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Ekemeze:
This man is using his mouth to fail himself.. lolz
Only white Americans hates the mass influx of immigrants.

IconicR:
I don't even use so many of these other social media account
Na nairaland be my number one, it's private and I can do and undo and behave anyhow I like here.
I'll definitely quit social media soon

Talks between Russian president Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on a possible arms deal are set to begin soon.

Mr Kim travelled for two days in an armoured train to the Vostochny space centre in Russia's far east, in what was a highly scrutinised journey.

Pyongyang fired a ballistic missile hours ahead of the meeting.

The two sanctioned regimes are expected to strike a deal that exchanges weapons for humanitarian aid.

The meeting between Mr Kim and Mr Putin is being closely watched by the US and its allies, although Pyongyang and Moscow deny that their talks are about military cooperation.

The White House said it had new information that negotiations between Russia and North Korea were on a weapons deal were "actively advancing".

National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu had tried to "convince Pyongyang to sell artillery ammunition" to Russia during a recent visit to North Korea.

North Korea also wants food aid and possibly technology to help its banned nuclear and missiles programme, analysts say.

But the Kremlin said on Tuesday that the "fully fledged visit" would cover "bilateral relations, the situation in the region and in the global arena".

Mr Kim said his visit shows shows the "strategic importance" of ties between Pyongyang and Moscow, North Korean state media reported.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia would always act in its national interest.

"The interests of our two countries are important to us, and not warnings from Washington," he was quoted as saying by Russian media.

The highly anticipated visit was expected to take place in Vladivostok where Mr Putin was hosting an economic forum - but Mr Kim's train trundled past the city and headed north towards the space centre.

The Vostochny space centre is Russia's most advanced space centre and is said to be a pet project for Mr Putin.

North Korea may seek co-operation from Russia on its space programme. Late last month, it failed a for second time to place a spy satellite in orbit after a rocket failure.

On his way to the space centre, Mr Kim made a brief stop at the border station of Khasan on Tuesday morning where he was greeted by a Russian delegation as a brass band played.

Mr Kim's train is rumoured to include at least 20 heavy bulletproof carriages. The extra weight means the train is very slow - it can only travel at around 37mph (59 km/h).

The North Korean leader's last trip abroad was to Vladivostok in 2019 for a summit with Mr Putin after the collapse of nuclear disarmament talks with the then-US president, Donald Trump.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced $1 billion of aid during a surprise visit Wednesday to Ukraine, which suffered a Russian strike that killed at least 17 people at a market.

The attack, which President Volodymyr Zelensky described as deliberate and “heinous”, drew international condemnation from the West, including accusations of war crimes.

Projectiles tore through the centre of Kostiantynivka — a town of nearly 70,000 people in the eastern Donetsk region — in one of the deadliest strikes in weeks.

“They smashed everything, all the shop windows, everything was strewn around,” an eyewitness told AFP.

“Thank God we are alive, of course. But the girls who were selling there, they are all dead,” the witness said.

Images distributed by officials showed rescue workers picking through the debris and carrying away some of the 32 people reportedly wounded in the blast, which left vehicles charred and kiosks torn to pieces.

“Anyone in the world who is still dealing with anything Russian simply ignores this reality,” said Zelensky.

“Heinous evil. Brazen wickedness. Utter inhumanity.”

He later accused Russia of deliberately targeting civilians and said there were no military units “anywhere near” the scene.

The European Union condemned the strike along with the “escalation” of Russian attacks on “civilian objects” that has seen hundreds killed or wounded in recent weeks.

“Intentional attacks against civilians are war crimes,” the bloc said in a statement.

Germany’s Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock wrote on X, formerly Twitter, that “this Russian war of aggression is an attack on international law, on humanity.”

Meanwhile, White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said the incident underscored “the importance of continuing to support the people of Ukraine as they defend their territory.”

‘Build Momentum’

During a meeting with Zelensky, Blinken reiterated Washington’s support for Kyiv in its fight to liberate territory in the south and east.

“We are determined in the United States to continue to walk side by side with you. And President Biden asked me to come to reaffirm strongly our support,” he told Zelensky.

“We see the important progress that’s being made now in the counteroffensive and that’s very, very encouraging,” he added.

The new $1 billion aid package, which includes $665.5 million in military and civilian security assistance, would further “build momentum” for the counteroffensive, Blinken said at a later press conference.

In addition to the funds, the Pentagon announced it will provide Ukraine with depleted uranium tank ammunition — a powerful but controversial weapon due its toxicity.

Russia’s embassy in the United States said on Telegram that the move was “a clear sign of inhumanity” on Washington’s part.

“The US is deliberately transferring weapons with indiscriminate effects,” it said.

The Kremlin earlier dismissed Blinken’s visit, arguing US aid would not “influence the course of the special military operation” — Moscow’s term for its offensive.

Kyiv’s army meanwhile said it was pressing on with “offensive operations” towards eastern Ukraine’s war-battered town of Bakhmut, which fell to Russian forces in May, and the Moscow-occupied southern city of Melitopol.

The boost in US aid to Kyiv follows criticisms in recent weeks that Ukraine’s counteroffensive has been too slow.

Russia said Wednesday it had “improved its tactical position” near the northwestern city of Kupiansk, where it has led a local offensive for weeks.

It earlier hit Ukraine’s southwestern Odesa region, near the border with Romania, with overnight drone attacks killing one person.

Early Thursday, Russia’s defence ministry said three Ukrainian drones had been destroyed during the night: one on the outskirts of Moscow and two over the southwestern Rostov region.

“Several cars were damaged” in the centre of Rostov, along with building facades and windows, regional governor Vasily Golubev said on Telegram.

One person sustained cuts but declined hospital treatment, he added.

The Russian capital’s Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Telegram that debris from the “drone attack attempt on Moscow” caused no damage or casualties, according to initial reports.

‘Everything possible and impossible’

Ukrainian lawmakers approved Wednesday the nomination of Crimean Tatar Rustem Umerov as Kyiv’s new wartime defence minister, in what was hailed as a historic move.

Crimean Tatars are an ethnic minority hailing from the Black Sea peninsula, which was annexed by Russia in 2014.

“I will do everything possible and impossible for the victory of Ukraine — when we liberate every centimetre of our country and every one of our people,” he said on social media.

The 41-year-old businessman has been involved in prisoner exchange negotiations involving Saudi Arabia and grain export talks with Turkey and the United Nations.

Zelensky had nominated Umerov as new defence minister after the resignation of Oleksiy Reznikov, calling for “new approaches” in the wake of several corruption scandals within the ministry.

“It is the highest state post ever held by a Tatar (from Crimea),” Sergiy Leshchenko, an advisor to the presidential administration, told AFP.

optm:
Do not get too worried. Just ensure you are keeping to your doctor's appointments and use your medications as prescribed and you'll be fine. Worrying doesn't change a thing

Connected1:
This Tinubu of a man is out just to create more problems for Nigeria

We don't need this.

Considering how he's the ECOWAS Leader, Nigeriens will hate us for Life.

ElSudani:
I thought Putin was going to finish Ajaokuta for us.

decatalyst:
And Nigeria is just sleeping and snoring. 😫


We can't even feed ourselves not to talk of manufacturing something indigenous from E2E

obyno82:
So they trekked from Moscow to the West African Sahel region abi?

slawomir:
Damnnn niggar



You don't know what you are playing with son

Mali, Burkina faso and some powerful white nation army are supporting

Even strong Russian Wagner army are in support

sheggsliveth:
Please is GT bank back?

dvkot:
only thing America knows is how to build war machines no infrastructure awon werey

aking123:
My experiment/update:

I created the virtual card on Wema Bank app and I was charged N500.

I now went ahead to use the virtual card created on the Wema Bank App to make purchase of $5.32, it successfully went through instantly and I was debited N5,025.12

This means 944.57 per dollar. Costlier but more secure transaction, no deposit & no unnecessary hidden charges.

Vl3ly:
olodo! go and google it if USA is not stealing Syria oil till date


USA is also exporting oil i.e his generation income from selling it out,so how do you expect him to get away from it even the gas
Go and google it!olodo

longetivity:
When you realise your greatest allies are your enemy

obedience4:
God's own country..

Jennyclay:
Going on a date with a broke man.

Even God forbids it!!

ken6488:
It is obvious now

After waiting 2 months for the special counter offensive, I have realised Ukraine stand no chance

HeadNigga:
hello guys. I have been refunded after engaging them on Twitter. cc lilzeel

Reach out to them on Twitter

HeadNigga:
thanks for this. I will go to the branch near me

dontrulee:
Lol, how e go favour you?