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seunny4lif:India is now onboard to buy Russian oil at slashed rates, and guess what currency: their own and Russian currency. Obama wasn't wrong about Biden when he said "Never underestimate Joe's ability to fvck things up". Biden have just sanctioned the death of the petrol dollar. It's game on. ![]() |
ken6488:Already happening. When you weaponize your currency to bully and truncate the economy of another, other state actors are taking notes and they know that one day, it could be their turn to suffer same fate. The United States courtesy of Let's Go Brandon have just sanctioned the death of the US Dollar via the petrol dollars. It's a gradual process but the death have already started. |
Truer words have never been said. Articles like this should be on the front page but unfortunately we live in a world of alternate reality where the lie is the truth and the truth made to look like the lie. Pathetic. |
Drenimarcus:I'm so ashamed with the way some Nigerians reason. They can't even see that many of the Lamestream media are putting out fake and unverified information most times to increase traffic. It's pathetic how people are falling for these things. This is a war Ukraine is losing in all theatre of warfare, but the mainstream media want you to believe otherwise. I really feel sorry for the Ukrainian people. Its clear that they want Ukraine to be reduced to rubble. Zelensky is everywhere holding televised meeting speaking to different governments, from US to UK to Germany, pleading for a no fly zone and Europe to do more to stop the war. Yet, some people thinks he is winning. Some parents have wasted their money on educating some of their wards. |
rottennaija:It's very funny seeing how some folks here have been zombified beyond redemption in so much that they can't even pause to think for themselves. With the way Russia is losing on social media, the war should be over by now. ![]() Pathetic thinkers. |
rottennaija:Pure propaganda. It's laughable that some gringos are rejoicing over a fake news when Ukraine is suffering immensely. |
Militant30:It's fake news. Don't mind the ediots. |
JohnBullMySon:You are even more duncer....Sorry. Where did I mentioned Russia? When you want to bring facts, consult reputable sources, not the ones that focused mainly on Western indixes or from eurocentric viewpoint. Here is what Pew Research says: https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/02/15/u-s-students-internationally-math-science/ US don't even come close in mathematics. Even Russia you mentioned is ahead of the US Even in some science courses where their institutes fairs a bit better, majority of the students are foreigners. It will interest you to know that the most educated ethnic group in America are Nigerians. It's fact that the US lags behind India and China in STEM. |
JohnBullMySon:Lmao. This got me laughing out loud. Go and do research on STEM and see which country turns out the best brains ever in that field. US Universities are not even close talkless of being the best in STEM courses/modules. It's such unfortunate that the US education system now prioritize law and humanitarian courses than STEM courses. |
seunny4lif:There are reports of Russia now bringing in the 'big boys' like Krasukha 4, SU-35 and Su-57 into the war theatrez and some other previously unknown military tech, especially in the EW area. Who knows if it was the Russians that sent that drone to test the reaction time of NATO, since Ukraine is denying it own the plane. I just hope that this conflict would end soon, because I'm begining to feel something seriously bad is yet to happen. |
seunny4lif:Looks like NATO radars are as useless as the patriot dud missiles. The Russians flew 600 kms undetected and bombed the living daylights out of the largest NATO terror base in western Ukraine. Russians have the audacity and balls of steel. JAI RUS! |
seunny4lif:The west have exhausted all their options they have in terms of soft power. The only thing left for them now is to get involved directly and risk nuclear war or just allow Ukraine to die away and make peace with Russia. They crossed a Russian redline and is foolish of them to expect that Russia will capitulate to their senseless pressure of sanctions, forgetting that sanctions are a two-way effect. Pakistan have already signed a huge economic deal with Russia, and some other Asian companies are showing interest in investing where western companies have left over in Russia. Meanwhile, it looks like Putin is about playing another card in the tit-for-tat sanction war. He has said that Russia will give the assets of those companies that left to any Russian citizen willing to work. This mean Russia will be confiscating all the assets of those foreign companies left behind; for example, McDonalds, Nestle, Coca Cola, Shell, etc, etc. This mean, any creative Russian can come up with a new name like 'McDonetsk Burger' and enjoy owning a new business with free assets. Seriously, Putin is a badass strategists. ![]() |
ken6488:now they will take her more seriously |
seunny4lif:Propaganda will only serve to destroy Ukraine more. |
seunny4lif:Western media are reporting about some deaths but independent media are reporting huge losses of up to 300 foreign fighters destroyed. As for that Brazilian, when he returned home, he will learn to mind his business next time when called upon to enter a crisis involving great powers. Russia will do anything to win a war close to its borders. The history of the German invasion and the immense suffering they went through means they will NEVER allow anything that threatens their national security to remain unanswered. Whether NATO or anyone, Russia will act with reckless abandon, and this is just the warning. |
Sadr:Very. Ediot NATO goaded Ukraine into this war to die and suffer. Now, to save face, they're supplying weapons. But check it now, the Russians are taking them out. Heck! Russia is now using devastating airpower. SLAVA ROSSIYA! Lviv: A daring and precise Russian missile attack on a large Ukrainian military facility near the border with NATO member Poland on Sunday killed over 50 people and wounded 174, a Ukrainian official said. Ukraine said foreign military instructors from US, UK and Canada have previously worked at the base, but a NATO official said they were not certain that no personnel from the alliance at the base. It was not immediately clear whether any non-NATO states might have representatives there. Regional governor Maksym Kozytskyy said up to four Russian planes flying very low from the east at dusk fired around 30 rockets at the Yavoriv International Centre for Peacekeeping and Security, and circled many times encountering no resistance in a devastating surprise attack. |
Sadr:They are testing Russia's resolve, thinking that Putin was bluffing when he said Russia will target any foreign weapon supply to Ukraine. The strike in western axis of Ukraine have destroyed more than 190 foreign mercenary with a large weapon shipment. Info from alternative sources is saying that some foreign military instructors and NATO intelligence officers have been vaporized in the strike. NATO is learning for the first time that this is Russia at war, not Libya or Iraq. When Russia said it would do something, don't just doubt it. Now, they would take Putin's threat of using tactical nukes seriously. Ediots. ![]() |
IamAtikulate:Stop confusing yourself. What are doctrines and rules? Rules of engagement are derived from own set doctrines, twisting wordings doesn't change the facts. And based on that, the US carpet-bomb whole cities and kill thousands of civilians as was the case in Vietnam and in Iraq cause that's US war doctrine and practical rules of engagement. Don't lie. The allied forces fought with an expeditionary force and away from home. Russian attacked from their border and friendly countries. A fight is a fight, whether fighting hundreds of miles from home or closer to one's border. All wars are same for the US with same conventional military might employed. The Vietnam war was fought between North and South Vietnams. It was not a direct war with USA but a cold war with the east, against communism. There was no declaration of war, no address to the congress and the government didn't put the country on war footing.This just shows you have no shame in telling outright lies. Bro, you don't have to be an apostle of mendacity to buttress a point. ![]() US fought a direct war in Vietnam, even the devil knows this to be true. ![]() The US, in its fear of communism was actively supporting the South Vietnamese government with money, Intel and instructors, but to no avail. Then there was an unconfirmed report that North Vietnam army boats attacked a US Navy destroyer, the USS Maddox that was patrolling the Tonkin Golf coast, and this gave the US all the excuses it needed to escalate the war. Thus, the Golf of Tonkin Resolution in the house of Congress was passed, and Congress gave President Lyndon Johnson the permission to wage direct war on North Vietnam. By 1968, more than half a million American troops were in Vietnam fighting with the war costing $77 billion per year over 10 years. Your lies are everywhere, and remember Revelations 2:18...and all liars shall have their part in the Lake of fire... Please stop lying to avoid hell. ![]() Lame excuse.Another shameless excuse. The weather did serious damage to morale and equipment of the advancing Nazis, but it was the undying Russian will to fight against the odds that actually turned the tides. The battle of Stalingrad is a testament to that undying Russian will. The weather didn't match all the way to Berlin, the Red Army did. Stop spewing trash. 3 million strong Nazi troops deployed on the USSR border isn't an overwhelming force? The best fighting army at the time? Are you for real? If not that the USSR (with some armament supply from allied forces) was able to withstand the huge German forces spread across the Soviet borders in the east, many European countries would be speaking German by now. At every particular time, the Soviets were fighting million of Nazi troops, a situation which none of the other allied nations faced in the entire course of the war. I don't know what you're trying to gain by being deliberately ignorant. You don't have to be a pro US or pro Russia to admit facts. Who took Berlin at the end? The Russians. So trash your lame excuses. I was talking about the invasion. But at the end of the war, USA recorded 2,400 military deaths. You guys are pathetic, Taliban only took over when USA withdrew. Why didn't they take over the country when American soldiers where still on ground.An invasion has a begining and an ending part. From start to finish, the US alone lost 2400 soldiers, which you claimed earlier was 12 soldiers. Or what were you thinking? As long as the US had it's forces imbedded in that country and was still fighting the same Taliban forces, it remained an invasion force, till it is over can you start taking total death toll nunbers. And we are not even talking of the allied losses too. Taliban only took over because the US left my foot. Taliban taken over was imminent because the US was completely bogged down fighting a guerilla style war they weren't fashioned to win, while wasting billions of taxpayers money and losing soldiers. Yet, the Taliban keeps getting stronger and stronger. It was this reality that prompted the US withdrawal. The US initially only succeeded in kicking the butt of the Taliban from government, but it failed woefully to tame let alone destroy them as a fighting and capable force. So no surprise that they're right back in power after the US shameful exit. What objective were achieved? ![]() The same Taliban they initially removed from government and spend billions of dollars and lives lost fighting for 20 years rolled back into power, overwhelming the Afghan government forces like a pack of cards, same time Uncle Sam was at the airport running away like a tired prostitute. Is that an achievement? ![]() To kill Osama Bin Laden? Lmao Even the purported killing of Bin Laden did not happen in the course of the Afghanistan war, so how is that an objective in the Afghan war? Besides, Michael Snowden have said that Osama Bin Laden is alive. And why shouldn't we create room for belief in what he said , after all he is a formal top-notch spy asset who has deep contacts. Moreover, the US claimed to have killed the world most wanted man without a single photo to prove it...telling their gullible listeners they just dumped his body into the sea Who buys that easily? Whatever, the fact is the US failed woefully in Afghanistan and contrary to what you want to believe, the withdrawal wasn't in any way geopolitical, but a reality of failure that was further exarcabated by the bloody, and shameful manner it was done. Recently, the Pentagon have concluded a report on the Afghanistan withdrawal and the conclusion was that it was a terrible withdrawal, which Let's Go Brandon have vowed to reject. ![]() I wasn't talking about first use policy. Russians don't have the mind to use nuclear weapon, but they have a doctrine of using nuclear threat to deescalate conventional war. In the context of what is happening in Ukraine, using nuclear threats means Putin don't have the strength to continue with the war.Now you agreed that the US has similar or even worse nuclear use policy as Russia. Putin using nuclear threat is directly related to NATO and the US getting directly involved in the conflict, and that's what is called 'preempting the enemy', a strong form of deterrence. And so far, it's working just fine. Even the US won't touch Polish offered Mig-29 jets to Ukraine, and other hotheads in the alliance like Macron of France just said "Russia must be respected". The deterrence is working.Ukraine parroted list of Russian generals it has killed in the war and you expect us to just believe that without a grain of salt? Why have Ukraine not published the number of casualties they have suffered? If because you easily fall for propanganda and you expect others to tow the same line, sorry to disappoint you, I'm not available. Both sides in this war are guilty of propaganda so be careful what you swallow. Stop crying more than the beareaved. Ukraine is being decimated strategically as we speak even though Russia decided to use Soviet- era armaments like T72 tanks. It was folks like you with myopic views that also said Russia can't afford the fight in Syria and would fail woefully cause it has no money or armaments blah blah. But today, the reverse is the case. Almost all parts of that country is now under control of it's legitimate government (Assad). Thanks to Russian military might that annihilated all US-sponsored terrorists. If Russia could commit so much to save an ally far away from home, you can be sure that it will see to the end a challenge that dares it's core national interest close to it's borders. Only the deluded and western media programmed minds will be waiting for Russia to give up on Ukraine. They will wait till fowl grows teeth. ![]() |
Joshcoli:Serious nations should ban the western media for indiscriminate censoring of truth and facts. This is outrageous. They only want one side of the story. Devilish. |
SarkinYarki:Exactly. They have been using that hospital and other civilian buildings as operation base and launching attack from within against Russia. The people of that city are talking about the humanitarian altrocities the Azov Batallion has committed, but the Lamestream media has refused to air it. One French journalist who did was heavily criticised for siding with the Russians. The western propanganda and brainwashing machine makes that of Hitler looks like kindergarten. You can imagine. |
Nwodosis:Ukraine got themselves into this mess, but as humans, there is no crime feeling sorry for them. Besides, most of the people may not have witnessed the Biafran war. That said, it's also fact that some of those pitying Ukraine now do so out of inferior and slave mentality. They didn't put up this act when NATO was destroying Libya, nor when Israeli was committing war crimes against Palestinians. |
seunny4lif:You have spare time lecturing a dimwit. |
BritishNaija:There is nothing false in what I said earlier. The Uki have lost the air to the Russians, and that's a fact. There is no balance contest there because they simply did not have the means to rub shoulders with the Russians. For Christ sake, No Fly Zones are for planes, and the man is not calling for it for nothing. You cannot be asking NATO to imposed a no fly zone over your country if you have considerable control over the same airspace. This is common sense. But because that air control ability isn't there, they're hedged in, bogged down and seriously handicapped to wage counter measures against the enemy, which makes them a sitting duck should Russia decides to use it's overwhelming air power. Zelensky didn't hand weapons to civilians for nothing. He knows that the Ukrainian last stand is on the ground, not in the air nor at sea. The surprising thing is that the Russians are not even making use of their aviation power that much. One US source even believed that so far, Russia has only use 79 of it's fixed-wing planes, 300 of which are available unto them for this operation, something that still baffles western military analysts/experts. Many reasons have been speculated by some experts regrading the mysterious absense of the Russian airpower in Ukraine. The coming days will make the picture clearer as Russia hedged Ukraine the more. Still, Ukraine have not been able to launch real attacking aerier countermeasures against the Russians. The reason is obvious. They not only lack the capacity to do so, the air is under the coverage of Russian superior air defenses and and land and space based early warning systems. And now that Russia have stepped up the campaign, Zelensky's call for a no fly zone is intensifying. Let's not make any mistake about this. Russia, not Ukraine, is the one determining the length of this war, even the west knows this to be true, and this is the more reason they are baffled and confused because no one yet understand what's in the ultimate plan of Putin and why are they toiling with Ukraine. I mentioned Fox News bacause what you posted earlier is exactly what Fox News published as stated to them by one US source from defense.gov. Both sides have suffered losses in personnel and equipment. But the fact is that, the momentum is in Russia's hand, except you're one of those zombies who believed that Ukraine is doing signs and wonder. , which I think you're not. Stay well. |
Victoria Nuland and the US State Department recently admitted to Senator Rubio that the US was operating Bio Labs in 30 countries, including Ukraine. The Russians were right all along that the US was funding a secret biological weapon lab in Ukraine. This country is run by satanists. |
Hanibbal:It's a pity that they are turning Ukraine into a weapon sales and testing ground, thanks to Zelensky who allowed his country to be goaded into this conflict. |
BritishNaija:Lmao. Coming from Fox news quoting a US defense source. very convenient for you to say. Russia doesn't need to cover the whole of Ukraine to achieve air dominance. What the hell? Is Ukraine military spread across the "whole of Ukraine"? No, they aren't. So is their military aviation and routes. Here is the fact: anywhere the Russian forces besieged, they come with state-of-the-art Surface to air defense systems, none of which Ukraine can match. This is the main reason Ukrainian aviation finds it difficult to fly because the areas currently besieged by Russia are where the largest remaining Ukrainian military and aviation forces were located. Even with US/NATO Intel helping them with coordinate, they have lost the greater proportion of their elite aerier vehicles like the Su-27 fleets. This reality is the reason why the only contemplation to deliver the said Polish Mig-29s to Ukraine is to fly them from the US base in Germany cutting out the larger Ukrainian air routes that are overwhelmingly covered by Russian air defense forces in the besieged areas. Even this now has a problem because Russian forces are now 30km closed to Kiev, which means more air coverage over the territory. Plus the fear of the Russian S-400 that can take out any Ukrainian plane deep in the Kiev sky even though it isn't deployed in Ukraine but operating from Belarus. We haven't even talked of Russian planes and drones as well, and electronic counter measures. Zelensky isn't calling for a no fly zone for nothing. He knew they have lost much of the sky to the Russians. Facts don't lie. |
seunny4lif:How would he have known when he has his head buried deep in propanganda. |
IhateYouMan:Lmao. Fake nonesense. Try next time. 90% of Ukraine's aerier assets, including airfields has been destroyed by the Russians. All first batches of Turkey supplied Bayrakter drones were destroyed by Russia. Ukraine have lost the ability to contest the air with Russia hence their incessant calling for a no fly zone and for planes to be given to them, which no one is ready to give. It's only on doctored and fake videos and Twitter and on the Lamestream media Ukraine is prevailing. They just want to see this country being destroyed. Wicked lying souls. For instance, on February 25th, The Russian S-400 Triumph deployed to Belarus had it first combat kill when it took out a Ukrianian Su-27 fighter in Kiev. The pilot, Colonel Oleksandr Osanchenko was awarded the title of "Hero of Ukraine" posthumously by Zelensky on March 1st. The shocking thing is that the S-400 killed the pilot and the plane from a distance of 150kms away, setting up a world record. On March 5, another 4 Ukrainian aeriar vehicles were destroyed by Russian counter air power; 2 Su-27 fighters, one Mi-25 helicopter, and a Bayrakter drone, all at the same time. The Lamestream media will not show you any of these because they want you to believe that Ukraine is thriving when it is dying. Wicked people who are more concerned with selling their news and gaining traffic instead of helping in saving lives by stating the obvious. This is why Ukraine wants a no fly zone by every means because they have lost the ability to contest the air with Russia. It's pathetic seeing how Ukraine is being hyped and propped on to it's demise. |
BritishNaija:Lmao. A no fly zone for missiles? Don't make me laugh. The Uki skies is being mostly controlled by Russia. This is the reason the west is wary of helping them with fighters. Ukraine have lost the ability to compete on the air. On February 25th, the Russian S-400 Triumph had it's first combat kill when it took out a Ukrainian Su-27 fighter piloted by Ukrainian Colonel Oleksandr Osanchenko, who Zelensky posthumously awarded "Hero of Ukraine" medal. The shocking thing is that the S-400 located in Belarus destroyed the jet in Kiev which is a range of 150kms away, setting a world record. On March 5, Russian air defense equipment took out 4 Ukrainian aeriar vehicles, 2 Su-27 fighters, one helicopter and one Bayrakter drone, at the same time. Sorry, Ukraine stand no chance. The Russians dominate the skies and that's why they're calling for a no fly zone. |
SIRTee15:With all the knowledge acquisition tools available, you're still stuck in the warp belief and misinformation that the government owes 80% of the debt to itself? ![]() |
nahr:You're real funny. ![]() |
Kelvin3476:He was very correct. |
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If not that the USSR (with some armament supply from allied forces) was able to withstand the huge German forces spread across the Soviet borders in the east, many European countries would be speaking German by now. At every particular time, the Soviets were fighting million of Nazi troops, a situation which none of the other allied nations faced in the entire course of the war. 
