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seunny4lif:
Well, gas is over €2 in some EU countries

No wonder Boris Johnson is already changing tact's with his language.

Kingpin1000:
Europe is freezing, watch when the gas and oil lines are cutoff by Russia.
Funny enough many countries that can supply the world energy will realign with Russia. Power is shifting and the gamble is paying off. Europe is feeling the brunt of the sanctions. America is negotiating with people they tagged dogs.
After this war, their will be 2 worlds. The west and it's allies and the East and it's allies.

A great reset is coming, Ukraine has laid the foundation for it.

tonididdy:
The world has moved passed sanctions.
Sanctions are only effective in the first few months, for a serious nation-a week at most.


... Like how do you sanctions china? ... They have a substitute goods for everything, one time rumour, there was outcry china was making edible plastic rice.

Very true.

gowaga68:
This Ukraine-Ruasia war have opened lot of counties eye on monopoly going on .

Exactly, and it's the beginning of the end for the Dollar supremacy. Most countries are taking note and seeing that the US and it's western partners are weaponizing it, they will gradually start to erecting alternatives to it, which was what killed Saddam and Qaddaffi. But this time around, America will have a lot on its hand because it won't be just one or two nations that would be doing it. Full de-dollarisation is on its way. Uncle Sam just set it in motion.

seunny4lif:
In other news
Toyota, the world's largest car manufacturer, is returning to the Russian market. This comes only after 1 week from the announcement that Toyota and Lexus are suspending supply to Russia.

The fear of Chinese market

The Europeans will be the biggest losers in this sanction war.

MangekyoAlt:
after they saw how union pay replaced mastarcard in Russia with the speed of light how them no go get sense?
Mōrons actually think Russia will beg them with their yeye platforms. Russia will not tell them to leave oo.... But if they do, Russia will not also beg them to stay. There are alternatives there and Russia will take them.
Fools from USA will learn the hard way

This man should be hang for selling the sovereignty of his country out to be slaughtered on the altar of western interest.

I wondered what they had on him until now. This man could simply have learned from Finland and co who chose to remain neutral in a browl between big powers. Now that the country has been turned to a warzone, he is suddenly realising that he doesn't need NATO.

As for the Sanctions and the likes of MasterCard and VISA leaving Russia, it's funny how some myopic folks usually screams is over for the Russian economy, blah blah.

So many forget or simply do not know that sanctions have a two-way effect.

It was so funny, if not outrightly shameless seeing the United Snakes of America sending a high level delegation to Venezuela to negotiate with Maduro to restart selling oil to America in anticipation of dropping the purchase of Russian oil. Unbelievably funny as hell. Same Maduro they refused to recognized as the legitimate president of Venezuela for years. Same Maduro and Venezuela they sanctioned for many years and was helped by Russia, Iran and China to stay afloat. Same Maduro they tried to assassinate 4 times but escaped. Lmao. The US knows no shame. They are so desperate in trying to mitigate the repercussive effect of the sanctions they placed on Russia. Inflation in America is already up by 20%, and the continuous rise in prices of oil means average American and European household income will keep depleting by rising costs of commodities, and we all know where that is headed: massive protests and demonstration across most American and European cities, as they have no stomach to tolerate such level of suffering.

So they decided to run back to Maduro. What the hell

How I wish I could see the negotiations live on TV and see how Maduro will handle them with the middle finger up to let's go Brandon's face .

This is a man whom you attempted to kill four times, and now you want him to bail you out of your own self prepared coffin. If this isn't funny, it is downright unbelievable and shows just how shameless and fast America is declining as a superpower.

This Russian brouhaha have set the stage for a global reset in the coming few years.

Heck, they also sent a delegates to the house of Saud demanding they pump more oil into the market to cut prices down. But the Baghdad prince gave them the Jesus-type of written answer on the ground. If these guys aren't so desperate to the extent that they left their senses back in Washington, how could they have expected that Saudi Arabia would agree to pump more oil into the market to lower the rising prices when they are benefiting hugely from the increase in prices as impacted by the Russian spanking of Ukraine? These guys have lost it.

No oil producing nations would bail them out because they are cashing in big from the rise in prices. I expect Maduro to give them conditions they cannot meet, after which they will run back to Nigeria begging for oil sales again.

Pathetic ediots.

CC: Missy89, your kantry has become the latest circus show biz in the geopolitical arena, all thanks to the bunch of inexperienced ediots employed by your senile father, Let's Go Brandon', and his entire DeMoncrazy party of imbeciles that always put America into economic recessions and mess. You should just pack your things, leave your LGTBQ+ fiends behind, and come and join me here in Warri for a life devoid of such pathetic demonstration of imbecility by the house of Dems.

I will be at Usubi airport waiting for thee

Adieu.

blueAgent:
Crap.

Did Japan not lose at home?

If France ,US and UK all throw nuclear bomb at Russia, would Russia not be destroyed?

If Russia send one of it's hypersonic glide nuclear vehicle to US, France and UK, wouldn't they be destroyed?

fredoooooo:
God bless you.
I still don't know why all these fools always believe that America is always right and that other countries have no opinion

They are shamelessly neck deep in western apologetic propanganda.

Gospel2Day:
Your comment gives you out as someone who thinks more highly of their intelligence and wisdom than they really have.
Using the comparison of a mother beating her kid with a nation being bombed by Russia reveals more of your heart than you intend to expose.
Shalom.

Truth is bitter.

stagger:
People need to go back and see how Russia opened its campaign in Syria in defending Assad. Fired more than 26 cruise missiles from its submarines with very deadly consequences.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAx85FNb_EQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_iRBOHF9OY

Russia is just toying with them.

It is only ediots that cheers on Ukraine to it's demise.

Gospel2Day:
Is Iraq, and Iraqis still existing, despite the carpet bombings?
Ukraine too will continue to exist after its criminal devastation by Putin.
Keep encouraging evil.
Life has a way of spreading evil to those who love seeing it meted on others.
If your entire family is in Ukraine, would your attitude to the war be the same you have now?
There is something wickedly evil in most humans.
Shalom.

Blind sentiment is bad enough, self-deception is a disease that is worst than ALS.

If common sense did not tell you that Russia was simply being careful with Ukraine all the while, then I'm afraid you will never have sense again.

Yes, Iraq is still a nation but what can you take home from Iraq today as a nation? Or can you bring back the one million people killed by US and British carpet-bombing campaign?

We are hear saying the obvious vis-a-vis Ukraine and thanking God that the Russians aren't that barbaric, and here you are twisting narratives like we don't value human lives.

It's this kind of self-righteousness delusion imbedded in Zelensky that has put Ukraine into this catastrophic mess.

If a minor doesn't want to be beaten by his mother because of a close but competing neighbor, he would naturally stop running errands for his mother's quarellsome neighbor. But if he proves stubbornness and the mother lift up the cane to spank him, whose fault is it then? Even the quarellsome neighbor would be standing far away cheering on his torture. That's exactly where Ukraine landed itself. No one is rejoicing over her receiving beaten. If a child refused to learn by repeated warnings, he would learn by actionable correction.

It is only ediots and people with warped beliefs that only look to one side of a story.

udemzyudex:
US former colonel? You mean trump ass licker?

Say something else.

A formal US colonel saying the fact as it is is a trump asslicker. It's folks like you that have goaded Zelensky into using his people as cannon folders believing he can win against Russia.

OMYKROIN:
Everything west west and USA, but same hypocrites are praising the russians for invading a sovereign country. The way you head slamming hypocrites reason baffles eden the jellyfish without a brain.

So all those weapons I've been watching they use ain't thermobaric or you just saw a new english in wikipedia? A clown that does not know that the carpet bombing he is accusing the US of using in vietnam because of the jungle nature of the place is same make of 90% fuel mixture as thermobaric bombs and missiles.

Una hatred for US go kill all of una,
Come answer this honest question, if russia and USA give you free green card which one will you take? If you don't answer it may thunder strike you down.

Tell me Iraq was a jungle that warrants carpet-bombing, the US style or victory.

If you see real Russian thermobaric weapons in action, you will poo in your delusional pants.

Your emotions and illogical reasoning are everywhere.

If Russia was using carpet-bombing style, they won't bother encicling most of the strategic cities like Mariupol, Kherson, Kharkiv, etc., they have encicled now, because there would have been nothing left to encicle. But I guess you didn't figure this because you have your brain tucked deep into MSM propanganda machine of how Ukriane is winning the war.

I feel real sorry for Ukraine and their foolish leader. Now they will learn that the west has no friends, just interest.

ObamaMessi:
Yet some people would say he didnt use his full military might.

Lmao. Russia have not even used 30% of it's conventional military might, even a US formal colonel said this recently. From day one, they have been trying to avoid this type of escalation we are seeing now until Zelensky started boasting on mainstream media how he is winning the war, plus some armed civilians ambushing Russian troops with Molotov cocktails. Now that the real bombing has began, the ediots is calling for a No Fly Zone that only the angels of God can enforce. Unfortunately, the angels of God do not play man-made politics.

Zelensky was and still is a fool. He allowed himself to be goaded by the west to fight the Polar bear, now they have abandoned him to use his own people as coming folders.

If Russia should deploy just 3 brigade of their thermobaric flame throwers, it's then he will understand the true meaning of hellfire on Earth. Thank goodness the Russians aren't that barbaric. If this was the US they would have carpet-bomb the whole country by now, killing millions of people. You may want to ask Iraq.

ken6488:
800 ballistic missile Jesus

God why , which can lie be this na


Russia never serious no bomber self if na USA it would have been carpet bombing

I tire for the guy o.

24brains:
the evacuation route is even mined(burried bomb traps) by russian military. just like putin saying to ukrainians [b]here is a road to hell [/b]if you want a way of escape.

it could be a payback by putin to ukrainian forces that boasted of sending russia forces to hell. "the only way is the way to hell" and they are up to it.

kyiv is really dealing blows and disgracing russia forces. putin has also used 800 ballistic missiles on kyiv so far and they intercepted all with anti-ballistic missiles. this is why he is now frustrated and using shells on civillians.

They intercepted all 800 ballistic missiles yet 70% of Ukro military installations have been vaporized?

Whomever propagandized you like this will never see forgiveness. Lmao.

alabo1:
Keep believing social media Junk and don't open your eyes to the truth. The second millitary power on earth is Russia. In terms of Nuclear assets and capabilities she is number 1. Why don't you ask yourself why NATO and in fact every western power including your almighty US has made it clear they will never be involved millitarily in Ukraine?

Russia will get what it wants. Nothing can stop that. In fact they are using restraint to ensure minimal casualties. They have met all their strategic objectives which is taking over the eastern seaboard of Ukraine where all the warm sea ports are. Final objective is Odessa. Those who understand geopolitics know what I am talking about. Keep listening to CNN and blab rubbish.

So many kids here who don't understand geopolitics. Russia has already achieved it's ultimate goal, which is to secure Ukraine as a buffer state. From now on, Ukraine will never be a member of NATO.

As for reality on the ground, Ukraine is winning the war on social media and lamestream media, while the Russians are doing the real thing.

Mintum:
They have drafted this one into the propaganda machine. Meanwhile Ukraine troops are using civilians as human shield. Your husband is a fool, all the blood of ukrainians killed in this conflict are on his hands.

Gbam.

slimghost:
STFU! We are tired of the silly propaganda. Tell your husband to stop sacrificing Ukrainian lives just to please his master.

The shameless woman did not see how her comedian husband is sacrificing the lives of innocent citizens. She also forget to say how members of Ukrainian AZOV Batallion were shooting men leaving the city.

jnhmaxxwell:
This is very likely, judging by Wuhan laboratory in China sponsored by the U.S.

They are building Bio weapon, I am sure not for E.U, most definitely to kill the Russians or even test run it first on Donbas people.
This is a Barbaric act.

It's same reason why the US embassy in Kiev was destroying all evidence while leaving. It's same reason why the Pentagon deleted a page of their activities in Ukraine from their website.

obailala:
Lol... Of course Russia isnt the only country with gas in Europe, but over 40% of Europe's gas supply comes from Russia. Dont be deceived, if Europe really had alternatives, they would have weaned themselves off Russian gas ages ago.

My brother, 40% is not beans; if you cut off 40% of Europe's gas supply, there would be a critical stifling shortage which can push up gas prices for heating homes by up to 300-500%. We're still virtually in winter period when gas demand is still really high, and expecting people to pay that much more on gas cos of Ukraine? You'd be shocked at the kind of protests which would spring up across Europe.

Even before the Ukraine invasion, there's been some unprecedented inflation in gas costs in Europe recently and heating costs are about to rise by up to 60% from April this year. When this happens, there'd be a major public outcry. I wouldnt even want to imagine what would happen if the increase hits up to 300% because of regional politics - there'd definitely he crippling protests.

The problem with most folks here is that they don't understand geopolitics. They argue out of blind emotions and unguarded sentiments.

When the German Chancellor said they can get alternative gas from US and UAE, he was schooled on the realities of his delusional comments, and based on that, Germany was among those nations that shamelessly rejected cutting off all Russian banks from SWIFT because, if they cannot pay for the gas, Russia won't deliver, and if that happens, prices would increase by 300-400% and we all know that the average European citizen has zero tolerance for suffering and pain. Thus, once prices skyrocket, most cities in Europe will witness massive protest, some of which would definitely turn violent.

Similar scenario would have occurred assuming the US started delivering gas to Europe, and that is assuming if they could meet up with demand, and at a very higher price. The UAE they were banking on doesn't have the capacity to meet such demands either.

Either way, prices would definitely go up thereby forcing up an already bad looking inflationary problem. Unfortunately, many of the simpletons here on Nairaland doesn't see these. They are so use to watching Hollywood and gulping all that MSM myopic pundits and analysis present them. There is a reason the Russian ruling elite appears to be unperturbed by the recent happenings. Sanctions would definitely hurt in some ways but their effect will soon run out of steam after some months because the other side would be feeling it too.

DonnyE:
You no wise, he knows this that's why he is not going to do that.. Meanwhile he is cashing out from the hike in the price of crude.

Simpletons here don't know the guy and most other oil producing nations are already getting a better check from the war via the hike in oil and wheat prices, as well as in other essential materials like the ones for making chips. Neither will they tell you that same US and EU are still buying Russian crude oil and gas. And you know the funny thing? The Russians won't turn off the taps cause they don't mix politics with economics, so the money via contracts will keep coming from the same west that's imposing sanctions. The likes of Nigeria, UAE, Saudi Arabia etc whom some ediots in the west are banking on to bail them out in the event Russia turns off the taps, are praying vehemently that this frictions between Russia and the west should continue because the hike in price is good for business, and they will not be in a hurry to let this opportunity go by taking sides. You see the logic?

Meanwhile, those in Europe and elsewhere who have no oil will have to pay the latest higher prices, and those that buys from Russia, e.g the US will have to pay the new price, meaning they sanctioned themselves in that regard while the hike in prices acts as compensations to the Russians in certain sectors where they lost. Now, you know why they say sanctions are a two-edged sword...it cute both ways.

jcross19:
Some Africans are just so stupid! Some people hate this Putin because he said Africa Is a cemetery , he accused your leader been stupid by looting your riches to the western world and comes home to die... See, before he engaged the Ukrainians in battle he had planned for it and knew the consequences of it, so black stop masturbating for a man fighting to defend his country..

Don't waste your time on them, just enjoy the demonstration of ignorance and folly.

27Pushing30:
Are you even financially literate? Y’all just read news and rather than ask those who understand stock markets and why Russia won’t open trade windows and why those stocks are crashing you’re here capping?

The reality of all this events will soon dawn on the west ... blackmail never works

You're wasting your time trying to educate ignorant kids. They will wait till eternity for a Russian collapse to happen. Very ignorant set of people who knows nothing about stocks are here yarning blindly.

sapientia:
Stop saying what you don't know

China is already bsorbing Russia

Same China that largely depend on USA and Europe to sell their market

By the time this is over, Russia will start observing every holiday in China

Dream on.

Grandmeister:
Immediately he started calling for a no fly zone the west begin call am mad man lol. A no fly zone means shooting down Russian planes which means automatic world war 3 which means nuclear fallout in the entire world..no warmonger will risk a nuclear warhead coming for his family because of Ukraine..sorry Ukrainians.

Seeing him calling for a no fly zone makes me wonder whether his advisers are comedians too or just plain stupid. I pity Ukrainians for having this man we president.

EKONGKING:
Another propaganda for slaves

And the anti Eussian zombies on Nairaland.

KUNZEH:
Where is the pleading? Mumu headline

I think say na only me no see am o.

iLegendd:
I like the practical example you showed her. Conversely, you can't stop your younger brother from joining cult. He will always find a way to join.

If you try to stop him with force and end up killing him, you have a price to pay for it.

Really? And if that your brother becoming a cultist would end up bringing death to you and your family? What stops him from dying first?

Betscoreodds:
The only language USA hears is nuclear weapon they love this earth and don't want to die like chicken that why any one who has nuclear power they bow and listen to that person by force.



Before I went to sleep, my wife said to me: This Russia is such a bad country, If Ukraine wants to join Nato, it is their business and freedom, Russia has no right to intervene, this is just an excuse for Russia to invade Ukarine.

So I said nothing, I just went to the kitchen and took a knife to bedside, then I said: Let’s go to sleep.

My wife looked at me with her wide eyes: What the heck are you doing, sleeping with a knife?!?!

I said: No worry, let’s go to sleep. Beside, sleeping with a knife is none of your business and it is my freedom.

My wife said: How can I sleep when you are sleeping with a knife? What if you accidentally cut me?


I said: Well, You don’t even trust your own husband, how can you expect Russia to trust Ukraine? Me sleeping with a knife is like Ukraine joining the Nato.

Your analogy is so damn right on point. So many emotionally drained people who do not understand realpolitiks are quick to condemn Russia for invading Ukraine.

But if you're a Russian that was alive during the second world war, you would understand why the current crop of aged and ruling Russians are behaving agressively right now towards Ukraine.

The formal USSR lost millions of people to Nazi Germany invasion despite having a non aggression pact with the enemy. Now, NATO, a sworn Russian enemy is setting up shop next door, and people expect Russia to sit calmly and allow same mistake it did with Germany to repeat itself?

As Putin rightly said, it would be criminally negligent of them to sit and allow NATO to form a fortress around Russia.

Ukraine is just a stark warning to the likes of Finland and Sweden that Russia will act whenever it's core security interest are threatened, vis-a-vis NATO expansionism drive towards the East.

A word is enough for the wise, but action is the medicine that cures the mind that's imbedded in folly.

Russia will do anything to prevent a repeat of Stalingrad for it's current modern population, and Ukraine is a testament to that resolve.

It reminds me of Pac's track 'Me against the world".

Kokaine:
I'm not impressed with Russian army. If it took them this long to take Ukraine, how can they fight a war with any western country. Ukraine is so small compared to Russia and their soldiers are young cry babies now

You don't know what You're talking about.

Ukraine is the second largest country in Europe, and it's not by any definition small.

Despite being supported by Britain, it took the USA 3 weeks to seize Baghdad, and that's at the expenses of carpet-bombing and killing thousands of harmless women and children.

Russia isn't out to carpet-bomb Ukraine, however the modus operandi has changed a bit since the Ukrainians were refusing to surrender.

You have to appreciate Russia here for being so humane and yet is now in control of the Ukronazis airspace and most of the big cities are surrounded. If it were the west, they would have bombed everyone and everything to the ground.