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Prime Minister Eduard Heger says Slovakia has given its S-300 air defence system to Ukraine to help it defend against Russian attacks.

In a post on Facebook on Friday, Heger said the donation of the Soviet-made anti-aircraft batteries did not mean that the European Union and NATO member had joined the conflict with Russia, which invaded neighbouring Ukraine on February 24.

“I can confirm that the Slovak Republic has donated the S-300 air defence system to Ukraine, following Ukraine’s request for assistance,” Heger wrote.

“The donation of the system does not mean that the Slovak Republic has become a part of the armed conflict in Ukraine,” he added.

Ukraine has appealed to Western nations for military assistance, including air defence equipment, to help repel a Russian military onslaught.

On Friday, the United States said it would send new weapon systems to Ukraine after NATO foreign ministers meeting in Brussels agreed to accelerate arms deliveries in response to Russia’s invasion.

Urged by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba to end bureaucracy-driven delays, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the US and 30 other countries were sending weapons to Ukraine and that that process would intensify.

Blinken added the US had already agreed to send Kyiv anti-aircraft systems, shoulder-held anti-tank weapons and armoured vehicles.

Last week, Pentagon officials said not all the weaponry President Joe Biden had promised to Ukraine in mid-March, including the S-300, had been delivered yet.

Celeste Wallander, assistant secretary of defence for international security affairs, told a congressional hearing: “We have focused on getting countries that hold Soviet legacy systems including S-300 systems, that have spare parts, missiles, different parts of that S-300 system, who are willing to send that to Ukraine.”

She added that the US was in discussions with Slovakia, which has sought to replace its S-300s with more modern US-made Patriot missile batteries.

In March, Slovakia said it would provide the defence system to Ukraine only on the condition that it receive a substitute to avoid a NATO security gap.

Heger said Slovakia was giving the S-300s “to Ukraine and its innocent citizens, believing that this system will help save the lives of as many innocent Ukrainians as possible.”

freshkpomo:
but , bit, but Obasanjo is Yoruba just like Tinubu who also murdered his opponents in Lagos and most recently those in lekki tollgate,could it be said that Yorubas are murders as well as traitors and that's why they love mining skulls? Seunmsg (kadoso Mutairu)

seunmsg:
Knew it must have happened during the PDP regime.
freshkpomo

MangekyoAlt:
Fake news

Dmitry Muratov, editor-in-chief of the independent Russian Novaya Gazeta newspaper who won the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize for his critical and investigative coverage of the Russian government, was attacked on a train from Moscow on Thursday, he said.

KEY FACTS
An unknown assailant threw red paint with acetone at Muratov in his train car, causing Muratov’s eyes to burn, according to Twitter and Telegram posts from Novaya Gazeta Europe, a European offshoot of Muratov’s publication launched by Novaya Gazeta journalists Thursday after the Russian newspaper suspended operations last month due to increasing threats from the Russian government.

Images shared by Novaya Gazeta Europe show Muratov and what appears to be his train car covered in red paint.

The attacker said, “Muratov, here’s one for our boys,” Muratov said in his statement released by Novaya Gazeta Europe.

The official Twitter account of Novaya Gazeta retweeted the images of Muratov, the newspaper’s first post since it went offline March 28.

Muratov received medical care following the attack and his eyesight may be damaged, according to Novaya Gazeta Europe editor-in-chief and former Novaya Gazeta political editor Kirill Martynov.

KEY BACKGROUND
Muratov won the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize along with Filipino journalist Maria Ressa for fighting for the freedom of the press “under increasingly challenging conditions.” Muratov announced March 22 he will auction his Nobel medal to raise money for Ukrainian refugees, six days before Novaya Gazeta paused all operations following its second official warning from the Russian media regulator Roskomnadzor. Censorship in Russia has grown stronger, with a law passed in March that allows for 15-year jail sentences for publishing what the government deems false information about the war, causing nearly every independent news outlet to cease operations in the country.

SURPRISING FACT
Muratov’s attack isn’t the first against a prominent independent Russian journalist since Russia invaded Ukraine: A severed pig’s head along with a sticker saying “Jewish pig” was left at the door of the apartment of Aleksei Venediktov, editor-in-chief of independent Moscow radio station Ekho Moskvy, last week, according to a Telegram post from the Jewish journalist

MangekyoAlt:
I'm seeing reports that elements of the Ukrainian army, mostly made up of Azov battalion defending mariupol have almost completely been annihilated. It is said that Russian troops along with DPR/LPR fighters are carefully cleaning mariupol, leaving no block or house unchecked as they do not want to let any Nazi Azov element leave mariupol without being in a body bag. All attempts to evacuate azov commanders tooo by air have been thwarted by Russian troops
If zelensky knows what is good for him, he should surrender now before it becomes too late.

Romanoff:
Who we wan blame now.

UGM?

ESN?

Fahdiga:
Paying people up and down to visit him thinking it will catapult him to presidency

kahal29:
https://politicsnigeria.com/breaking-ayade-remains-cross-river-governor-defeats-pdp/

Born2Breed:
What has your mannequin dullard leader (with a dense follower like you) done since 2015? After $1.4billion

Quelme:
Just imagine how low the so called civilized West is. They can't even respect the dead. Gradually the hypocrisy of the West has been laid bare.

Born2Breed:
Miserable ignoramus.

trutharena:
Some Fact:

DoctorOlasDesk:
Oh. Another Political thug. Good night

Hotice085:
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One of the most useless post I have ever seen on nairaland, just imagine the length of the nonsense he wrote

DoctorOlasDesk:
Trying to banter to have some of my shine rubbed on.


My dear then why has all turn around maintenance since 2001 failed to get it operational even for a single day?

Born2Breed:
Another scam. A steel mill that can't boast of a sheet of steel after 7yrs.

DoctorOlasDesk:
You're deceiving yourself. How will British do turn around maintenance for installations that were installed by Russians from the onset with all units and components up till manual written in Russian language and heavily dependent and reliant on Russian engineering tech?.

Its what happens when people get overly sensational all of a sudden. Russia since USSR has been very good to Nigerians, don't lift a finger in a battle that is bigger than you.


Now to the core issue at hand. The Ajaokuta steel complex was developed by the country by the Russians from the very onset and the Russians took pre-emptive measures to ensure anything around it is done through them and them only.


Almost the entire schematics have Russian inscriptions and manuals and operators needed to be solely trained by Russians to operate them


Secondly, some of the core operational resources used in the production chain line can only be supplied by Russia. No other nation on earth has these highly specialized resources and components

Hence, nothing can be done to Ajaokuta steel complex without the Russians.


Why then has it been made useless for over two decades without use as other like steel industrial complexes.

Here lies what the whites are not telling you guys. British and Russians alike. I know these well hidden truths first hand, cause as a genius with 160+ IQ, I'm privy to highly classified information across these complex issues. Saying this humbly. Though



To make any nation great, one doesn't need politicos, lack of corruption like APC and PDP have both been throwing banters for years


To make any nation great, a nation needs key things like :

Highly operational chemical industrial completed, highly optimized metal refining and processing complex which ranks as the core bedrock of all forms of heavy productivity and industrialization.


So, here's the bane of the matter, take away any nations ability to heavily produce,refine nd process metals and such a nation becomes useless. I dare to say it anywhere



Mind you guys, between 2001 and today over $60 Billion has been spent on revamping the steel complex in batches of $2- $20 Billion for every time it hits the news that repairs are been done.


Guess what guys, it takes average of $15-20 Billion dollars to build a modern one


Same strategy to make the oil and gas industry useless is what's playing here to. The oligarchist and the deliberate desire to keep the nation under developed is the motive behind this.


Who knows if Dangote will also spot this opportunity.


Cc Sarkinyarki
Aconomist

Elvictor:
Ukraine threatening Ukraine, lol, naso them tell people to evacuate Kyiv.



This region is pro-Russia, I don't think, they will even leave sef

hisexcellency34:
Only Arsenal can defeat these two teams easily

kb83:
You don't understand international politics very well am sorry. You forgot the same sanctions were placed on North Korea for years and yet the survived to the point that the West does not have leverage over them today, sanctions sometimes is good, it helps you look in words and prevents over reliance on others, I tell you, if Russia whethers the storm of this sanctions, prepare yourself for a new World Power.

Johel:
They are just escalating this whole thing,making Putin press harder...they think he will back down...lol...all I hail PUTIN!!!

alabo1:
You are the dumbest person I have had a discourse with. Are you too dense to realise that after all your research you have ended up lproving your ignorance? Russia does not provide all the Gas to Europe. It provides between 45-60 percent depending on the country. What Dumbos like you don't realise is that Russia even if it wishes to cannot supply all European Energy needs as it has other commitments to China etc. Europe has always had access to Gas from other sources. However Russian Gas has been preferable due to cost because pipeline/natural gas is always cheaper than LNG (I hope you know there is a difference?) Are you so dumb that you cannot ask yourself a simple question? This facility was there all this while yet Lithuanian with their minute consumption was still connected to Russian Gas? Why? Costs so you don't stress your limited brain capacity. You are here still crowing about a 140 billion per year facility when Germany and Poland alone consume almost 4 trillion cubic a year. Look son go and sleep. You have an infantile understanding of Geo politics

alabo1:
You will never get sense this I have seen. That facility is not to supply Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia alone. I dare you to Please go and research the annual consumption of those countries and get back to me if I an wrong. My point remains the three countries consume about 500 cubic daily. Importance to Russian inflow -nil. 2. Even 10 of this facility cannot service Germany alone. 3. The price of LNG vie a vis pipeline/natural gas makes it prohibitive in the long run. I leave you to try and comprehend. Peace

alabo1:
You are dumb than dumb and dumber. I said combined Lithuania, Estonia and Labia consume 500 cubic a day. You cannot disprove that. Do you get my analysis at all. I am saying the disconnect of these three nations mean nothing revenue wise to Russia. Do you want me to speak pidgin? I tire

alabo1:
Your dumbness is becoming silky. Yes I know it is 140 billion. It is a typo. I will correct it now. Does it change anything or negate the validity of what I have said? If you have no constructive criticism stick to talking about Davido and Chioma. I have no time for intellectual wanabees. Nonsense

alabo1:
You guys are really dumb. 140 cubic feet per annum yes but even 10 of them cannot replace Russian Gas. Germany alone consumes 3 trillion annually. Do you get it now? Furthermore it will take a minimum of 30 years to build sufficient LNG Capacity to replace pipeline Gas from Russia (ships and terminals) go and read and come back. Also how does this data you posted negate my post about the volume Lithuania consumes? You guys just skim data without comprehension and post nonsense. My point is even if Lithuania, Estonia and co don't but Russian Gas for life it is inconsequential. Counter that with an intelligent rebuttal or keep quiet.