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Re: US Forces Seizes Sanctioned, Russia-flagged Oil Tanker(photos) by Onlinetutor7: 3:38pm On Jan 07
Yes they have. Always Confirm before talking shit like Russia who will always talk but can't act.
Mattswaggz:
Do they have military pacts or what....why are most of you talking like dumbos?. undecided.
Re: US Forces Seizes Sanctioned, Russia-flagged Oil Tanker(photos) by Mattswaggz: 3:43pm On Jan 07
Onlinetutor7:
Yes they have. Always Confirm before talking shit like Russia who will always talk but can't act.
See mumu.....show proof and stop talking like a dumbo that you are..... Russia doesn't have any military pact with Venezuela last I checked... present your evidence. undecided .
Re: US Forces Seizes Sanctioned, Russia-flagged Oil Tanker(photos) by Mattswaggz: 3:43pm On Jan 07
Botragelad:
I'm not the one crying about my tanker getting seized by USA 🦅🦅🦅🦅
I am not the one creating my happiness here with lies and deceit. cheesy cheesy cheesy .
Re: US Forces Seizes Sanctioned, Russia-flagged Oil Tanker(photos) by josielewa(m): 3:46pm On Jan 07
A vessel that is russia custody as we speak...una go just bring propanganda come nairaland fp....
Re: US Forces Seizes Sanctioned, Russia-flagged Oil Tanker(photos) by nedekid: 3:47pm On Jan 07
Botragelad:
Haha, Russia's in trouble again. How funny is it that their warships and submarine couldn't stop the US from grabbing that tanker? Lol.
They thought Trump was just joking around.

Where's that guy "Writteng" so he can come here and push his propaganda about how Russia is the greatest power? From Iran to Syria to Venezuela to Ukraine, Russia keeps falling apart. Now they're like a thief who always gets caught.

Big lesson for people who won't face facts. The US is the world's top power for a good reason, like it or not. Russia will keep getting hit until their economy falls apart.
Any sensable person, even a halfwit will know it is because the sent russian vessels had not arrived the scene.
Re: US Forces Seizes Sanctioned, Russia-flagged Oil Tanker(photos) by splendournoni(m): 3:50pm On Jan 07
Botragelad:
Haha, Russia's in trouble again. How funny is it that their warships and submarine couldn't stop the US from grabbing that tanker? Lol.
They thought Trump was just joking around.

Where's that guy "Writteng" so he can come here and push his propaganda about how Russia is the greatest power? From Iran to Syria to Venezuela to Ukraine, Russia keeps falling apart. Now they're like a thief who always gets caught.

Big lesson for people who won't face facts. The US is the world's top power for a good reason, like it or not. Russia will keep getting hit until their economy falls apart.
Make American film no deceive anybody... US no be anybody mate for anything this people are ahead already
Re: US Forces Seizes Sanctioned, Russia-flagged Oil Tanker(photos) by Firstcitizen: 3:52pm On Jan 07
Botragelad:
Haha, Russia's in trouble again. How funny is it that their warships and submarine couldn't stop the US from grabbing that tanker? Lol.
They thought Trump was just joking around.

Where's that guy "Writteng" so he can come here and push his propaganda about how Russia is the greatest power? From Iran to Syria to Venezuela to Ukraine, Russia keeps falling apart. Now they're like a thief who always gets caught.

Big lesson for people who won't face facts. The US is the world's top power for a good reason, like it or not. Russia will keep getting hit until their economy falls apart.
The tanker is a Venezuelan tanker that was shadowed by the US for weeks and only recently tranferred its registeration under the Russian flag.The subs are enroute so they quickly boarded the defenseless tanker. They should have waited for the Rus before seizing it. Russia will retaliate definitely. Trump wants to plunge the world into a 3rd world war.

Those burger eating yankee military cannot match those tested battle hardened Rus in conventional warefare, they cannot even match Ukraine
Re: US Forces Seizes Sanctioned, Russia-flagged Oil Tanker(photos) by BigCowHornn: 3:54pm On Jan 07
No
HacheNoire:
Daylight theft!

I thought Maduro was the reason for previous thefts!

In 2026, A country dictating to another country on who to trade with and sell products to.

This is outright bullying.

´´We are partners with Chevron, which is a company from the United States, but they want our oil without paying, because they want to lower costs for the United States in an economic process that is very badly hit. Today they are no longer the world’s leading economic power. It is China now; they have been displaced. And they believe they can recover that position, and to do so they need Venezuela’s oil for free. And for it to be free, it has to be stolen.

Do they really think that we, as a people, are going to allow it—give away our oil, give away our riches? Well, they had to do it the way they did: by assault, by using military force to seize a merchant ship that was transporting Venezuela’s oil. And when their top authority was asked what they were going to do with that oil, they answered: “Keep it.”

They talk so much about the Tren de Aragua, yet they behave like the Tren de Aragua themselves—robbing Haiti, stealing Venezuela’s oil with absolutely no legal justification. None. It is a flagrant, shameless, barbaric, and savage violation of international law.

They want to impose the law of the jungle.´´

-Venezuelan Acting Pres. Delcy Gonzalez
With all your knowledge you don't even know anything


United States was hard massive steaks in Venezuelan oil but it was nationalized and the American company driven away

America went to world cup and most granted compensation in the billions of dollar but Venezuela refused to pay.

The reason why most people don't know this fact is that it happened decades ago,

Now Donald Trump has come palm up. They must pay by Force.

That is what you are seeing


President is a drug trafficker that's a different matter
Re: US Forces Seizes Sanctioned, Russia-flagged Oil Tanker(photos) by LeeSmart: 3:57pm On Jan 07
Chucks13:
Ok I think Trump want Word War before he leave office 2027.

All South America countries hate him with passion and getting read for him.

The EU are getting ready for him.over Greenland a Demark territory.

The Arabian axis don't want to see his face.

Asia with powers like China, North Korea, India and Pakistan don't want to see his face.

South Africa and some other Afr8ica countries don't like him.

A so called I'm fighting for christain who went to Venezuela with 98% christain, bombed them and killed over hundred same christain the hypocrite claimed defending...
Stop hiding behind that moniker Abdulmalik😂😂
Re: US Forces Seizes Sanctioned, Russia-flagged Oil Tanker(photos) by HacheNoire: 3:59pm On Jan 07
BigCowHornn:
No



With all your knowledge you don't even know anything


United States was hard massive steaks in Venezuelan oil but it was nationalized and the American company driven away

America went to world cup and most granted compensation in the billions of dollar but Venezuela refused to pay.

The reason why most people don't know this fact is that it happened decades ago,

Now Donald Trump has come palm up. They must pay by Force.

That is what you are seeing


President is a drug trafficker that's a different matter
Is it a crime for a country to nationalize its natural resources? They were duly compensated. Don’t fall for the false flags!

Moreover, they were robbed Venezuela while they were there to the tune of billions too.

The USA is known to always lie when they want to steal. It’s same playbook but a different page.

A country nationalized its asset and so what? Didn’t they rig and steal from Venezuela before that was done?
Re: US Forces Seizes Sanctioned, Russia-flagged Oil Tanker(photos) by Razzness(m): 4:01pm On Jan 07
Na people like una make them use us do slavery for 400 years. God forbid bad thing.
Onlinetutor7:
Maduro does not have the interest of Venezuelans at heart. It is better for Trump to handle their resources, Venezuelans will benefit more
Re: US Forces Seizes Sanctioned, Russia-flagged Oil Tanker(photos) by lezz(m):
Botragelad:
Haha, Russia's in trouble again. How funny is it that their warships and submarine couldn't stop the US from grabbing that tanker? Lol.
They thought Trump was just joking around.

Where's that guy "Writteng" so he can come here and push his propaganda about how Russia is the greatest power? From Iran to Syria to Venezuela to Ukraine, Russia keeps falling apart. Now they're like a thief who always gets caught.

Big lesson for people who won't face facts. The US is the world's top power for a good reason, like it or not. Russia will keep getting hit until their economy falls apart.
WriteerNg, or WriterNg the doofus writes on propaganda and illusions. When he fantasizes, he writes as facts.

Ukraine has been holding Russia for 4 years now bypassing its air defence systems.

Many people well informed know Russia is just a third world country with nuclear.
Re: US Forces Seizes Sanctioned, Russia-flagged Oil Tanker(photos) by Riskymarvelous(m): 4:07pm On Jan 07
After God and Jesus Christ nah trump
Re: US Forces Seizes Sanctioned, Russia-flagged Oil Tanker(photos) by JuanDeDios: 4:08pm On Jan 07
Botragelad:
Haha, Russia's in trouble again. How funny is it that their warships and submarine couldn't stop the US from grabbing that tanker? Lol.
They thought Trump was just joking around.

Where's that guy "Writteng" so he can come here and push his propaganda about how Russia is the greatest power? From Iran to Syria to Venezuela to Ukraine, Russia keeps falling apart. Now they're like a thief who always gets caught.

Big lesson for people who won't face facts. The US is the world's top power for a good reason, like it or not. Russia will keep getting hit until their economy falls apart.
This action isn't aimed at Russia though. It's aimed at Venezuela. The Kremlin boss is Trump's boss, and Trump doesn't go after him.
Re: US Forces Seizes Sanctioned, Russia-flagged Oil Tanker(photos) by Baxilexi(m):
My analysis, The US has declared war on Russia and China but is implementing it in phases.

Hatred has blinded a lot of folks from the rationality of Donald Trump. In his first time in office he made history as the first US president to re-establish ties with Taiwan, also went ahead and met with Kim Jong Un to establish peace. He met with Putin severally and tried to improve relationships to the extent of promising to build trump towers in Russia.

But there was something common to all these characters, deceit! They toyed with his gesture and made him a laughing stock amongst the committee of nations. Because of Russia Trump had/has a fall out with the EU. Recently, he tried to extend a hand of friendship to Russia in Alaska, Putin came in and pissed all over Trumps home, a high-stake meeting of such calibre was left with no agreement.

The US again sponsored bilateral meetings in Saudi, all paid for, for days to weeks, Russia still refused to come to the negotiating table.
He kicked Zelenskyy out of the White House to please Putin, still Russia refused to negotiate.

But something happened the day he met Zelenskyy at the Vatican that spurred something inside of him. His wrath has been released.

He is stockpiling, and needs Venezuela and Greenland for both economic and security purposes.
Only naive folks think Venezuela is about oil, America is one of the largest producers of oil, Venezuela has oil but is not in the top 10 largest producers globally.

Trump wants the global energy market under his control, then the war begins.
Nigeria is strategic to his plans because he needs to stifle China and Russia’s ambitions in West and Central Africa.

I still wonder how Nigerians support countries like China and Russia that have no human rights policy.
El chapo stood a fair trial, so is Maduro, Russia and China would unalive their adversaries with no fair hearing, if in doubt ask the ghost of Prigozhin.
Re: US Forces Seizes Sanctioned, Russia-flagged Oil Tanker(photos) by correctguy101(m): 4:13pm On Jan 07
Botragelad:
Haha, Russia's in trouble again. How funny is it that their warships and submarine couldn't stop the US from grabbing that tanker? Lol.
They thought Trump was just joking around.

Where's that guy "Writteng" so he can come here and push his propaganda about how Russia is the greatest power? From Iran to Syria to Venezuela to Ukraine, Russia keeps falling apart. Now they're like a thief who always gets caught.

Big lesson for people who won't face facts. The US is the world's top power for a good reason, like it or not. Russia will keep getting hit until their economy falls apart.
Is there anyone today who'd deny the strength of the US?

But I still insist they won't dare tackle those close to them in strength the way they tackle these weak nations. Their crown go fall off during the fight....

This i assure you any sensible person would know.
Re: US Forces Seizes Sanctioned, Russia-flagged Oil Tanker(photos) by BigCowHornn: 4:16pm On Jan 07
HacheNoire:
Is it a crime for a country to nationalize its natural resources? They were duly compensated. Don’t fall for the false flags!

Moreover, they were robbed Venezuela while they were there to the tune of billions too.

The USA is known to always lie when they want to steal. It’s same playbook but a different page.

A country nationalized its asset and so what? Didn’t they rig and steal from Venezuela before that was done?
It is not a crime as long as you pay compensation

The world international Court awarded the US compensation to the tune of billions. It was an international crime for Virgin that you refuse to pay that is why you see Donald Trump behaving the way he is behaving
Re: US Forces Seizes Sanctioned, Russia-flagged Oil Tanker(photos) by FatimaAbubakar(f): 4:17pm On Jan 07
E
HacheNoire:
Daylight theft!

I thought Maduro was the reason for previous thefts!

In 2026, A country dictating to another country on who to trade with and sell products to.

This is outright bullying.

´´We are partners with Chevron, which is a company from the United States, but they want our oil without paying, because they want to lower costs for the United States in an economic process that is very badly hit. Today they are no longer the world’s leading economic power. It is China now; they have been displaced. And they believe they can recover that position, and to do so they need Venezuela’s oil for free. And for it to be free, it has to be stolen.

Do they really think that we, as a people, are going to allow it—give away our oil, give away our riches? Well, they had to do it the way they did: by assault, by using military force to seize a merchant ship that was transporting Venezuela’s oil. And when their top authority was asked what they were going to do with that oil, they answered: “Keep it.”

They talk so much about the Tren de Aragua, yet they behave like the Tren de Aragua themselves—robbing Haiti, stealing Venezuela’s oil with absolutely no legal justification. None. It is a flagrant, shameless, barbaric, and savage violation of international law.

They want to impose the law of the jungle.´´

-Venezuelan Acting Pres. Delcy Gonzalez
I always look forward to your cries on nairaland. E dey sweet me.
Re: US Forces Seizes Sanctioned, Russia-flagged Oil Tanker(photos) by CSTRR: 4:18pm On Jan 07
Imagine when a country that prints the currency of international trade decides to focus the vast majority of that currency into its military.
That is an overwhelming power and advantage.

The reason why the US is not among the top 5 countries with the highest standard of living, despite its wealth is because it is diverting the resources into its military.

$900b/year behemoth. if you think you can beat that, then goodluck.

The only way to defeat america is to defeat the dollar.

Defeating the dollar means the US would have to buy talent, labour and resources like everybody else, instead of just easily printing the raw cash for it.
And that would severely impact on how much they can spend on their military.

China has the right idea. Unfortunately, they are not democratic, and they tinker with their currency too much to have a long term trust among the world's economies.
Re: US Forces Seizes Sanctioned, Russia-flagged Oil Tanker(photos) by PDPGuy: 4:22pm On Jan 07
Onlinetutor7:
Maduro does not have the interest of Venezuelans at heart. It is better for Trump to handle their resources, Venezuelans will benefit more
😂😂😂😂
Re: US Forces Seizes Sanctioned, Russia-flagged Oil Tanker(photos) by Guestmale: 4:29pm On Jan 07
Now that America has seized Russia ship,I want to see the response of the so called super power Russia.

Mr kalingard or is it Writerng,it done happened o, America don seize your almighty Russia's ship, what is going to happen now.
Re: US Forces Seizes Sanctioned, Russia-flagged Oil Tanker(photos) by 2RightHands1Coc(m): 4:33pm On Jan 07
Stop being Emotional like a little Girl. You know nothing like Jon Snow
Chucks13:
Ok I think Trump want Word War before he leave office 2027.

All South America countries hate him with passion and getting read for him.

The EU are getting ready for him.over Greenland a Demark territory.

The Arabian axis don't want to see his face.

Asia with powers like China, North Korea, India and Pakistan don't want to see his face.

South Africa and some other Afr8ica countries don't like him.

A so called I'm fighting for christain who went to Venezuela with 98% christain, bombed them and killed over hundred same christain the hypocrite claimed defending...
Re: US Forces Seizes Sanctioned, Russia-flagged Oil Tanker(photos) by Frankiss44(m): 4:35pm On Jan 07
josielewa:
A vessel that is russia custody as we speak...una go just bring propanganda come nairaland fp....
Why ona dey deceive ona self.. The US has seized it
Re: US Forces Seizes Sanctioned, Russia-flagged Oil Tanker(photos) by Frankiss44(m): 4:36pm On Jan 07
Guestmale:
Now that America has seized Russia ship,I want to see the response of the so called super power Russia.
Paper Tiger will cry to the UN and condemn as usual
Re: US Forces Seizes Sanctioned, Russia-flagged Oil Tanker(photos) by 2RightHands1Coc(m): 4:38pm On Jan 07
Amateur analyst
Firstcitizen:
The tanker is a Venezuelan tanker that was shadowed by the US for weeks and only recently tranferred its registeration under the Russian flag.The subs are enroute so they quickly boarded the defenseless tanker. They should have waited for the Rus before seizing it. Russia will retaliate definitely. Trump wants to plunge the world into a 3rd world war.

Those burger eating yankee military cannot match those tested battle hardened Rus in conventional warefare, they cannot even match Ukraine
Re: US Forces Seizes Sanctioned, Russia-flagged Oil Tanker(photos) by doncartel: 4:41pm On Jan 07
Diswan na like Book of Revelations or Prophet Nostradamus tins. If Russia clash with US, and China decides to do their own ‘Venezuela’ in Taiwan, then it’s Apocalypse. The various Middle Eastern conflicts and Ukraine are still ongoing.
Re: US Forces Seizes Sanctioned, Russia-flagged Oil Tanker(photos) by aAK1(m): 4:43pm On Jan 07
Some stupid backyard analysts were saying trash about how the us could do nothing
Re: US Forces Seizes Sanctioned, Russia-flagged Oil Tanker(photos) by EmmyMaestro(m): 4:44pm On Jan 07
This cannot happen in Nigeria
Re: US Forces Seizes Sanctioned, Russia-flagged Oil Tanker(photos) by 11doubledee:
Botragelad:
According to a Russian fanboy on nairaland? You must think I'm one of your mates on here who swallow whatever political propaganda you spread here.

Go cry elsewhere.😂😂
Don't get it twisted o,they don't love Russia or putin one bit.They are largely Muslims with extreme and dangerous violent tendencies who are looking for strong nations to familiarise with just for the singular purpose of bringing down the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 🇺🇸.
Ever wondered why they are largely isolated in Russian Islamic Republics of chechyna,Dageastan and co?
They are a serious headache for putin because they are right in his backyard,continously keeping a close eye on them.
Putin is just using them in his political game against the west but behind closed doors he is even more brutal on Islamic terrorism.
There is no place for Islamic terrorism anymore, when it comes to crushing it, i will be xi,modi and putin's biggest fan.
Re: US Forces Seizes Sanctioned, Russia-flagged Oil Tanker(photos) by uunwanaobong3: 4:59pm On Jan 07
TRUMP IS JUST GOING ROUND THE WORLD, BEGGING FOR WW3.

THE WAY TRUMP IS GOING, SOONER THAN LATER, HE WILL CERTAINLY CLASH WITH CHINA AND RUSSIA.

RUSSIA IS FULLY CAPABLE OF SEIZING AMERICA SHIPS, AND WITH THEIR SUBMARINES FLEETS, THEY CAN PLACE TRADE EMBARGO IN WORLDS OCEANS, MAKING MOVEMENT OF SHIPS IMPOSSIBLE.
PUTIN IS TOO CALM FOR MY LIKING.


Trump is taking America into dangerous places
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