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pansophist:
Article 51 of the UN charter says and I quote,

Nothing in the present Charter shall impair the inherent right of individual or collective self-defense if an armed attack occurs against a Member of the United Nations until the Security Council has taken measures necessary to maintain international peace and security.

The above is the legal justification for Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

And again, No, Russia is not looking to conquer former soviet union states. Those are Western propaganda. Now show me a single act of aggression of Russia against former soviet union states before the western sponsored maiden coup in 2014. Just one.

And I do not agree with you that Russia is very racist. I am not sure if you have been there, but Russia is one of the few places I felt very safe and respected. You can search on youtube yourself about Africans living in Russia, they say it all the time.

There are lots of nairalanders that live in Russia and talk about what it means to be a black man there. Tochi is one, a link to his profile is below. By the way, I know him personally.

https://www.nairaland.com/tochiphotos

If you learn the language, respect their culture, and be a good person, you will love Russia. There are black politicians in Russia. Russia has forgiven lots of national debt to African countries. The West hasn't done any of that.

Russia helped lots of African countries gain independence, saved SA from Apartheid, and educated lots of our people for free, so they could go back and destroy colonialism.

Food for thought. Is it after Russia got nukes, that most African countries were given independence. Do you think it was a coincidence?

And again Yes, it is cultural genocide If you have over 12 million citizens and you just remove their language which they use every day from the constitution, In Kharkiv for example (I have been there as well), they majorly speak Russian there.

Children go to school and learn in their native tongue Russian, banks, tv, everything is in Russian and suddenly, they can't use their native tongue officially anymore. They are forced to use Ukrainian, how can that be allowed? I am honestly thinking if you are normal.

It is like Igbo unilaterally deleted from Nigeria's official languages by the north, how can that not be considered as a cultural genocide? the UN supports my position.

Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities has been adopted by the UN General Assembly on 18 December 1992, without a vote, by resolution No. 47/135.

https://www.ohchr.org/en/instruments-mechanisms/instruments/declaration-rights-persons-belonging-national-or-ethnic

Article 4.3 specifically states and I quote.

States should take appropriate measures so that, wherever possible, persons belonging to minorities may have adequate opportunities to learn their mother tongue or to have instruction in their mother tongue

So with the above in mind, how can Ukraine just unilaterally turn against its own citizens and prevent them from officially interacting with the authorities in their native language? How can you defend this? Once again, are you okay?

Don't forget the questions I asked you. Hopefully, you don write more nonsense.

pansophist:
In your attempt to make sense, you made no sense at all.

Russia is NOT doing the same thing I accuse the US of, It is an established principle of international law that countries have the right to defense deterrence, and Russia entering Ukraine is an exercise of such rights.

Now if you believe the Western propaganda machine which describes the war as an unprovoked, unjustified, and expansionist war, then I can understand why you are comparing Russia's invasion with US hegemonic wars.

I REPEAT. THEY ARE NOT THE SAME THING.

If you noticed, most countries didn't side with the West, also all the Western sanctions are unilateral, and against international law. Based on the established UN principles of war resolutions, sanctions have to be agreed upon by all countries.

You accused me of whataboutism? Lol. That's a stupid argument. People that use the term whataboutism are hypocrites who wants to silence others, hence they use such a term. So I should just shut up and ignore Western crime because bringing it up would be whataboutism?

NONSENSE. Whatboutism is nothing but a ploy to silence accountability.

And to your last paragraph. NO. Ukraine cant silence or delete the Russian language from its constitutions. Russians are citizens of Ukraine in the millions, and cultural genocide is against UN law.

As tiny as Belgium is, German is also an official language of Belgium even if they are a maximum of 7% of the population. Same in Finland, Swedish finns are about 5% of the population and they have an official language.

But Ukrainin-Russians are over 12 million people, about 25% of the Ukrainian population. That's the population of Finland and Sweden combined. And you come here to tell me that Ukraine can just delete it because they can do what they like?

ARE YOU MAD? ARE YOU NORMAL?

Please use your brain and stop writing nonsense. Sometimes I wonder if you guys defending Western evil hegemonic empire have sense. The kind of evil you guys defend shocks my soul. Are you paid? If yes, are such a cheap man? smh

IamPlato:
na the reason why you should have watched the video before bringing this argument

pansophist:
Your position is a result of closemindedness, without seeing the bigger picture, and can only come from a mind that has been defeated via ideologies and black-and-white thinking (eg Putin Bad, Ukraine good).

Fun fact. The territories the US and Nato occupy in Syria as I speak to you right now, are larger than the territory Russia occupies in Ukraine. Because your darling CNN does not air US occupation in Syria 24/7 as they did with Ukraine doesn't mean it's not happening.

And most importantly, war is just the violent version of politics. Politics is civility, while war is the jungle law of strength versus weakness. If you are in politics with a stronger opponent, you make sure not to make it descend to war, because there are no rules there. It's straight butchery.

Since Ukraine refused all diplomatic channels for peace (e,g refusing the Minsk agreement, refusing to stop killing the Donbas people, refusing to give them autonomy, and canceling the Russian language from the constitution, to name a few), then the law of the jungle will apply.

Ukraine could easily be one of the wealthiest countries in Europe, since its a crossroad between the East (Russia) and the West. But their leaders are so stupid, they decide to take sides. Also, your darling US doesn't have to fight a war to destroy nations.

With the USD, they can cause untold hardships on countries globally, steal their foreign reserves, and sponsor revolution. Now a question for you. Name me one country the US intervened with their democracy bullshit, that is not a failed state. I wait.

IamPlato:
shebi you see say you no know anything... So you had no clue why the invasion happened. Oga go and rest abeg.

I would hav educated you but na only wetin America talk you dey listen to. Good luck

IamPlato:
I am still waiting for your response bros... Kindly explain the reason for the invasion please.

IamPlato:
oya what is the reason sir

Rolings:
And So?
Which of the things you mentioned that EU US UK NATO has not done in multiple fold....did you hold them to account?
Na people like you deceive Zelensky to make him feel he can take on Russia....even powerful NATO would dare not.
You think Putin doesn't know that? He does.
First he firmly established Russia in Abkhaz and south Ossetia in Georgia. The west and EU shouted ....nothing happened.
After the Orange revolution....Putin made a move for Crimea...he got it. The west were mum
Then he knew if he made a more daring move they still won't do anything so he made his move for Ukraine.....at a time of great economic and energy uncertainties it is in the best interest of UN NATO and US to avoid direct confrontation with Russia.....and Russian knew this. Years of sanctions have made Russia self reliant and has energy security so it can call the bluff of the west and increasingly more countries are calling their bluff

Kingsnairaland:
There is no weapon from USA that can save Ukraine.... And Russia will destroy USA with nuke if they think they can win..... Let encourage USA to use nuke so that USA will be gone from this earth and peace will come... Russia needs to destroy USA and UK once and for all.. We all must stop USA hegemony before it destroys the world...... Biden the Satan associate that wants to bring world War three needs to be put to bed...

rottennaija:
How Putin made Russia great again

1) He got rid of the traitorous fifth column within Russia. These parasites - handpicked by the US and globalists - were deliberately destroying Russia in the 1990s.

2) He crushed Chechnya’s jihadists who were armed/funded by the CIA. Winning that war was a huge morale boost for Russian military, which was decimated in the 1990s.

3) Putin healed and turbocharged the Russian economy in countless ways:

🔹Grew GDP 10-fold in 10 years

🔹Tamed inflation, which was like 100% when he took office

🔹Made Russia the king of oil and gas again

🔹Increased FOREX from virtually 0 to $600+ billion

🔹Russia was importing food in the late 1990s. Under Putin, Russia became #1 in wheat and surpassed the U.S. in exports!

🔹Built massive infrastructure for the people

🔹Putin reduced poverty, suicide, unemployment and numerous other social problems that plagued Russia in the 1990s

4) He made strategic alliances with China; envisioned a multipolar world as early as 2007; challenged the American Empire; saved Syria from US-sponsored Al Qaeda; and is now championing dedollarization and BRICS currency.

He rebuilt friendship with Europe. In 2012, every European leader has great relations with Putin.

5) Brought back Christianity and family values to Russia. Built/renovated 10,000 churches and monasteries

Of course, the US sabotaged Russia’s growth and prosperity, demonized Putin, and is playing the perfect role of “Empire of Chaos.”

If Russia survives this vicious attack by the psychopaths of U.S./NATO, it will emerge stronger and as a veritable great power of the 21st century.

And everyone in the Global South should be rooting for Russia.

https://twitter.com/Kanthan2030/status/1677691284755210241?t=MbBezvTTskVRPlco8iR6AA&s=19[/quote]did you verify this?

panafrican:
Hello NATO .
Sending billions of dollars of weapons every month to Ukraine does not make you heroes.
If you really care about Ukraine then send at least $ 3000 to each displaced Ukrainian family, every month.
Families of more than five people should get $6000 per month. Other than that, you are just putting Ukraine into Chaos
when your war industry is making billions of dollars.

panafrican:
Are the Ghanaian authorities watering down the vigilance of their people on purpose to later introduce gay rights laws.
If 90 % of the country is impaired with all types of mental health, treacherous laws can be passed easily.
If Ghana ever try, that country should get ready to swim in the Atlantic to Europe or to the south pole, because Pan-African volunteers will
invade and tear down the moda foka laws of that country.

Amigoss:
What a simp,what a finished man!!! He needs to read Shola's book and get sage advice from nairaland red-pill influencers for some red-pilling.

Freebandz:
are you one of them

blueAgent:
Search your heart the answer is there.

Bahamas95:
Must you stab someone with a knife or shoot with a gun before you harm the person. Some things you regard as non-violent cause more damage in the society.

Assuming I be president idiots like Bobrisky, James Brown and others for don dey prison by now. They're bad influence to the society and I regard them as terrorists.

So because this goat below is an adult she should be allowed to do whatever she likes?

blueAgent:
And yet you know nothing about the facts?

You are a hypocrite, why not live in Moscow,Russia?

blueAgent:
More story.

blueAgent:
Keep feeding ur fantasy.

Russia aswell as other European nations could not stand Germany until US entered the 2nd World War.

It was US strike on Japan that lead to the end of 2nd World War , US won the war and not your overhyped Russia.
On May 8, 1945, Germany surrendered. After the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan surrendered on September 2, 1945, and the Second World War came to an end. The war cost the lives of more than 330,000 American soldiers .

Masterviolence:
This is war and not games, even as the Ukrainians are dieing in high numbers in ratio of 7:1, it still shows that Russians are dieing, they're not superhumans or immortals.

Russians are dieing too, but in lesser numbers compared to the Ukrainians.

War is not video games, if Americans soldiers can be killed by stone throwers and goat Herders, then a well equipped Ukraine can deal some blows to the Russians.

Rokiat:
I know this topic may be ironic coming from me but I am generally very curious. I have seen men of all statuses go crazy for it whether white or black-although it does seem to be black men who like it the most. Women seem to go crazy for it too.When i say curvy I mean hourglass/pear shape. I have gotten/get so much attention it’s crazy, that sometimes it starts to get embarrassing even at work that now I have started wearing loose clothing at work just to feel comfortable.

Bahamas95:
All transgender or whatever name they call themselves should be buried alive......They ain't worthy to live amongst sane humans.

panafrican:
Japan's prime minister making a "surprise visit to Ukraine" at the very same time China's strongman is in Moscow ( to show support to Putin) .