreement with Israel, which was delivered to her by the American mediator Amos Hochstein.

Immediately after that, Aoun contacted Nabia Berri, the Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, and the Prime Minister, Najib Mikati, in order to consult with them on how to proceed from here in order to return Lebanon's answer to this wording as quickly as possible.

Re: Gov. by Uprightness100(m): 2:33pm On Oct 01, 2022
Railways of Donbass, Kherson and Zaporozhye have been transfering thousands of tanks, armored vehicles and combat vehicles to the new borders of the Russian Federation, in preparation for the next phase of the military operation

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Re: Gov. by baralatie(m): 2:34pm On Oct 01, 2022
Uprightness100:
Uran-6 the robot (or rather a remotely operated vehicle) for clearing mines met a powerful charge that destroyed it...

(Presmiga)
Imagine if Nigeria army had this will it not be useful.
See waste

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