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LordReed:
Which is why he should have leveraged that to push demand for the Ruble not now that Europe is galvanising itself to wean off Russian energy.

He made a brilliant decision at the right time. The EU are trying to replace Russian gas. But it won't happen over night. It will take years to achieve that. So before they abandon Russian gas. They will be forced to sort for Ruble to pay for Russian gas. Russia too will find another buyer to replace them. It os as simple as that.

Petdagr8t:
I respect Putin for being strong and courageous but what baffles me is his level of foolishness and miscalculation. How on earth do he think he will a war against almost the entire world?, that's impossible.
Putin should just accept sincere negotiation with Ukraine or risk drawing Russians 50 years backward.

The problem is that nobody knows whether Putin is winning the war or not.

Putin Demands are

1. Ukraine must not join NATO. This has been achieved

2. He want Ukraine to recognise Crimea as part of Russia. This will likely come to pass.

3. He want Ukraine to grant independence to the Donbas. This will likely come to pass too.

4. De-nazification of Ukraine. The Neo-Nazi group in Ukraine are majorly in the East (Mariupol to precise). They have been surrounded. If he can destroy them and take Mariupol, then the de-nazification is achieved.

5. Demilitarisation of Ukraine. I think this mean surrender. I don't think Ukraine will surrender. This will be difficult.

AroleOduduwa2:
The Democrat will ruin this beautiful country. Americans have no clue what that means.
They have gotten a free ride since Bretton Woods.
Just wait till they can't use paper to buy real things.
And the rest of the world will not fund their budget deficits and military adventures.
The US$ falls, so does the empire

Heavily Sanctioning an economic as big as Russia has never happened before. So it is an experiment that no one knows what the outcome would be. So the sanctioned and the sanctioners are taking steps that they don't really know what the true outcome will be in the future.

AroleOduduwa2:
The Democrat will ruin this beautiful country. Americans have no clue what that means.
They have gotten a free ride since Bretton Woods.
Just wait till they can't use paper to buy real things.
And the rest of the world will not fund their budget deficits and military adventures.
The US$ falls, so does the empire

Heavily Sanctioning an economy as big as Russia has never happened before. So it is an experiment that no one knows what the outcome would be. The sanctioned and the sanctioners are taking steps that they don't really know what the true outcome will be.

stinflame:
Don't mind Putin, we agree they have the highest gas deposit and that is because others have not been discovered and harness, he will be shock to see an alternative to Russia Gas.

The EU in a short term has no other choice than to continue buying Russian gas. But in a long term they will find another seller/sellers. Russia will also find another buyer/buyers. But i don't think Russia can get buyer/buyers who will buy as heavy as the EU does right now. For the EU i hope there won't be any reason to sanction the next seller they get.

989900:
Putin grasping at straws . . . I wouldn't have thought Putin was this dumb some few months ago!

Abuse of anything: from power to pleasures, can easily seal a man's downfall.

He is getting desperate and making counter-productive and irrational decisions.

Kindly explain how this move will affect Russia negatively.

sapientia:
They just banned Russia oil when people were ranting they won't even with high cost of gas

USA is a working system, they won't wake and stop that but they have a history of reducing dependence on hostile governments

USA have enough money to change market gradually via their investments in other places, but can China get another customer? NO

It is not really a good strategy. US ban importation of oil from Venezuela and now she is turning to the same Venezuela for oil. They are also considering buying oil from Iran, which they imposed harsh economic sanction on.

What this means is that, they can wake up tomorrow and turn to Russia for oil.

There is no permanent enemy in int'l community. The Russian central Bank fund seized in Europe and US will be released someday.

XXXXTENTACION:
What are you even saying sef...
shey ukraine has dealing with Russia and defeating them back to back...
the should just send at least two missiles to Russia let us check something...

Ukraine does not has such capability. Russian S-400 scored the longest kill by any SAM in the history of the world, when it shot down a Ukrainian SU-27 that is over 100km away on the Belarusian border.

gambojimeta:
No problem. German minister of Energy, we have heard you

It is just common sense. Well, let wait for the outcome of their meeting.

gambojimeta:
Perhaps you know more than the German energy minister plus the Qatari Government.

My point is, if Russia turn off the gas. They will suffer. Qatar and US will not be able to meet up. The deal with Qatar is a long term deal not shot term.

gambojimeta:
What pipeline? Pipeline is just a means of transportation. It's not an oilfield.

Have you heard of LNG tankers and terminals

Lol! The amount of gas the EU uses can not be transported by ships. They need a pipeline. The biggest LNG tanker can carry 266,000 cubic meters of gas. While Russia supply the EU with at least 53 million cubic of gas per day. Now do the maths ...

gambojimeta:

Have they started building the pipeline? No!

Building pipeline alone takes years.

Lastly, what will hapen if they need to sanction Qatar too in future?

obynzo:
I think Russia is trying to throw a bluff, they cannot afford to fight on multiple fronts and the asia pacific region is one keg of gun powder they wouldn't want to ignite. Mind you there is Australia who is also a nuclear power and the other states are weary of China's bullish stance and the last thing they would tolerate is another Chinese ally controlling their shipping routes

The Islands are under Russian control. There are Russian troops, 9K720 Iskander ballistic missiles and S-300V4 defense systems on the Islands already.

sapientia:
When is it going to end?

Russia is overated

If you want to hide a secret from Nigerians, just put it in a write up.

I am sure you didn't read the post.

Great intelligence gathering from Russia.

Tumbulum:
people sound like only Russia has nuclear weapons. United states,Germany,britain,France,Israel,India,Pakestine all have nuclear weapons.

Remove Germany from the list. Germany is not a nuclear state.

How i wish these social media companies can just stay out of politics rather than risking being ban here and there. Now individual countries will be forced to develop their own platform and abandon them.

ShobayoEmma:
Are we sure there's no surprise and attack weaponry in the arsenal of Ukraine?


One thing is certain, Ukraine will outlive Putin.




Buhari, a good man with evil Intentions

Ukraine will outlive Zelenszky, Biden and other leaders too

The bulk of the Chenchen Fighters are in Mariupol and they are advancing. Mariupol will fall this week definitely.

There are a lots of fake news flying around. They claimed to have killed their leader who was not Ukraine then. Now he has gone to join his men in Ukraine.

FERNANDEZISBACK:
Ooh it's now about what Russia has to benefit or respecting a country's sovereignty..you are quite clueless..

China did not want to see Ukraine in shambles...It is Ukraine's biggest trading partner and had numerous infrastructural projects there all of which are now on hold...And when they are resumed they will be much more expensive and complicated...

China has a good relationship with Russia and was strengthening that relationship considerably...Now suddenly Russia is economically and politically in shambles...China did not want to see this either...Now Russia's ability to contribute to the Sino-Russian relationship has shrunk immensely...Russia has gone from being a strong partner to a liability and even something of a burden...
So where is your point here?

What you don't know is that the West is anti-China. If Russia falls, China will be next.

People expect Russia to have a quick victory in Ukraine. But it is impossible to have a quick victory when your enemy is being backed by the most powerful country (US) and 2nd most powerful military (NATO) in the world. Infact it will be extremely difficult to have a victory at all.

Thousands of anti-tank and anti aircraft weapon have been sent to Ukraine and more are on their way. On the battle field, 100 anti-tank weapon against a single Russia tank and 100 anti-aircraft weapon against 1 Russia helicopter or fighter jet. Special forces and mercenaries from different Western countries area already in Ukraine fighting the Russians. Yet the Russians are adapting and they keep advancing. Russian military is indeed superb. Russia have started killing the mercenaries with long range missile in camps and military barracks in LVIV.

Russia was able to neutralize Ukrainian air defense systems in the first 2 hours of the war, But Ukrainian allies are sending more defense systems to Ukraine. The Ukrainians themselves are repairing their abandoned air defense systems fielding them.

Russia has also been sanctioned by several countries with the intention to cripple it's ability to fund the war.

Honestly i expect Russia to back down. But to my surprise, against all odds. The Russian troops are advancing. In next couple of days, they will take over Mariupol and the whole of Donbass. Assault on Odesa will begin soon. Russian troops are trying to effective surround Kharkiv and Kiev. If they can achieve that, it is game over for Ukraine and their backers.

Russia will get it's demands regardless of the outcome of the war. In addition, the entire Ukrainian costal line (from Odesa to Mariupol to Kherson to The sea of Azov) will become Russian territory.

FERNANDEZISBACK:
If you think China will support Russia on this phone then you are a big joker..
Russia has actually placed China in a difficult position...Ukraine and China were on good terms and still in good terms before putin the Warlord invaded..

I kinda support your neutrality on this one so as not to be bias..

What can Ukraine benefit China? Russia is more important to China than any other country in the world. China needs Russian gas and oil.

NigeriaNawa:
Lol, the UK maintains its position as one of the strongest militaries in the world and you know it. And even if they are weak, which African military can match them ? Be honest, name just one.

Meanwhile the UK Javeline missiles have been obliterating scores of overrated Russia tanks in Ukraine.

NATO has the second most powerful military. The US is number one. UK used to be one of the world military power house. But today they are no where to be found.

Reinvented:
Nobody is interested in any propaganda. Its been 4 weeks, yet Putin said Ukraine would fall in 6 days. Putin is clearly not winning even with Belarus joining the war. Small Ukraine has held back and now beating back Russians.

Puttin never said Ukraine will fall in 6 days. The US predicted that Ukraine will fall within 5 days. US & it's allies wants Russia to fail. So they keep sending weapon and mercenaries to Ukraine and Ukrainians are being forced to fight. This is a war between Russia and Ukraine/US//NATO. They are ready to supply arms and mercenaries to Ukraine till the last man.

Belarus military has not joined the war.

HolinessForever:
You can guess that something very BIG got hit tonight in Iran!

There is a possibility that it was a nuclear test.

nijanigga:
Like your brother putin killing babies in Ukraine

Russia still dey learn. US killed 300,000 civilians in Iraq.

cooltola:
Germany might be dependent on Russia gas today does not mean Germany or other European nations are not actively looking for alternate source of fuel in the nearest future or other nations to buy gas from . Russia might not be the only gas nation out there[b]- I know why many folks equate being anti-Putin do being anti Russian which is not far the truth[/b]. Germany and western nations need Russia to survive but they do not like the PUTIN and his cohorts. The western power are after Putin and his Cohorts not the Russian people, they are hoping the sanctions works to stop Putin and force him out of office. Again the more the economy bites, the more the Putin loose his core supporters. I will just wait for next Russia Election or wait and see how far Putin will last.

The West wants to democratize the world. Russia is not a democratic state. Like wise China. The West is anti any country that is not democratize. As long as China and Russia remain undemocratic, the West will continue to push for their fall, irrespective of the kind of leader in power. They are against their political model not the leaders.

The term 'world order' means a world where all the countries are democratize.

cooltola:
Russia is not the only country to have oil Saudi Arabia has oil and energy in abundance , America OPEC nations . Many countries are discovering oil but oil is a big pollutant , So many nations are switching to green due to global warming, the gas pipeline that is linking Russia to Germany is on suspension due to the war . Arm dealing is not a major commodities if there are no war in nation, Israel produces Arms, so does America, Britain, France, Germany, Brazil, - so there are many options to buy arms apart from Russia.
Another misconception is that America want to see China fall, If China fall , American businesses suffer as well. China might not like America or America might hate China. But when it comes to business, making money is key thing and both nations know they need each other to survive. What China wants is to be number 1 economy in the world and let USA become number 2- More like a competition and America still want to be number 2. Beside Have you used a Chinese made good recently- they normally do not last long compare to America products.

The next Russia election will decide a lot if Putin is beloved as many people thinks. No one is against the Russia nation, it is Putin and his cohorts that the West is after.

The gas pipeline from Russia to German is still functioning. There is no replacement for Russia gas in german. The Nord stream II pipeline is on hold. But the Nord stream I is still pumping gas to Europe (It runs from Russia to Ukraine Then to German).

The idea that the world will switch to green energy in the next 20-30 years is laughable. It is not going to happen in the next 50 year. The ships that move goods from one country to another will continue to use crude oil products. The green energy equipment like solar, wind mill, batteries are produced using equipments that use crude oil product. Military equipments (the tanks, fighter jets, bombers, submarine, warships e.t.c) are in millions all over the world and they will continue to use crude oil product for the 80-100 years. Infact the US six generation fighter that is being built will still use crude oil product. Likewise the commercial aircrafts.

So countries are still generation power from coal. Country like German is switching from generating power from coal plant to gas plant. This is the reason for the Nord Stream II. They need more gas. German can not do without Russia energy. It economy will cripple if Russia turn off the gas. German and some European states have not successful switch from coal to gas, no to talk of switching from gas other form of clean energy.

It will take a very long time for the World to switch to green energy. For military equipments countries like China and India have hundreds of Russia fighter jets. The engines, spare part e.t.c for these jet can not be gotten from another country except Russia and it is the same for other countries that buy arms from Russia. Russia will continue to sell engines, missiles, spare parts e.t.c to these countries. Also some of the military equipments are not going to replaced any time soon. Several upgrades will be carried out by Russia. The JF-!7 jet Nigeria bought from Pakistan runs on Russian jet engines. The fighter was built by both China and Pakistan. So indirectly Nigeria part of the importer of Russian arms.

cooltola:
Did you see the thousands of antiwar Russians being arrested? Did you see how many Russians are even against the war? Just as Many Russians Support Putin, Many Russians oppose Putin, the problem is if a Russian oppose Putin ,a Russian be might be locked up and put in prison. So I expect the Resistance within Russia not to show up at the stadium and get arrested by Police , beside the media is controlled by Putin . Here what I do know, Russian make a bulk of its money from the West, a nation losing its customers during a war is just poor business management if anything you want to keep your oil partners when you are waging a war . 2. China might not do business with Russia as one think because China need the West to do business. - , China might not want to upset their western business partners- I expect China to be a neutral as possible. China might hate USA but need USA to do business Most goods produced in China are used in the United States , United Kingdom , Germany and many western nations , 2. For every bomb dropped in Kyiv , Ukraine, Russia is spending millions of dollars because War are not cheap and war requires a lot of resources, food, people and effort. Russia finding customers to buy Russia oil and selling it as a discounted price is just poor business, they make some money to stay afloat . Once the GDP of Russia keep dropping in the long run, Putin popularity might drop 3. Putin has too many enemies within Russia and outside Russia- We will wait till the next Russian Election to see- I might be wrong or right, only God knows

The US is anti-China. She is doing everything she can to stop the Chinese economic growth. Trump did it alone without the EU and he failed. Biden administration's agenda is to counter Chinese economic growth with the support of the EU. China can not afford to let Russia fall. If Russia fall, China will be next.

The US & its allies see these two countries as threats and they will be happy to see them fall. The issue has nothing to do with Ukraine. They needed the opportunity to stop Russian military and economic growth. Now they have it.

Russia is too important to the world. It is the energy power house of the world. It has energy in abundance and sell its energy at a very cheap price to Europe and its allies. It will be very difficult to isolate it. Likewise, she is the 2nd largest exporter of arms. Country like China, Venezuela, Algeria, India e.t.c still depend on Russia for arms. These countries can not be stopped from buying arms from Russia, their military equipments are majorly Russian. So they need to continue buying engines, spare part, missile e.t.c from Russia.

texazzpete:
I guess the translation of this is that you don't have evidence to back up your claim that the city is bigger than Benin.


PS: There's no such thing as 'Azov Oblast'

The Sea of Azov is an internal sea with Russia to the east and Ukraine to the west. It is connected to the larger Black Sea by the Kerch Strait. Now Russia is in control of the entire sea of Azov.

mployer:
Relying on long range missiles because they are loosing the ground battle.

After missiles, move into the city na

The target was in Lviv. LVIV is the border between Ukraine and Poland. There are no Russia troops in the Western part of Ukraine. Russian troop are concentrated in the East (Kiev, Kharkiv, Mariupol, Donbas e.t.c). Ukraine partners (German, Poland, UK, US, Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia e.t.c) are sending weapon and foreign fighters to Ukraine through the Ukraine-Poland border. The Russians are using long range cruise missiles like the Kalibr and Khinzhal missile that can travel more than 1000km to hit Weapon depots and foreign military camps in the West (Lviv).

Russian troops in Ukraine can not take the whole Ukraine. They are too small for that. Infact they can fit in a stadium. They are interested in taking the capital, all the Ukrainian sea ports in the east, and the whole of Donbas. Russia is not really interested in seizing the capital. They mainly interested in seizing all Ukrainian sea ports in the east and the Donbas.

The capital has been surrounded. They are trying to lay siege on the capital to force the Ukrainian to accept cease fire on Russia terms.

At the end of the day. Ukraine will be forced to accept Russian demands and the Donbas, the Azov sea port, Odesa e.t.c will be under Russia control permanently.

MikoB:
When I say Russia is a corrupt country, I am 100% sure, you have never been there that is the reason you defend Russia, this is a country her police take bribes from immigrants and people on a day light, even in naija the police still hide to do this, ask any immigrant in Moscow, this information, if the police can be so corrupt as an important organ of government so what is left? Me I don't base my assumption on western media, but on what I have seen. As for the weapons they used in Ukraine, you are very funny so you mean Russia does not care about the loss of lives of her army personnels that died because the modern day weapons are more important than the lives of her soldiers, leave story this is the best she could do, she might be able to win the war in Ukraine as time goes on but she will never win the battle. Thanks

I totally disagree. Russia is not using it's T-90 tank in Ukraine. Like wise the terminator. They are using the old T-72 tank. Even in the air, they are using the old SU-25.