complexBoss12: If you think Putin is going to loose in this affair you have to think again. Putin is no fool and has taken into consideration all possibilities. Why do you think even American is staying away? Putin will rather see an end to this world that loose like Hitler, even America know this.
I will never justify the death of Ukrainians, but people should leave CCN propaganda alone and see the facts, which clearly shows that American and the West, is the aggressor here.
The number of persons CIA has made to disappeared in this world, is more than the people killed in WW2. CIA plans wars, coups, insurrections, assassinations, etc. But you don't get to read that in the news. America is the biggest Terrorist the world currently has, with Brittain as her lapdog.
Let me bring it down further, Russians as a people Originated from Ukraine. That is to say that the history of every Russian is traced back to Ukraine, which is the Mother land. Putin has always been sentimental about bringing them back as one, so for him, this is not even just a war, its personal.
See your mumu reasoning!
He wants to bring them back and he is killing them.
All of your backing Russia on this bullying will never accept it if you were Ukrainian.
nedu666: Usa invaded iraq which led to death of a million iraqis and the rise of isis, sunni and shia death squads. If saddam were alive, it would neva happen. What of afgan, syria, libya...... are all these in the past. America has caused more death and destruction than russia
buckeyemedia: The opposition party is standing with Russia, Russia should just stand & look while so called NATO & United States, Militarize the Russian borders?
No be every country Mumu like Nigeria.
Why answering like a zombie?
If Ukraine had nuclear weapons, will Russia dare attack her?
All these bullying is because they want to show military might.
Why not attack the USA or any NATO country , so that it will be an equal fight in military strength?
Minime10: Typical one sideded response from someone with vested interest. You doged his question as to why the US did not want Russia to establish it military base in Cuba, Mexico or even Bahamas?, But will want to drag Ukarine into NATO an attempt that negate what was agreed upon, that Ukarine should not be a party to NATO
Typical zombified response that seeks to promote tit for tat just because you aren't the one being attacked or killed.
So if Germany wakes up tomorrow and decides to attack a country near it , your warped reasoning will support it because USA did it before and Russia did it now.
One day a stronger country will attack your country for shallow reasons and i guess you will be happy.
nedu666: When Russia placed weapons in cuba, America deployed 100k troops, weapons and machines ready to invade cuba, is cuba not a sovereign nation. Doesn't she have the right to host Russia military base. When America invaded iraq, afgan, syria, Vietnam were all these not sovereign nations
According to your warped reasoning, any nation can invade another nation based on flimsy excuses of what they think their neighbors should do and not do.
Who says USA is a saint in all of these?
That the USA committed atrocities in the past , doesn't it justify what Russia is currently doing in Ukraine?
I guess if you were a Ukrainian, you will clap and laugh as Russia destroys your country.
Truthwords: Nairalanders never fail to disappoint. The ignorance here stinks to high heavens. When i see how people are regurgitating the western media propaganda i start asking myself what the future of Nigeria will be like with such uninformed youths.
As usual the mainstream media is fooling all of you and I'll explain whats actually going on as briefly as possible .
During the soviet Union era, the soviets wanted to build an international military base in Cuba which was and still is in major alliance with Soviet / Russia. The then American president resisted at all course. That's because missile warheads could have easily been launched from cuba into the United States. At the fall of the soviet Union, western nations signed an agreement that NATO will not move into former Soviet colonies and that countries such as Ukraine will never be a part of NATO or be armed with nuclear capabilites.
Fast forward how many years after, NATO flouted those rules and are not only trying to bring Ukraine into NATO, they are also trying to Arm Ukraine to the teeth, a move which is very dangerous to the security and safety of Russia.
How will America and the other Westerners feel if Russia were to build military bases in places like Canada, Mexico, Bahamas etc surrounding the United States. MAINSTREAM MEDIA WILL NEVER POINT THIS OUT.
There are other cities in Ukraine that want to willingly join Russia because they are Russian speaking people who have accepted Russian citizenship. Do not also forget that crimea willingly joined Russia and the people were so happy to display their Russian passport. That news even made it to nairaland front page but as usual, a lot of you forgot.
If America will not allow Russia building bases next to them, they and their western counterparts should also stop pushing into Russian territories under the pretence of NATO expansion.
Russia does not have a big media machine like the west and that's why we have been getting one sided information. Same thing they did with the biggest lie in History called covid SCAMdemic. Don't be too quick to conclude. Search for the truth, its Important.
Those of you who justify Russia's bullying actions against Ukraine always use the Cuba Missile crisis as an excuse.
While its a fact that Ukraine is nursing being a NATO member, does this justify Russia's invading Ukraine?
Why not attack the USA who has been luring former Soviet states into NATO.
Oh! I guess , its because Ukraine doesn't have nuclear weapons.
Russia wouldn't have the boldness to tell a sovereign nation on how she should live or who to be friends with if Ukraine have not foolishly given up its nuclear weapons.
And if Ukraine has internal unrest of its citizens not wanting to be part of the country, is it the responsibility of Russia to support the rebels?
So according to you , it is right for US to invade Nigeria and arm IPOB who are wanting to brake away from Nigeria. Does that make sense?
Oneloveyo: I hope you're joking sha. Go and check how much it took USA to just develop atomic bombs which is more than a thousand times less powerful than Hydrogen bombs that we have now. We are talking of hundreds of billions of dollars. So you want Nigeria to use budget of like 5 years to acquire nuclear warheads. Abeg it's not that deep. Some entities will always be at the mercy of some other entities, you just have to accept that. It's not by just believing in ourselves the capacity no just dey. And by the way we don't have technical knowhow to do it and no world power will dispose their nuclear warheads to anyone because of money. Usa through UN has convinced many countries to destroy theirs in the past
Never say never!
Yes its a fact nuclear weapons are captial-intensive.
That shouldn't stop a serious country from doing what will eventually pay off in the long run. There are some countries even smaller than Nigeria that have succeeded in this regard.
Its not impossible because of money for Nigeria to make a headway in this. We have to start somewhere and be patient.
Like you pointed out, we simply lacked the will.
But from what is happening around the world, soonet or later, we must do this or we may get wiped off from the earth.
Michelle70: Nigeria has strong diplomatic ties with USA, China and Russia. They will do everything to make sure Nigeria is peaceful. Economically, they have strong stakes in Nigeria too. We are ok with our super tukano for now, There are more things to worry about than inter continental wars
What do you mean by strong diplomatic ties?
Is it the slave-master relationship? Or better still developed-underdeveloped status relationship that benefits the big nations and makes sure Nigeria remains poor or beneath them?
And how long do you think it takes for nations to make a u-turn and stop being friends?
Michelle70: who would want to bully Nigeria and for what reason? A nuclear weapon in a diverse, hate filled,anger filled, country like Nigeria is a no no no.
A country where politicians can do and undo for selfish reasons
Is the Nigerian nation not been bullied already?
Nigeria as it is now is a nation with no balls.
Every significant action we take must be in tandem with what the west or China wants.
Do you think we need to wait till we have enemies or bullies before we start preparing for a world where laws are not obeyed by USA, China or Russia?
Infact in the world we live in today, its now foolishness not to have some sort of nuclear weapons in your arsenal capable of doing extreme damage to your enemies or bullies.
Just look at Ukraine. At some point in their existence, Ukraine had some nuclear weapons which they gave away under some stupid agreement with the West and Russia.
Now its same Russia that is bullying them under some lame excuse called security concerns .
I guess Russia wouldn't be so bold to invade Ukraine if their nuclear weapons were still with them.
Now i know that the president of North Korea is wise. Never give up your weapons under any agreement. The only thing big nations are scared of is weapons of mass destruction such as nuclear weapons.
Can countries like Nigeria think out of the box? Imagine having a population of over 200m and nothing to protect them. If we get bullied by a powerful nation such as Russia today, we will be at their mercy.
karnafiu03: Bros Americana, firstly, NATO wouldn't try to intervene because they no very well what Putin is looking for is WW III. US WorldPower is overdue and China is ready to take over should US try to intervene.
US is the real devil here because they know they can't handle Russia's problem yet they push Ukraine to faceoff with Putin.
Putin knows what is doing and d man is ready for any outcome. He already knows no one can match his power in combination with China, North K, Iran and his other allies.
All these yeye talk of USA pushing Ukraine to faceoff with Putin, where is the evidence of this?