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Caseless:
Amazontopaz sounds like of those brainwashed people who sees everything USA does in good light and you're seen to be good if USA says you are good.

You are then brainwashed one here

OkpaNsukkaisBae:
trump abandoned allies? how?

He threatened to withhold funding for Ukraine and pull out of NATO, he pulled out of WHO and courted Russia over NATO

alamscolo:
You understand his plan, in order to regain the world power, the Soviet Union need to be back, if he can deal with Ukraine, one of the biggest countries then Cuba and the likes Na wakapass

Gbam

You sabi

WoundedLamb:
This is still an invasion. Any country that sends soldiers on peacekeeping mission to Biafra is invading Nigeria. Putin is invading Ukraine and that's nothing to celebrate. Former USSR member countries are now independent countries. Putin will be violating their sovereignty if he continues like this. People kept on saying it was about NATO placing missiles in Ukraine but we've always known it's more about Putin wanting to reassemble the former NATO member countries. Now he's made his intentions clear, he didn't even mention NATO in his speech. The same people that supported him on the grounds of him keeping NATO off the Russian borders are still supporting him for invading today Ukraine today even though the motive isn't what they thought it was.

I know there's this desire in most people to see a huge country or power house fall. But we shouldn't let that blind us cause this is not all about the US. What Putin is doing is wrong. I don't even know the basis of supporting this authoritarianism as Nigerians knowing fully well that we won't take such in our own country. What has Russia even done for the modern day humanity? Power without sacrifices is a facade.

My opinion.

Exactly my thoughts too and well said, nobody says the west is a saint but I will pick the so called western imperialism over what Russia and China can offer.

smallsmall:
The thing with Sanctions is that it is a two-edge Sword.
Look at Germany for example:
The Country is very, very short on Gas supply, so much that energy prices have gone up more than x4.
The Nord stream 2 Gas Pipeline is completed and ready to deliver Gas, Cheap Gas to Germany but America, using Sanctions on Russia, has refused to allow Germany get the benefit of it.
So, it is not only Russia that is being punished, Germany is also being punished and its Citizens are already getting agitated.
Economic Sanctions affect the person punished and like a Buyer and Seller, the Buyer is also punishing itself for not buying what it needs.

The luck and benefit America enjoys is just that World Trade is in Dollars, a currency it just prints in its own Reserve, while others work and exchange their Resources for that same PAPER Dollars.

Russia is considering its options, it is expanding Trade with other countries that are fed up with American bullying, China and Brazil are major examples.
Russia will feel the Heat but l can assure you it will overcome it over time and as it does, America becomes Weaker because it is loosing leverage very fast.
There was a Time America use to threaten China with Sanctions but as of today, it has lost that leverage hence it is considering a disastrous military Option.

Let's see if the sanctions will hit Russia hard if the west does not go after assets they are wasting their time and Russia is not like China in terms of its economy

oluwaahmed:
Why are you so invested in the west? People that have enslaved your ancestors, race and country for years. The west have and continue to plunder and underdevelope Africa. They have killed many good African leaders that could have made Africa better than it is today. Why you supporting them. Oya you go to America now, if they will not bounce your ass at their embassy. You believe so much in democracy yet your are crying that regions decided thru a referendum to be independent, is that not hypocritical of you? Pls Russia should hurry up with eastern Europe so that they can come help African revolutionaries

You are not making any sense and you should not be taken seriously imagine embracing Russia and China because you despise the west and you think you will be better under them lol you don't know what you are talking about it is okay to despise the west and Russia I would not waste my time with you.

And also Africa is the cause of its problem stop blaming the west for everything.Ethiopia that was not colonised take a look at that country and its handling of the war in Tigray.

Bluffly:
Which Soviet union. Russia was never part if Soviet Union for a long time before they decided to join. So why will they now be the championing now

Go and listen to Putin's statements.

smallsmall:
Russia has been under US sanction since 2007 and this is merely a ramp up.
The more sanction you impose on a country, unlawfully, the less impact they produce and the less leverage you will have.
It is the Europeans l pity, especially Germany.
Their Energy Prices is already hitting the Roof, until they have a Citizen riot on their hand, will they learn not to follow-follow USA like Muumu.

The sanctions are limited hence why you see it that way the sanctions have always affected the Russian economy till date. If the west targets Russian oligarchs financing this and hits them hard it will be disastrous for Russia.

sanpipita:
Zelenesky was only elected in 2019, anyway another idiot, I will pass.

I will take your cue and do the same too.

shiwex:
US and allies respond to who/what? You think Russia is a banana republic?

The Russian economy will collapse if it is hit by sanctions.

The US and it's allies will respond soon enough.

This is clearly an invasion.

The intelligence reports were right after all

anonymous1759:
Educate those brainwashed Zombies I don’t have strength to explain anything to anyone. I’m just here to read sensible comments.

If only you could take out time to educate yourself too.

See who is mocking someone irony is truly dead

11doubledee:
Some of them just hate America's guts, that's all.
The freedom and opportunities the US offers is far more than Russia and China combined.
How I wish the US can just sit back and fold their arms for some people to learn the hard way. But I trust them, they won't.

I agree that America is no saint and some disagree with their power and they call them imperialist and what have you but I will prefer the west, democracy the so-called imperialism over that of Russia and China even when I say this they will say that I am swallowing propaganda like as if there is anything to admire about the leaders of Russia, China and North Korea

Swissgoldtrader:
His been denied US visa too many times ... he hatred for US defies logic so no need to banter with him. You aren’t the VO responsible for his manic depression Abeg!!!

Lol

tamdun:
The guy posted the list of countries us have invaded and u ignored the fact but want us to believe that Russia are the bad guys?

Did I defend the US?is the topic about US invasion or Russian invasion that is currently threatening world peace and you don't need to believe it it is not important and yes Russia are the bad guys in this case regardless of what you believe

Slimjim6969:
it's obvious you don't know international politics

I know it more than you do dude

GreyLaw:
No need arguing this mate. More sanctions are waiting; weightier ones for that matter. Sanctions don't finish. And there is no new world order. If ever there was something like that it will be China. Russia is a poor country. Till date Russia cannot even match Portugal's GDP per capita and they have been trying for ages. Apart from Moscow and St. Petersburg most other Russian cities are messed up.

New world order? Lol... China would be laughing at your statement. Even China no want war. Many people for the sake of hatred or pure boredom want a change of the guard, but no, the US is centuries ahead of every other country when it comes to military abilities and intelligence. For me: US, UK, Israel, then others

Even China cannot afford a full blown confrontation with India. India is in space, medicine, nuclear warfare, everything and they don't make noise. Let Putin go and sit down. This one he will lose it a million times over. The West actually want him to make a move so they will cordon him off and he knows hence the merry go round.

I can't believe that I am agreeing with you.

Unless the sanctions hit Russian oligarchs and their assets abroad it will not stop dictator Putin.

olugabbie:
I have nothing against democracy. I believe Russia will do the same thing that the US is doing right now if she is the sole dominant power in the world. Like China. They may even be worse. So i am strictly against unipolarism. The world is too big to have one master. The world needs masters. These masters will checkmates themselves and the world will be a better place.

The world doesn't have one master, the world as it is today with so much information and evolution is too big to have one master.

I may be wrong sha but it is how I see it

EgusiShankly:
NATO and the U.S were deceived.

Ukraine and other former Soviet territories were the target

I said it but one small trash came after me and said I was buying western propaganda I hope you are not buying western propaganda too since nobody can think for themselves where they are.

I will not contribute to this topic again.

olugabbie:
You welcome!

Kindly check this out...

Zelenszky was interview by Christine Amapour of CNN on Saturday.

The Ukrainian President told CNN that NATO partners needed to clarify a timeline on which the country could join the military alliance.



"Ukraine needs security guarantees," Zelensky said. "We are smart people, we are not narrow minded. We understand there are lots of different risks because of NATO, there is no consensus around other allies, everyone is saying there is some distance that we need to go between Ukraine and NATO that we need to walk. All we are saying is tell us how much time does it take to complete this distance?"



In earlier remarks to the conference, Zelensky posed a question asking why Ukraine had not been permitted to join NATO. "We are told the doors are open.. but the strangers are still not allowed," he said.



Moscow sees the growing support for Ukraine from NATO -- in terms of weaponry, training and personnel -- as a threat to its own security. Putin has also called for specific legal agreements that would rule out any further NATO expansion eastwards towards Russia's borders, saying the West has not lived up to its previous verbal assurances.

Thank you and no hard feelings. I am always open to different intellectual thoughts because life is beautiful because we don't always think alike and I respect that.
I can never know it all and I will always take corrections and learn where necessary.

Thank you and have a blessed week ahead.

dermmy:
Democracy can be practiced under communism/socialism too. Democracy is not the twin brother of Capitalism as the west wants us to believe that was a cold war lie cause Adolf Hitler was a Capitalist but we know that Adolf Hitler gave no freedom to the Germans. In fact Nazism repudiates Communism/socialism which means Adolf Hitler hated Communism with great disdain. He killed many Communists and sent many into exile.

Capitalism conotes freedom in the economic sphere but in the political realm it is not always about freedom. Fulgencio Batista of Cuba was a brutal Capitalist dictator that received U.S support. Suherto of Indonesia was a Capitalist dictator too. Anastasio Somoza Debayle of Nicaragua, Augusto Pinochet of Chile. Ngo Dinh Diem of South Vietnam, Marcos Evangelista Perez Jimenez of Venezuala. Syngman Rhee of South Korea, Park Chun Ghee of South Korea. Let me stop here.

Countries that have practiced western capitalist system with dictatorship/despotism are much more than countries that have practiced Communism. So Capitalism does not translate to democracy.

Interesting and do you care to share @ bold.

In today's world socialism and communism are not really practised under democracies am I right or wrong?

MangekyoAlt:
Where did you get the information that I didn't know Israel legalized LGBTQ+? Perhaps From that cum filled brain of yours, again? Not surprised. I mean it's from that same empty brain of yours you've been imagining putin being after Soviet unification

Lmao please stop it. do you really think a worthless piece of shit like you is worth my time? I wouldn't be surprised if somehow did though you're not worth my time, bitch

Of course this was not you.

Bye trash

olugabbie:
Don't get it twisted, that was USSR not the Russia Federation.

Many still refer to it as Russia.

Russia was the engine of the USSR.

olugabbie:
The Ukrainians will not determine Ukraine NATO membership. It is NATO and i don't think NATO will accept Ukrainian proposal.

For your information. Ukraine needs NATO membership now than ever. If the West don't have the stomach to accept her now. It will never happen again.

By the way, this is my first time of meeting a female that is so much interested in Foreign politics. By the way, I like your insight.

I know and
NATO will in due time I am sure of that.

Thank you for the compliment

sanpipita:
Lol all this energy still won't make you consider Russia over USA, go and live under Putin if you love him so much

Don't mind them

Dictator Putin strikes again and this is nothing short of an invasion.

Some people do not see anything wrong with it they will support it because they are anti-west.

I am done with this topic I need to stop commenting on foreign politics here after all many nairalanders supported the twice impeached disgrace president so how can they even know better.

Mr dermmy I enjoy your perspectives on foreign politics I usually read your post and I will always be ready to be schooled by you.

olugabbie:
Putin is a dictator. I agree with you. But he did something that i will forever cherish. He stopped the US from turning Syria to another Libya. A world that has just one master is not what we need. The US needs to be checkmated.

Indeed I am sure he did same in Afghanistan too. Lol

MangekyoAlt:
[s]You claim I shouldn't insult you yet you're the one now insulting me? What a vagabond.
Where did I say russia has the right to invade Ukraine. Because from the trash you mentioned me, you claimed I did. Point out to me where I said so otherwise I'll conclude you're just another halfwit degenerate lurking on this forum.
You still think putin is still thirsty for the Soviet union after I literally gave you direct quotes from him saying it's only someone who doesn't have a head that would seek a Soviet revival? What a mōron did you not go through the source I dropped or you just don't want to get your illiterate brain educated?
Ukraine used to be pro Russian until the west started making moves to drag her into the EU. Russia proposed a better deal for Ukraine and even Increased their trades. Meanwhile the EU offered Ukraine $680million to join them but the president chose the deal the russians made them declining a chance to join the EU. it was after this that the USA and allies supported protests and the coup that removed the president and replaced him with this pro west puppet zelensky. https://www.wsws.org/en/topics/event/2014-coup-Ukraine please read that article on that link and get your empty skull enlightened. I'm too tired to type for illterates like you this evening[/s]

I won't engage you further you are just a clown same clown who didn't know that Isreal had legalised the LGBT community.

You are not worth my time and go to the trash that you belong I didn't bother reading the trash of an opinion you shared

olugabbie:
I love this argument. If you believe Ukraine will join NATO. Kindly tell me how... If you read the NATO article. There is a part that says, "a country that has territorial dispute can not join NATO". Ukraine is not qualified to join NATO. Russia is only trying to kill that dream forever.

Lol, there is little Russia can do after all this is over the Ukrainians are going to join NATO they overwhelmingly support it.

Russia's annexation of Crimea, wanting to support separatists in Luhansk and Donetsk will only make the Ukrainians more resolved in their need for protection from the bully, Russia.

Ukraine will join NATO if not now in the distant future they don't see Russia as a friend and the history of the soviet union is not one that will make them bend to Putin

MangekyoAlt:
Shut up and stop pulling trash out of thing air. If you're going to debate with anyone make sure to always have evidence to back the claims you're making.

You claimed putin is after Soviet unification. I gave you a direct quote from putin himself saying "he who wants to revive the Soviet union has no head". I literally debunked the stupid and unfactual claim you made. Instead of you to acknowledge it you're typing trash for me.

The Russian empire is gone. Now the Soviet union is gone. IT CANNOT BE REVIVED. Putin knows this and he [url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ox99AgAAQBAJ&pg=PA225&lpg=PA225&dq=He+who+does+not+regret+the+break-up+of+the+Soviet+Union+has+no+heart;+he+who+wants+to+revive+it+in+its+previous+form+has+no+head&source=bl&ots=6M_mZewx8a&sig=ACfU3U2fa33xb33ENHHb-ecdn0asTkMWXA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwir7pmigIX2AhWHdt8KHfcKAKIQ6AF6BAgxEAM#v=onepage&q=He%20who%20does%20not%20regret%20the%20break-up%20of%20the%20Soviet%20Union%20has%20no%20heart%3B%20he%20who%20wants%20to%20revive%20it%20in%20its%20previous%20form%20has%20no%20head&f=false] acknowledged it [/url] a long time ago.
You claiming he is still after Soviet unification goes to show how brainwashed you are. It's like saying "oh the British are still after rebuilding their empire"

Keep quiet you are the brainwashed one what does going after Ukrainian territories and agonising over the fact that the states of the union should never have been free tell you? have you not heard about inferred or implied statements in your clownish head you think he would stop at Ukraine right?in your clownish head Russia has the right to invade Ukraine right what exactly is giving him this need to claim Ukraine if not for his thirst of the soviet union? Imagine trying so hard to defend a dictator and thinking that you are not a propagandist buying into their propaganda because of anti west sentiments.

olugabbie:
He is not stupid. He made demands and he will get them.


I just don't want a unipolar world. Unipolarism brings corruption. A world that has two, three or four masters rather than one is what we need.

The US has gone against the UN to invade several countries. She has used Military means to democratise several countries especially in the middle east. In her bid to democratise the Islamic states middle east has been ruined. If not for Russia, Syria would have been in the same state with Libya.

The US has killed some many people & destroy countries all in the name of democracy. Unipolarism can not work in our modern world. The earlier you know this, the better.

Yes the US had done bad, that does not mean that Russia will not do worse or is any better, Ukraine will join NATO sooner or later and Putin will not get his demands he doesn't even have any demands he is just a dictator and a weakling trying to look powerful while uniting most of the world against him, the world has gone too big to be under one man.

I see no problem with democracy and it is arguably the best form of government even some countries in the middle east are embracing it the world will evolve whether or not you like it and people will always get to think freely without governent always controlling everything if you have a problem go to none practising democratic countries.