VOICEofORIENTAL:
The life we live is always a life of opportunities.God gave us the opportunity to live,to grow, to choose & to decide.

However, not every human being created by God, can give us such opportunity, especially opportunity to grow.

There exist certain types of government, religion & traditions that hinders spiritual & educational growth of an individual.

In view of this,I can boldly say that,Barrak Obama,Ketanji Jackson Brown benefited immensely from the system in place & practice in the US.

My question now is,can a black man or woman be president in Russia or China?

It's plain stupidity to ask this type of question... Russia does not trade black slaves or colonize Africa to have an enormous black population...

We've countries that even colonize and trade blacks with none ever having a black president... France, UK and Belgium to mention few.

It's possible in the foreseeable future but now it's almost impossible... Is it racism?? No you can't call it that...

The support base is not favorable and it's almost inconceivable. Black in USA is estimated at 46 million while black in Russia is merely 50000, so how do you expect a black president...

Russia has many rulers in the past who are not of Russia ethicity... Lenin (probably their most respected ruler) is a Jew, Stalin is a Georgian..

tekjansen2:


1.The proportion of black people as a part of the Russian population is much smaller (less than one percent) than in the UK 3% and the USA 33%...so a black person in Russia is less likely to come in contact with the Russian cops compared to American cops.

2. Also, a black person in Russia is likely to be a student, or on a work visa. Less likely to be a unskilled worker...and thus less likely to be unemployed, and come in contact with the police.

ACUTAL EXPEREINCE

Maybe it's because there aren't many of us and we haven't been here long, so people just aren't used to us. There's a big difference between Bryansk and Moscow. Moscow is like a different country. I never felt discrimination there."

He said he had "never seen police beat up a black person in Russia" and "I've never had anything to do with the police here".

"If people are racist towards me, I just walk away. There's no point being aggressive. People won't understand anyway and they won't change. I try to ignore it. It just makes you stressed. You start to think, 'Why was I born black?'

"I was born in Congo and lived all my life there. I only encountered racism when I came to Russia in 2017. I find it very hurtful. You step outside and everyone looks at you as if you're not human. It's really offensive."

sauce: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-53055857

Stop trying to paint another shit, we read everyday of racism in Western Europe and northern America....

Your attempt to say something to suit yourself has failed.

ken6488:
What will be USA response if Russia start arming his allies with nukes, just like the USA is doing


Venezuela, cuba, iran

I think that should be the next step for Russia...

greymiles:
Israel blocked Ukrainian effort to get spyware over fears of upsetting Russia: report
The Israeli government blocked Ukraine from acquiring the Pegasus spyware system out of fear of upsetting Russia, The Washington Post reported.

Israel's Defense Exports Controls Agency rejected a potential license that would have permitted the Israeli tech company NSO Group to offer Ukraine a license for its Pegasus spyware, sources familiar with the matter told the Post.

The sources told the newspaper that Israeli officials wanted to avoid potentially provoking Russia, whose military was helping Syria combat a rebellion near Israel's northeastern border at the time.

The timing of when the license was rejected is unclear, the Post reported, though sources said it could have happened as far back as 2019.

The Hill has reached out to the Israeli government for comment.

In a statement to the Post, the Israeli Defense Ministry, which was once headed by Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, acknowledged that multiple factors are taken into consideration when a license for Pegasus is granted.

"Policy decisions regarding export controls take into account security and strategic considerations, which include adherence to international arrangements," the ministry said.

Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine's vice prime minister and minister of digital transformation, declined to confirm if his country had tried to acquire Pegasus, but did say that Ukraine was seeking Israeli technology.

"The government of Israel is at this time not participating in any discussion or facilitation regarding offensive tech, but we have ongoing conversations with a lot of the Israeli companies in the market and they're at various stages," Fedorov told the newspaper. "But again, let me say this: We have enough capability to continue winning and we're adding new tools, including emerging tools, every day."

Last year, NSO's Pegasus software came under scrutiny after an investigation conducted by 17 media organizations, including the Post, found that it had been used to hack the phones of journalists, activists and government officials. The U.S. Commerce Department effectively blacklisted NSO Group last year.

At the time, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said this action was made as part of the department's efforts to "hold companies accountable that develop, traffic, or use technologies to conduct malicious activities that threaten the cybersecurity of members of civil society, dissidents, government officials, and organizations here and abroad."

Israel has so far refrained from joining other nations in imposing sanctions against Russia over its attack on Ukraine.

Bennett has reportedly been working to arrange peace talks between Ukraine and Russia, seeking to act as a neutral mediator similar to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

On Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky suggested that Israel would be a good place for peace talks with Russia to take place.

"We are grateful for [Bennett's] efforts, so that sooner or later we will begin to have talks with Russia, possibly in Jerusalem," Zelensky said. "That's the right place to find peace. If possible."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/israel-blocked-ukrainian-effort-spyware-181408720.html

Israel don't want to be drawn into a war that doesn't concern her...

Mcowubaba:


Some Nigerians self, you just enter Russia, probably not up to a month and you have concluded there is no racism in Russia
You go come here create thread after one year with some racist stories, we dey wait you, lol

Best of luck though

Why do you guys have problem with the Op, racism is everywhere...

It's even worse in Western Europe and north America..

Forget about what media is showing you, they're just trying to paint Russia with every given opportunity...

We've seen it in Hollywood, western media.. These people have always been insecure...

Toktee:
Abeg be silent..how long have you been there to conclude that there is no racism?
Russia,china,north korea and the entire arab countries are racists countries.

Yet we hear of racism everyday here in the west...
Stop listening to all media told you...
That's how one f**l was calling Russia a poor country

Rastaramsey:


How is USA trying to police the earth?
Or are you pained they are involved in Ukraine-russia fight?

They are the world power bro....they are meant to control the world....

The last time I checked we have superpower not sole world power...

Indeed some people can't be saved..

Elbinawi:
US & EU only condemned killing of Israelis. The US and EU have NEVER condemned the killing of Palestinians.

Let this #Fact sink in.

And do you know that the US and EU notoriously claimed that they are the champions of respect for Human Rights.

In 2014 #Gaza aggression, the Israeli regime killed more than 700 Palestinian children with no single condemnation from the US and EU.

Inference:

To the US and EU, Israelis are "human" while Palestinians are "uncivilized".

#FreePalestine

#ElbinawiTweets

They're not European...

Uprightness100:
Putin moved from invasion to obliteration

Call it whatever you may...

Mariupol has fallen...

okeysoninv:
zelensky the Slayer of Putin.

Yes the Slayer if Putin... Only in your dream ..

Kingspin:
So Russia can invade Nigeria because she wants to join NATO,
Are you aware Cuba, Venezuela are Russian puppies? Therefore American has full right to invade them abi.

Russia has nothing to offer China, the US and Europe have. So it makes sense to ally with them than Russia.
Russia has lost the chess game.

I no longer replying all these rattling, but yours will be different...

Answer these questions m, then we continue...
Did USA threaten to invade Cuba in 1961??

Why??

Did USA breach Cuba airspace then??

Why??

Did you know about the Bay of pigs invasion??

What's it about??

That should answer your question and if it doesn't, then continue living...

Ciao

mpire:
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Without any doubt you're the DUMBEST person on NL.

I don't blame you...

Post like this are beyond the comprehension of fools...

shigoslim:





I don't support war or any forms of violence. But Russia Bleep up big time by invading Ukraine. Anyway the truth of the matter is that Putin is find it difficult to archive his aims.
Let me explain a little bit. Nigeria and Bokoharam. Bokoharam previously were mounting offensive against Nigeria Army, while Nigeria army taking defensive. Then everyone was asking why Nigeria Army not taking offensive , because Nigeria Army knows that the resources at her disposal then can match that Bokoharam but immediately it start receiving series of arms and ammunition she start offensive against Bokoharam.

The case of Russian and Ukrainian is not different from that Nigeria Army and Bokoharam. Ukrainian took the right step to prevent and minima casualties against Russia Army. Now that NATO and US has been supplying effective arms and ammunition you will see that Russia we eventually retreat and come negotiations table.


That is why Ukrainian has been asking for no fly zone or more preventive anti-missile from NATO and USA.

We know your type, stop disguising...

adenigga:



NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of making a “big mistake” by invading Ukraine, as leaders gathered to discuss overhauling the alliance’s Eastern defences.

“President Putin has made a big mistake and that is to launch a war against an independent sovereign nation. He has underestimated the strength of the Ukrainian people, the bravery of the Ukrainian people and their armed forces,” Stoltenberg said ahead of a NATO summit in Brussels.

He further said the leaders of the US-led military alliance would “address the need for a reset of our deterrence and defence in the longer term”, starting with agreeing new deployments to Eastern members – Romania, Hungary, Slovakia and Bulgaria.

NATO has already rushed tens of thousands of troops to its Eastern flank in the wake of Russia’s invasion to counter the threat of any spillover from the conflict into allied countries.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, whose country is not in NATO, is set to appeal for more weapons and greater intervention in a video address to leaders as he seeks to cajole the West into a tougher response.

“We are waiting for meaningful steps. From NATO, the EU and the G7,” Zelensky said ahead of the day of summits of all three organisations in Brussels.

“At these three summits, we will see: who is a friend, who is a partner, and who betrayed us for money. Life can be defended only when united,” he added.



NATO leaders are vowing to bolster weapons deliveries to non-member Ukraine and supply protection against chemical and nuclear threats from Russia.

But the alliance has rebuffed pleas from Kyiv to impose a no-fly zone to help halt Russia’s onslaught for fear of getting dragged into a “full-fledged” conflict with Moscow.


“We have a responsibility to ensure that this conflict does not escalate beyond Ukraine that will cause even more sufferings, even more deaths, even more destructions,” Stoltenberg said.

US President Joe Biden warned before heading to Europe of a “real threat” that the Kremlin could use chemical weapons in Ukraine.

Stoltenberg told journalists that “any use of chemical weapons would fundamentally change the nature of the conflict”.

“It will be a blatant violation of international law, and it will have widespread and severe consequences,” the NATO boss stressed.

Source: https://punchng.com/Putin-made-big-mistake-invading-Ukraine-NATO-chief

We have been hearing this kind of line now for several times, it's becoming stale...

We await actions not some useless talk...

No clearer message than Putin's, even Buhari message no come close...

obedience4:


What are you saying bro, who gave Russia they right to intervene in Ukraine domestic matters.
Just because the north of nigeria are majority Muslims. Dose that make a powerful Muslim nation like Iran or Saudi to come and annex the northern part of Nigeria..
The eastern part of Nigeria are mostly Christians. And some are agitating for a break away.. Have you seen any Christian country declaring support for them..
Allr countries have the Right of sovereignty

I weep for your level of ignorance... See comparison, Seun need to find way to access people before commenting on politics section...

I've passed this stage of rattling...

You need to be tutored but I don't have such time...

Keep living in your ignorance..

Ciao

luluosas:
Face front jor. Ordinary Ukraine, Russia has lost 15 top military brass and you are still smiling? Putin is a war criminal and he will fall

I've passed this stage of rattling...

You need to be tutored but I don't have such time..

Keep living in your ignorance..

Ciao

joyandfaith:


Understand meaning of united States and united Kingdom. Nigeria is not a union of different nations or states like uk and us. There is no secession clause in 1960 constitution.
There should be international mechanisms of conducting referendum for creation of new nations from existing nations
If you have been in kwara and kogi state, yorubas are majority from jebba to kabba to ilorin. Arewa cannot lay claim to the area.

I know those area are Yoruba but trust me it'll be contested for... We live in a world where reality is being twisted daily...

You still haven't answer my question..

Benny6944:







Op how will you know Russia did when because you solely depend on BBC and CNN feeds lol..

so the live speech Putin made was fake lol

so laughable.

I thought Russia are that strong, why didn't they attack minor country's that share border with under NATO?? Why Ukraine op? after they gave out their 1700 nukes to the same dictators Russia

I've passed this stage of rattling...

You need to be tutored but I don't have such time..

Keep living in your ignorance..

Ciao

Rugaria:
Some of you need to have a closer look at how your brains work..
I mean, if you can believe that in less than a month of fighting, Russia has lost over 40,000 soldiers, then you're so naive and ignorant you can believe anything!
No wonder you guys happily elected an illiterate mujahideen as your president twice..

No no noooooo let them believe this, at least it'll calm them down and help their heart... It's not really easy having the opposite of what you're expecting as a reality...

We Ukrainians have killed 200,000 Russia soldiers, destroyed 50,000 ammunitions.. Our next stop is Moscow.
We're winning on CNN, BBC, Twitter, nairaland...

joyandfaith:


Oduduwa as a nation cannot be fighting for yoruba people of Benin republic to be independent or join yoruba nation. River niger shall be boundary of oduduwa nation. Some northern tribes will be minority tribes in Oduduwa nation while some yoruba people will be minority tribes in Arewa federation.

On Ukraine matter, if you understand Russification of eastern Ukraine and crimea, you will know that just like jos north does not belong to hausas but berom people.


Russia is fighting for rights of Russians in another country but denying rights of chechen separatists to be independent from Russia.

I understand all your analysis, I've devoted enough time to Nigeria history to be ignorant of what you're saying...

You're joking if you think Yoruba nation will easily have land up till River Niger... If we split today, the only sure Yoruba nation is south west, the rest will be fought or contested for.

For that ChenChen separatists, that's life for you... Every nation is facing something similar to such in one way or the other.

Ughyurs in China, California in USA, Scotland in UK, Catalonia in Spain, Biafra in Nigeria and so on...

Benny6944:






OP... why are Putin's top staff resigning and leaving the country for him, he's in a big mess right now.
Where did you get 100,000 killed so far, from a media in your house? another propaganda Master.

Shameless Putin's supporter. your boss can only threaten with nukes lol.. do you even threaten a country with nukes lol.. very laughable...

No country has threaten other than the USA, they still did it this week...

Russia does not threaten to Nuke, I know that's what CNN and BBC is showing you...

bluecircle470:


You lack enough sense

I know but I've enough to tutor your whole household...

streamhouse:

Aggression from the WEST ....... how do you mean sir?
some of us believe that this world will be a better place if we don't see things with the binocular of competition and rivalry .

Well that's for you, it's different situation in reality...

Refraining from doing bad doesn't mean people won't do bad to you, history always have it otherwise...

goodheart01:


Stay in your one room and be claiming mother Russia. Oponu

Cry cry cryyyyyyyy....

joyandfaith:

Read about Russification of eastern Ukraine and Crimea during Soviet and empire era you would understand what is going on.
That hausa speakers or natives in Jos north does not mean it doesn't belong to Berom people.
That yorubas are majority in some towns in Benin Republic doesn't mean Nigeria should start to claim those towns.
That Russian speakers are majority in some cities in eastern and crimea doesn't not mean it belong to Russia.

Can u tell why Russia government fought against chechen separatists who declared independence from Russia. Are chechen people Russians?

Are u saying if Nigeria removed English as official language, UK will attack us?

Ukraine is not Russia.

These scenario you're mentioning are different...

Assuming Yoruba is a country on it own, it has every right to defend it fellow ethnics in a nearby countries if face with death/extermination just as ethnic Russians are being killed in Donbass region...

Just like saying Asaba does not belong to Igbo because it's not in South East. Mind you I'm not an Igbo.

Lastly is English a major ethnic in Nigeria just like Russian in Ukraine??

The comparison of Nigeria/British to Russia/Ukraine is faulty and not worth consideration.

Let us take it this way;
Assuming Nigeria is divided into three countries, let say Igbo, Yoruba and Hausa, then Okun and Kwara state( majorly Yoruba) fall under Hausa just as it's under northern Nigeria now.

Then a Hausa (as a country) president from the Okun/Kwara side was toppled by the Hausa with aid and backing from the west and his people(Yoruba) language was removed as one of the two major language, what do you expect them to do (Okun/Kwara)??.

Yeah, Okun/Kwara (Yoruba) declare independence but Hausa (declare war on them) and has been killing them since 2014 with more than 14000 dead.

Do you expect Yoruba to keep looking and let Hausa continue decimating his people in their country??

Answer me with truth, I don't emotion bla bla....

History even had it that Ukraine is not up to it acclaimed land today...

Davemarine:



When last did your powerful Russia progress in Ukraine with Boots or Tanks? Remove Missiles and the Russian troops is equal to nothing.

There's nothing we won't see with CNN, BBC and their likes. I pity Ukraine...
Meanwhile Izyum fell this morning.

Ciao..

streamhouse:
join the discussion on totstream
"In war, there are no winners. Only widows." Putin please stop this MADNESS

Madness to you but a must fight to Russia. A quiet Russia now is a defeated Russia.

Nigeria may accept such aggression by the west and most especially USA to undermine it sovereignty but not Russia.

It's a must win for Russia now or it remain silent forever.

The future generations of Russian won't be happy with Putin if he hadn't tried to stop this aggression by the west. It's a fight that'll be much harder to fight in the future, main reason it must be fought now.

joyandfaith:



Ukraine is not a country Russia should invade. NATO excuse is nonsense. If Russia did not annex crimea and it did not conduct referendum for separatists in Donetsk and Luhansk regions in 2014, Ukraine wouldn't run to NATO.
Another excuse is an Ukrainian revolution that overthrown pro- Russia government angered putin. I believe Putin could have exercised patience and sponsor another pro- Russian government.
I feel putin wants to revive cold war. He is missing USSR. He wants it back .

Stop lying, no be everybody be dumb for nairaland. Nairaland contains some of the best brain in Nigeria.

No be today the west dey try install a puppet government that'll be loyal to them in a country.

The west sponsor a regime change by deposing a president who happen to come from eastern Ukraine( majorly ethnic Russian) in 2014 and installing theirs. They even remove Russia language from the official two language.

Due to this the Eastern region of Donbass which are majorly Russian speaking declared a breakaway state but Ukraine has been killing and bombing them since 2014 killing more than 14000 ethnic Russian.

Russia annex Crimea majorly ethnic Russian due to this singular act.

Before blaming Russia, know the Genesis of this matter

dre11:

• Russian president said to reject Nabiullina’s bid to resign

• Respected central banker faces legacy at risk as sanctions hit





https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-23/russia-central-banker-wanted-out-over-ukraine-but-putin-said-no

Lalasticlala

So you guys don't have any propaganda to present us again, it's now this...

I pity Ukraine for thinking the west can face Russia on it behalf.

Propaganda don't win war, it'll only make such countries appear foolish later.

Meanwhile Ukraine has killed 100,000 Russian soldiers, destroyed thousands of ammunitions. We're winning on Twitter, CNN, BBC, nairaland...

God bless Putin and mother Russia.

VOICEofORIENTAL:
You can contribute or correct someone without abusive word.
If truely the Russians were adventurous & strong, why didn't they come to Africa?

Please, educate me more on this Berlin conference.

I'm really sorry if I sound abusive, but I believe the Berlin conference should be a basic knowledge for an African.

Google would give you broader view about the conference, just know one thing "Berlin conference is where all these powerful European nation share Africa among themselves.

Russia were strong then (even smaller European nations have colonies in Africa) but abstain from colonizing Africa.

There are many things that need to be wrote here but it'll require time, nairaland need to have VN space.

ademobi:
Ukraine conflict: What is Nato and how has it responded to Russia's invasion?

Nato leaders are expected to approve major increases in its forces in eastern Europe to counter Russia's invasion of Ukraine at a special summit.

Member states including Britain are already sending weapons to Ukraine.

Russia has put its nuclear forces on "special alert in response to what it calls Nato's aggression.
What is Nato?

Nato - the North Atlantic Treaty Organization - is a military alliance formed in 1949 by 12 countries, including the US, Canada, the UK and France.

Members agree to come to one another's aid in the event of an armed attack against any one member state.

Its aim was originally to counter the threat of post-war Russian expansion in Europe.

In 1955 Soviet Russia responded to Nato by creating its own military alliance of eastern European communist countries, called the Warsaw Pact.

Following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, a number of former Warsaw Pact countries switched sides and became Nato members. The alliance now has 30 members.

Why isn't Ukraine a Nato member?

Nato originally offered Ukraine eventual membership back in 2008, and after Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014, Ukraine made joining Nato a priority.

But this hasn't happened, mainly because of Russia's long-standing opposition to such a move.

Russia fears Nato is encroaching on its territory by taking on new members in eastern Europe, and that admitting Ukraine would bring Nato forces into its backyard.

Ukraine's President Zelensky has now accepted his country can't join Nato at present, saying: "It is clear that Ukraine is not a member of Nato. We understand this."

The UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson made the same point, saying, "There is no way Ukraine is going to join Nato any time soon".

One of Russia's demands before the invasion was that Ukraine should never be allowed to join - something the alliance had refused to support.

Why isn't Nato sending troops to Ukraine?

Because Ukraine isn't a Nato member, the alliance isn't obliged to come to the country's defence.

Nato countries fear that if their troops confront Russian forces in Ukraine, it could lead to an all-out conflict between Russia and the west.

Secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg says Nato members are "determined to do all we can to support Ukraine," but that they also have a "responsibility" to ensure the war doesn't escalate beyond its borders.

This is why Nato rejected imposing a no-fly zone over Ukraine.

However, Mr Stoltenberg said leaders would agree to send four new battlegroups to Slovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria and Romania, doubling the alliance's presence in the region.

He also said that Russia must stop "nuclear sabre-rattling", describing its comments on the use of such weapons as "dangerous and irresponsible".

How is the West helping Ukraine?

Several Nato nations have been sending weapons to Ukraine to help its defend itself against Russia.

The US has been the biggest supplier of military equipment. It initially sent $200m (£152m) and then a further $350m (£267m) of weapons. This included hand-held Javelin anti-tank missiles, Stinger anti-aircraft missiles and body armour.

The US has now expanded this and announced a $1bn (£760m) security aid package. This will include the deployment of more sophisticated longer-range weapons and drones to Ukraine,

It has also allowed other Nato countries to supply Ukraine with US-made weapons.

The EU has said it will spend up to 450m euros (£376m) to fund the supply of weapons to Ukraine. It is the first time in its history that the EU has helped provide arms for a warzone.

Germany, too, has dropped its long-standing restrictions on supplying weapons to a combat area.

Britain, The Netherlands, Belgium, Poland, Estonia, Latvia, the Czech Republic and Slovakia are among those Nato members which are also sending military equipment - including anti-tank weapons, anti-aircraft missiles, ammunition, fuel, helmets, body armour and rations.

How many troops does Nato have in Eastern Europe?

Nato already has troops stretching from the Baltic republics in the north to Romania in the south and now deploying more forces.

They were stationed there in 2014 after Russia's annexation of Crimea and are designed to act as a "tripwire" in case of a Russian attack.

Nato is now sending elements of its 40,000-strong Response Force to Eastern European countries bordering Russia and Ukraine.

It has 100 fighter jets on high alert and 120 ships, including three carrier groups, patrolling the seas from the far north to the eastern Mediterranean.

"We will defend every ally and every inch of Nato territory," said alliance secretary-general, Jens Stoltenberg

The US has committed to sending more troops to Europe - they will join the four multinational battlegroups Nato has in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, and its multinational brigade in Romania.

Stop saying what you don't know, we're not fools and ignorant here. Nairaland contain perhaps the brightest and well versed minds in Nigeria.

Is Yugoslavia, South Vietnam, Libya, Iraq a NATO country??

NATO invasion only applies to others not Russia, even NATO know this. A strike on Russia territory is a doom to the NATO and the west...

Always do a little more search before disgracing yourself here again. I know you will continue to...