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Isabelle16:
Sorry for misleading you It's actually too much joy that made me created this thread.

This evening my uncle just called me and told me I would be going to the U.S early next month.He sent me 20k to travel to Abuja and live in his house before he tells me the next step to take.My dream of becoming the U.S President is materializing.I'm VictorUSA. Uncle Teeazer4 am going to yankee to take care of my widowed mum.Shogsman,you promised to take me around when I come.You can reach me here: victorfrancis1@gmail.com.

Ok.....

VictorUSA....... The Future POTUS.

I salute you.

Isabelle16:
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DerrickzB Tonididdy Teeazer4 Shogsman.

I will deactivate my accts.

I have enjoyed your attention.I miss you all and i love you all.

Before you Deactivate,

Why not wait to see Zelensky deactivate the plans of Vladimir Putin.......

Russia Needs Huge Financial Resources for Military Operation - Finance Minister

Russia needs huge financial resources for its military operation in Ukraine, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Friday, putting the amount of budget stimulus for the economy at 8 trillion roubles ($120 billion).

Russia sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24, which prompted the West to impose sanctions against Moscow that have already fanned inflation to near 18% and pushed the country to the brink of recession.

"Money, huge resources are needed for the special operation," Siluanov said in a lecture at a Moscow financial university.

President Vladimir Putin this week ordered 10% rises in pensions and the minimum wage to cushion Russians from inflation, but denied the economic problems were all linked to what Russia calls "a special military operation" in Ukraine.

The measures would cost the federal budget around 600 billion roubles this year and about 1 trillion roubles in 2023, Siluanov said earlier this week.

On Friday, Siluanov also defended capital controls and asset freezes for foreign investors from "unfriendly" countries that Moscow imposed in response to western sanctions.

"We will keep the investments that were made by foreigners from unfriendly countries in Russia in the same way as they will keep our gold and forex reserves," Siluanov said, referring to the western move to freeze around $300 billion worth of Russia's international reserves it accumulated over years.

Siluanov said restrictions on capital moves for foreign investors could remain in place until either sanctions are lifted or reserves are unfrozen.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2022-05-27/russia-will-need-huge-financial-resources-for-military-operation-finance-minister-says%3fcontext=amp

Woto Woto language don enter Ukraine matter.....

I hail Vladimir Putin...... My Villain of the Year.

A Sign that the General Election date is likely to be Shifted....

A Sign that there may be many inconclusive Elections....

A Sign that INEC never change...

If this one win Election, he go decamp go APC..

He dey show for his face...

Odidigboigbo:
Read your Bible very well, doesn't have much children like this, he has about 8 - 10 children. He only had about 1000 women ( wives and concubines) in his life, which does not translate to the number of children he had.

Ok Pastor....

Next time I go read my Bible well well

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged the West to stop playing around with Russia and impose tougher sanctions on Moscow to end its "senseless war" in Ukraine, adding his country would remain independent, the only question was at what price.

Zelenskiy's criticism of the West has mounted in recent days as the European Union moves slowly towards a possible Russian oil embargo and as thousands of Russian forces try to encircle two key eastern cities of Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk.

Three months into its invasion of Ukraine, Russia has abandoned its assault on the capital Kyiv and is trying to consolidate control of the industrial eastern Donbas region, where it has backed a separatist revolt since 2014.

Western military analysts see the battle for Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk as a potential turning point in the war after a shift in momentum towards Russia following the surrender of Ukraine's garrison in Mariupol last week.

"Ukraine will always be an independent state and it won't be broken. The only question is what price our people will have to pay for their freedom, and what price Russia will pay for this senseless war against us," said Zelenskiy in a late-night address on Thursday.

"The catastrophic unfolding events could be still stopped if the world treated the situation in Ukraine as if it were facing the same situation, if the powers that be did not play around with Russia but really pressed to end the war."

Zelenskiy complained about disagreements within the EU on more sanctions against Russia and asked why some nations were being allowed to block the plan.

The EU is discussing a sixth round of punitive measures,including an embargo on Russian oil imports. Such a moverequires unanimity but Hungary opposes the idea for now on thegrounds its economy would suffer too much.

"How many more weeks will the European Union try to agree ona sixth package?" Zelenskiy asked, noting Russia was receiving one billion euros a day from the 27-nation bloc for energy supplies.

"Pressure on Russia is literally a matter of saving lives. Every day of procrastination, weakness, various disputes orproposals to 'pacify' the aggressor at the expense of the victimmerely means more Ukrainians being killed."

Zelenskiy's comments mark the second day in a row that hehas sharpened his criticism of the world's approach to the war.

On Wednesday, he savaged suggestions that Kyiv makeconcessions to bring peace, saying the idea smacked of attemptsto appease Nazi Germany in 1938.

ADVANCING RUSSIAN TROOPS

Russian forces attacked from three sides to try to encircle Ukrainian forces in Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk on Thursday, said Ukraine's military. If the two cities straddling the Siverskiy Donets river fall, nearly all of the Donbas province of Luhansk would be under Russian control.

Luhansk governor Serhiy Gaidai said around 50 Russian soldiers had reached the highway and "managed to gain a foothold", even setting up a checkpoint.

"The checkpoint was broken, they were thrown back ... the Russian army does not control the route now, but they are shelling it," he said. It was possible Ukrainian troops would leave "one settlement, maybe two. We need to win the war, not the battle," he said.

"It is clear that our boys are slowly retreating to more fortified positions - we need to hold back this horde."

Ukrainian interior ministry adviser Vadym Denisenko told a briefing 25 Russian battalions were attempting to surround the Ukrainian forces.

Reuters journalists in Russian-held territory further south saw proof of Moscow's advance in Svitlodarsk, where Ukrainian forces withdrew earlier this week.

The town is now firmly under control of pro-Russian fighters, who have occupied the local government building and hung a Soviet hammer and sickle flag at the door.

Reuters drone footage of the nearby abandoned battlefield showed craters pockmarking a green field surrounded by wrecked buildings. Pro-Russian fighters were milling about in trenches.

The Donbas advance has been backed by massive artillery bombardment. Ukraine's military said 50 towns in the Donetsk and Luhansk provinces came under shelling on Thursday.

The head of Ukraine's armed forces, Valeriy Zaluzhny, called on Telegram for more Western arms, particularly "weapons that will allow us to hit the enemy at a big distance".

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov later warned that any supplies of weapons that could reach Russian territory would be a "a serious step towards unacceptable escalation".

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2022-05-26/stop-playing-with-russia-end-war-zelenskiy-tells-west%3fcontext=amp

As the United States and its allies provide Ukraine with increasingly sophisticated arms, Washington has held discussions with Kyiv about the danger of escalation if it strikes deep inside Russia, U.S. and diplomatic officials tell Reuters.

The behind-the-scenes discussions, which are highly sensitive and have not been previously reported, do not put explicit geographic restrictions on the use of weapons supplied to Ukrainian forces. But the conversations have sought to reach a shared understanding of the risk of escalation, three U.S. officials and diplomatic sources said.

"We have concerns about escalation and yet still do not want to put geographic limits or tie their hands too much with the stuff we're giving them," said one of the three U.S. officials, speaking on condition of anonymity.

President Joe Biden's administration and U.S. allies have been increasingly willing to give Ukraine longer-range weaponry, including M777 howitzers, as Kyiv battles Russia's invasion forces with more success than American intelligence officials had predicted.

The Pentagon's announcement last week that Denmark will provide Ukraine with Harpoon anti-ship missiles would further extend Kyiv's reach.

After initially forecasting Ukraine would be overrun by Russia's much bigger military, American officials have recently voiced hopes that Ukrainian forces can win the war, and want to arm them to do so.

U.S. officials say the Biden administration is even considering supplying Kyiv with the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS), which depending on the munitions can have a range of hundreds of kilometers.

But U.S. intelligence has also warned about growing risks, particularly given a mismatch between Russian President Vladimir Putin's apparent ambitions and the performance of his military. The coming months could put the war on a "more unpredictable and potentially escalatory trajectory," Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines told a Senate hearing this month.

The United States, by design, is not directly combating Russian forces but Pentagon commanders are in constant contact with Ukrainian leaders and have provided critical intelligence that has allowed Ukraine to target Russian troops, on land and at sea, U.S. officials have said.

A second U.S. official, also speaking on condition of anonymity, said Washington and Kyiv had a shared "understanding" about the use of certain Western-provided weapon systems.

"So far, we've been on the same page about the thresholds," the official said.

Ukraine's defence ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned the West that supplying weapons to Ukraine capable of hitting Russian territory would be "a serious step towards unacceptable escalation," according to remarks published on the Russian foreign ministry website on Thursday.

MILITARY TARGETS

Russia has attacked Ukraine's capital and locations far from the front lines of fighting. But Ukraine has not reciprocated with attacks on a major Russian city or carried out strikes deep inside Russia, including on military targets such as weapons manufacturers or supply hubs far from the border.

Russian officials have repeatedly accused the Ukrainian military carrying out cross-border attacks, including on a fuel depot in the city of Belgorod. It justified its invasion of Ukraine partly on the premise that Ukraine was a threat to Russia -- an idea that Kyiv and the West reject.

In what one diplomatic source said was a clear indication Kyiv understood the sensitivities of any cross-border action, Ukraine has declined to confirm any involvement in those alleged incidents. The United States also has not commented.

The U.S. sensitivities came into public view in April, when the Pentagon cited U.S. intelligence warnings about the risk of a military escalation between Russia and the NATO alliance if the United States transferred fighter jets to Ukraine.

Democratic Representative Jason Crow, who visited Ukraine in the past month and spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, said he was not concerned about escalation risk and that Ukraine would use the weapons being provided in the south.

Three months into the conflict, Russia is focusing its campaign in the south after a failed attempt to capture Kyiv.

"We should reiterate, as we do in all cases, that these weapons should be used responsibly," said Crow, a veteran Army Ranger who sits on the Armed Services Committee and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence in Congress.

"But I'm less concerned about the issue of escalation than making sure that Ukrainians can win now and push back the Russian forces."

The first U.S. official said Ukraine had plenty of targets to hit inside Ukraine, and that was the goal of obtaining longer-range weaponry from Western allies.

Douglas Lute, a former U.S. ambassador to NATO and retired Army lieutenant general, agreed Ukraine has enough Russian targets inside Ukraine to worry about.

But he acknowledged the risk for escalation and political division inside NATO should Ukraine strike deep inside Russia.

"It would spark a divisive debate inside the alliance. And, of course, the alliance doesn't want that. And neither does Ukraine," Lute told Reuters.

One remaining question is whether Ukraine could change its strategy if the war takes a turn for the worse, perhaps using U.S.-provided weaponry in ways not originally intended.

"There could be scenarios where the Ukrainians are backed into such a corner that they feel they have to escalate further, but we haven't seen that yet," the second U.S. official said.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/exclusive-us-ukraine-discuss-danger-escalation-new-arms-extend-kyivs-reach-2022-05-26/

Ukraine’s richest man says he plans to sue Russia over what he said was $17 billon to $20 billion in losses caused by its bombardment of steel plants he owns in the devastated city of Mariupol.

The Azovstal steelworks suffered heavy damage from Russian bombing and shelling after the sprawling plant became the last bastion of defense in the southern port city.

The Illich Steel and Iron Works, also owned by Akhmetov, was also badly damaged during Russian shelling of Mariupol.

“We will definitely sue Russia and demand proper compensation for all losses and lost business,” Rinat Akhmetov, who owns the biggest Ukrainian steelmaker Metinvest, told Ukrainian news portal mrpl.city in an interview.

Asked how much money Metinvest had lost because of the damage to Azovstal and Illich, he said: “The replacement cost ... due to Russian aggression is from $17 to $20 billion. The final amount will be determined in a lawsuit against Russia.”

Billionaire Akhmetov had already seen his business empire shattered before the war by eight years of fighting in Ukraine’s east after pro-Russian separatists took over swaths of territory there.

Since Russia’s invasion on Feb. 24, Metinvest has announced it cannot deliver its supply contracts. While Akhmetov’s financial and industrial SCM Group is servicing its debt obligations, his private power producer DTEK has restructured its debt portfolio, he said.

Akhmetov said he had remained in Ukraine since the war with Russia began, adding: “We believe in our country and believe in our victory.”

https://www.google.com/amp/s/english.alarabiya.net/amp/News/world/2022/05/26/Ukraine-s-richest-man-Rinat-Akhmetov-plans-to-sue-Russia-for-huge-losses

Kingsnairaland:
Don't mind him the war crimes that Bush and Obama and Tony Blair did is far more than putin own but he is so in love with USA he won't see it or hear it.

Lol.....

See as you dey blast me for my back...

For your information....

I have repeatedly called out Bush and Blair for their War Crimes...

If you can, Go through my previous comments and see where I call them War Criminals..

I don't support nonsense.

Afamsi:
But destruction of other peoples country leads to good abi

Abeg help me ask him oo

Pastor Putin is Preaching Russian Sermon.

gambojimeta:
I don't think this would change anything.

There is a NRA convention tomorrow in Houston, and the governor is attending. They have not even buired the poor kids that their body got ripped apart with bullets.

Just imagine. These politicians don't care.

Bros make we talk true ooo

In as much as we Love and Support the United States....

Have you noticed that this kind of Nonsense Killings and Mass Shooting in Schools rarely happen in China and Russia...

You don't see this kind of Nonsense in most Authoritarian states.....

Democratic values and Idealogy is now becoming a curse....

President Joe Biden is fast becoming Mourner in Chief. ........ From Commander in Chief

Almost on a weekly basis, he is visiting families of victims of Mass Shooting...

I know it is not his fault, Because if he had his way, he would Implement Tougher Gun Control without thinking about it.

But we can clearly see one Advantage of Authoritarian style of leadership..

Russia and China will be laughing at the United States because of their failure to curb this menace.

hayzed19:
The NRA is America's longest-standing civil rights organization and a powerful lobbying group in US politics.
So taking the guns away won't be easy for them.

So Powerful that only Mitt Romney has collected more than 13 million dollars from them so far......

seunny4lif:
Until they will kill his own family then he will want to ban guns

No mind that Governor...

When hand touch his family member, then he will change his mouth from mental health solution...

To Tougher Gun Control Solution.

Typicool8:
This one comes from Solomon's lineage

He is the Solomon of our time..

Why this guy just dey waste money and time like this...

He is bound to spoil any little chance PDP has to win the election....

Betscoreodds:
Well truly no one wins nuke war because even if Russia intercept the nuke the radiation and chemicals and biological things inside will still rain on the city.

No one wins or loses and since this is the mathematical outcome then USA should stop spreading nato near Russia so that the past peace we have will continue .

OK.......

When I see Joe Biden and Jens Stoltenberg, I will tell them not to advance any further to Russia's doorsteps..... .....

But Seriously,

Nobody would dare Invade Russia military and get away with it. ...... It can't happen.

So I don't understand all these fuzz and buzz about NATO's Expansion that Putin keeps crying about.

Putin is just Crying Wolf...

Even North Korea with fewer Nukes have not been Invaded militarily, is it Agbalagba Russia that NATO would now Invade ?

badumjoy:
This is the point I am making. He can only serve 4 years and the north will take it again, (note that Buhari will just be completing 8 years.

But if the first 2 un-elective years are counted, it's worse !

Either way the arrangement is not good for the south interest.

Ok I see....

But the first 2 years would not be counted because those years are for the Yar'adua Presidency.....

Betscoreodds:
Google who has the best air defence system in the world.

USA nukes can't reach Russia.

Time will tell.

Why do you think they want nato nations to stay near Russia it because usa don't have good air defence system.

Ehen..... Tell me story

So after Putin send Satan 2 to finish off America, he would now use Russia's impregnable defense systems to prevent an attack on the Russian mainland..

Ok I see........ Bros, clap for yourself....

Kindly Check the link below.

https://www.defense.gov/Multimedia/Experience/Americas-Nuclear-Triad/

Note...... Very Important

The United States and Russia have long agreed nuclear employment could have devastating consequences. Both nations agree that "a nuclear war cannot be won, and must never be fought," ............ Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby

"We must do everything possible to avoid the horrors of a Global War" ........ Vladimir Putin (During his victory day speech)

But some people here on Nairaland are clamouring for a Nuclear War because they believe that they know more than the United States and Russia...

That is not only Ludicrous but Ridiculous........

There can never be a Winner in a Nuclear War.

Igbofam2:
My dear very true. They are now clearly seeing the deceptive ways of Russia.

To took the war to start opening their eyes.

They are no Russian yet get sent to the front lines over a way Russian initiated.

Their mothers and wives are tired of their kids who are not even military trained dying for nothing and being used as cannon fodder.

In other words the Russian army are actually the ones hiding behind civilians as this video clearly shows.

They were all forcibly conscripted from their schools and offices with zero military training so are actually civilians with guns

Imagine having just 60% of your numbers remaining from those who went to fight in Mariupol. They saw shege

And the most painful aspect is that when these soldiers die in the Frontlines, they hide the truth from their family members...

It is a known fact that they no longer send soldiers from Moscow and St Petersburg to the Frontlines because their family members t would demand for answers when something go wrong...

They send soldiers from the villages and small towns to the Frontlines because their family members would demand less accountability..

The Family members of the Moskva that sank are still demanding for answers...

Kingsnairaland:
Your eye will open when nukes starts flying.

When Nukes start flying...

Your Mother Russia, would no longer exist ooo...

I hope you know that...

Is that what you want ?

Kingsnairaland:
It like China has developed a technology that causes USA submarine and fighter jet to crash all the time near China sea.

You badly wish such Technology exits....

Guy relax...

Your hatred for the United States is making you imagine an "Anti-US Technology" where there is no such Technology..

Relax your mind.

Internal fighting...

The first step to defeat for any strong Army...

Like for Tinubu

Share for Osibanjo

Jonathan is a Goal...

These Northerners are smarter than their Shadow..

badumjoy:
The drafting of Jonathan into APC, and the promise of the presidential-seat bait is not only a clandestine, but ominous one. The Northern cabals' choice of Mr. Jonathan is not intended for the benefit of Nigeria but for ethnic-based selfishness. Mr. Jonathan will win, and the same cabal will head to the court and secure his disqualification(to rule more that another 2 yrs) to pave way for his vice (a northern person ) to continue. By the Nigerian constitution, nobody can be a president of Nigeria more than Two terms of eight years. If he accepts APC bait and wins the general election 2023, then, he shall have won two terms and his four years tenure (combined with his previous 6 year rule) shall have amounted to ten years. I hope his lawyers will think in this line. Mr. Jonathan should not play himself into this disgraceful game.

The North is still not happy that Mr. Jonathan refuse to honour the gentleman agreement on the PDP's presidential rotation btw the north and south. His insistence and going ahead to contest after the Yaraduah tenure killed that agreement.

Looking the other side, i also see his eagerness to go back to Aso Rock as an opportunity to right the wrong of his previous 6 years' rule. H e had admitted the he did treat his region well, so this will offer him great oppotunity.

In the Eyes of the Constitution,

Jonathan has done only one term as President...

The first 2 years he served as President was to finish Umaru Musa Yar'adua first term ..

The first 2 years is not part of the 8 years he his allowed to rule as President.

China Wants 10 Pacific Nations to Sign a Major Cooperation Agreement.

China wants 10 small Pacific nations to endorse a sweeping agreement covering everything from security to fisheries in what one leader warns is a “game-changing” bid by Beijing to wrest control of the region.

A draft of the agreement obtained by The Associated Press shows that China wants to train Pacific police officers, team up on “traditional and non-traditional security,” and expand law enforcement cooperation.

China also wants to jointly develop a marine plan for fisheries — which would include the Pacific’s lucrative tuna catch — increase cooperation on running the region’s internet networks, and set up cultural Confucius Institutes and classrooms. China also mentions the possibility of setting up a free trade area with the Pacific nations.

China’s move comes as Foreign Minister Wang Yi and a 20-strong delegation begin a visit to the region this week.

Wang is visiting seven of the countries he hopes will endorse the “Common Development Vision” — the Solomon Islands, Kiribati, Samoa, Fiji, Tonga, Vanuatu, and Papua New Guinea.

Wang is also holding virtual meetings with the other three potential signatories — the Cook Islands, Niue, and the Federated States of Micronesia.

He is hoping the countries will endorse the pre-written agreement as part of a joint communique after a scheduled May 30 meeting in Fiji he is holding with the foreign ministers from each of the 10 countries.

But Micronesia’s President David Panuelo has written an eight-page letter to the leaders of other Pacific nations saying his nation won’t be endorsing the plan and warning of dire consequences if others do.

Panuelo said in his letter, which the AP has obtained, that behind attractive words in the agreement like “equity” and “justice” are many worrying details

Among other concerns, he said, is that the agreement opens the door for China to own and control the region’s fisheries and communications infrastructure. He said China could intercept emails and listen in on phone calls.

Panuelo said in his letter that the agreement is “an intent to shift those of us with diplomatic relations with China very close to Beijing’s orbit, intrinsically tying the whole of our economies and societies to them.”

He warns the agreement would needlessly heighten geopolitical tensions and threaten regional stability.

In his letter, Panuelo said the Common Development Vision is “the single most game-changing proposed agreement in the Pacific in any of our lifetimes,” and it “threatens to bring a new Cold War era at best, and a World War at worst.”

Panuelo declined to comment on the letter or the proposed agreement.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said Wednesday he didn’t know about Panuelo’s letter.

“But I don’t agree at all with the argument that cooperation between China and the South Pacific island countries will trigger a new Cold War,” he said.

He said that China “has a long history of friendly relations with the South Pacific island countries” and had long provided them economic and technical assistance without any political strings attached.

Like some other countries in the Pacific, Micronesia is finding itself increasingly caught between the competing interests of Washington and Beijing.

Micronesia has close ties to the United States through a Compact of Free Association. But it also has what Panuelo describes in his letter as a “Great Friendship” with China that he hopes will continue despite his opposition to the agreement.

The security aspects of the agreement will be particularly troubling to many in the region and beyond, especially after China signed a separate security pact with Solomon Islands last month.

That pact has raised fears that China could send troops to the island nation or even establish a military base there, not far from Australia. Solomon Islands and China say there are no plans for a base.

The May 30 meeting will be the second between Wang and the Pacific islands’ foreign ministers after they held a virtual meeting last October.

Those who follow China’s role in the Pacific will be scrutinizing the wording of the draft agreement.

Among its provisions: “China will hold intermediate and high-level police training for Pacific Island countries.”

The agreement says the countries will strengthen “cooperation in the fields of traditional and non-traditional security” and will “expand law enforcement cooperation, jointly combat transnational crime, and establish a dialog mechanism on law enforcement capacity and police cooperation.”

The agreement would also see the nations “expand exchanges between governments, legislatures and political parties.”

The draft agreement also stipulates that the Pacific countries “firmly abide” by the one-China principle, under which Taiwan, a self-ruled island democracy, is considered by Beijing to be part of China.

Taiwan currently maintains ties with four Pacific island countries: Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau, and Tuvalu.

The draft would also uphold the “non-interference” principle that China often cites as a deterrent to other nations speaking out about its human rights record.

The agreement says that China and the Pacific countries would jointly formulate a marine spatial plan “to optimize the layout of the marine economy, and develop and utilize marine resources rationally, so as to promote a sustainable development of blue economy.”

China also promises more investment in the region by mobilizing private capital and encouraging “more competitive and reputable Chinese enterprises to participate in direct investment in Pacific Island countries.”

China also promised to dispatch Chinese language consultants, teachers, and volunteers to the islands.

The AP has also obtained a draft of a five-year action plan that’s intended to sit alongside the Common Development Vision, which outlines a number of immediate incentives that China is offering to the Pacific nations.

In the action plan, China says it will fully implement 2,500 government scholarships through 2025.

“In 2022, China will hold the first training program for young diplomats from Pacific Island countries, depending on the pandemic situation,” the draft plan states, adding that China will also hold seminars on governance and planning for the Pacific nations.

In the draft action plan, China says it will build criminal investigation laboratories as needed by the Pacific nations that can be used for fingerprint testing, forensic autopsies, and electronic forensics.

China also says it will also spend an additional $2 million and send 200 medics to the islands to help fight COVID-19 and promote health, and promises to help the countries in their efforts to combat climate change.

https://thediplomat.com/2022/05/china-wants-10-pacific-nations-to-sign-a-major-cooperation-agreement/

Read Also :

France Assures Ukraine of European Union membership.

https://www.nairaland.com/7143837/france-reassures-ukraine-it-part

VictorUSA1:
KillerCrocodile come and see for yourself.

Yeah I saw this Great NEWS yesterday....

And the enemies of the United States would hope and wish that nothing good comes out of this one too.

Just as they have been hoping and wishing for the collapse of the NATO alliance..

They dislike the NATO alliance and wish it can Disintegrate and Scatter....... But NATO has celebrated 73 years.

73 years of frustrating their dreams, Aspirations and Appetite for Bullying and grabbing the Lands of smaller Nations...

So I Wish this Indo-Pacific Economic Framework many fruitful years of Economic Prosperity and Success for every participant.

And all the enemies of this New Economic Framework would end up as the No 1 Salesperson for the Framework...

Just as Putin has become NATO's salesman of the Year..

dapoRead:
East is another term for middle east. Russia is not East as such but more Eurasia.
The perfect word to express Russia is Eurasia.

When you say west is right but east is wrong.. It sends a kind of contradictory message.

Can you define the phrase "war crimes" based on international standard?
You probably don't even know what you are talking about.

You that know what you are talking about....

I have said thank you to you..

Is that not enough for you...

I dont have time for meaningless debate

dapoRead:
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You should perhaps put should more efforts and condemnation directed to those war criminals who have shelled and killed civilians for 8 years non stop. It was reported that about 13-14k have died since the Donbass war began in 2014.

Yes, you have a point. Without being emotional here, the facts on the ground remain, Ukraine is being used as cannon fodder and as such here we are today. Someone has got to take the leadership and this is what we are seeing. Someone standing up and saying enough is enough..,

Everyday is for the thief but one day is for the owner. That one day is the stage we are right now.

We could go on and on. The west is wrong and history repeating itself 1 millions times, they will still be wrong in the case.

I will always condemn war crimes whenever it happens...

And the fact that the Azov battalion did it in the Donbas does not mean it is now right when Putin's troops do it in Ukraine.

So the West is wrong and the East is right...

Ok, I get it....

Thanks

VictorUSA1:
Not just EU but NATO too.

Na who make pencil..... Na him also make Eraser...

The same people that made the laws "MAY" bend the law to accommodate certain groups at certain times.