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National Security Council spokesman Kirby urges caution amid glee over Ukraine developments

While himself enthusiastic about the reported advancements by the Ukrainian military in Kharkov Region, White House National Security spokesman John Kirby on Tuesday urged reporters not to lose sight of Russia’s military potential.

“They clearly still have a military capable of inflicting great damage and casualties,” Kirby told reporters at a briefing on Tuesday afternoon. For all the problems the Russians may have faced in Ukraine, their military is “still very large and very powerful” and Russian President Vladimir Putin “still has an awful lot of military capacity left at his disposal, not just to be used in Ukraine, but potentially elsewhere.”

Ukrainian forces moved into areas north and east of Kharkov last week, with President Vladimir Zelensky claiming gains of 2,000 square kilometers. Moscow claimed the Russian troops that previously held the strategically important city of Izyum were “redeployed.”

Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Olga Stefanishyna told France 24 on Tuesday that the Kharkov operation was a “turning point” not just of the fighting since February, but of “the war that started in the spring of 2014,” referring to Kiev’s efforts to suppress the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics in the aftermath of the US-backed coup.


Earlier in the day, appearing on ABC’s Good Morning America, Kirby expressed confidence that Kiev could maintain the pace of operations, noting that “they’ve planned this counteroffensive pretty carefully.”

According to the New York Times, British and US military officials worked together with Ukraine’s general staff to plan the counterattack. The new US defense attache in Kiev, Brigadier-General Garrick Harmon, “began having daily sessions with Ukraine’s top officers” in the run-up to the counteroffensive, the paper reported on Tuesday.

“We did do some modeling and some tabletop exercises,” Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Colin Kahl told the Times in a telephone interview. “That set of exercises suggested that certain avenues for a counteroffensive were likely to be more successful than others. We provided that advice, and then the Ukrainians internalized that and made their own decision.”

The US also provided Ukraine with intelligence about Russian positions, pointing out the front in the northeast was weaker than in the south, Kahl said. Kiev’s major offensive in the south, aiming for Kherson, has not seen significant progress.

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Queen died, man utd collected…

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The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. The King and the Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow," Buckingham Palace said.

Queen Elizabeth II was the longest-reigning monarch in British history and the world's oldest head of state.

On her death, the Queen's eldest son and heir, Charles, the former Prince of Wales, has become King of the United Kingdom and 14 Commonwealth realms.

No official details have been released about what will happen over the coming days, but it is anticipated that the Queen will be given a full state funeral, as is traditional to mark the death of a monarch.

It is also expected that her body will lie in state to allow the public to pay tribute.

The King will sign off the final plans in the coming days.

Source: https://news.sky.com/story/queen-elizabeth-ii-has-died-aged-96-buckingham-palace-announces-12692823

Fynestboi frontpage

Ballzproblem2:
wetin concern Messi concern Liverpool,you Don dey mad shebi?

He’s madly mad

wiseone28:
Even if you use a million naira to bet how does it concern us?


Why hide your stake as if someone is going to rob you.

cos he staked #50 naira

ikechemez:
No more Liverpool n Chelsea for my ticket at least for now. Even if they are playing Lobi stars

bet against Chelsea away games

osazsky:
make him they shout var..newcaslte score better goal var at the rescue as usual...the way queen of england dey pet theses sloilt brats can be compared to none..so anoying..everone wants liverpool to win the epl but pep nor gree..the emotion way they whole england put for liverspoil head nor be here

how Queen take enter this matter, Queen wey no fit waka again… allow the great grandma enjoy her remaining days in peace abeg….

This is the Liverpool we love!!!!

Barcelona don score

BentizilL:
You see nothing
Hope you're not one of those supporting Israel and US bombing of a sovereign country?? I know you guys won't talk now but assuming it's Russia, the media would've been full of it...

bro na dem…..

Expected… I’m waiting for Leicester city

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Western economies in general and the European Union and Britain in particular are experiencing the highest energy prices and worst inflation shocks in decades after unilaterally deciding to dramatically reduce energy imports from Russia. Moscow has repeatedly warned that the move would be ruinous for Europe's economies

G7 countries have got another thing coming if they think they can "dictate" energy prices to Russia via a price cap, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said.

“You asked about capping prices for our energy resources...This is an absolutely stupid decision. If someone tries to implement it, it will not lead to anything good for those who do so," Putin said during a panel discussion at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok on Wednesday.”


Commenting on the energy crisis being experienced by European countries, the Russian president emphasized that "it's impossible to impair objective economic laws -everything will come back [on those who do so] like a boomerang." Restrictions will only lead to new supply imbalances and price hikes, Putin stressed.

"After all, what is [already] happening in European markets is the result of the 'work' of European specialists and the European Commission," he said, referring to Brussels' demands to buy gas using volatile spot prices, and then to try to reverse course using administrative methods.

Putin also warned that Russia would simply stop selling its energy resources abroad if it was contrary to its interests.

“There are contractual obligations, supply contracts, and if any decisions of a political nature are made which contradict the contracts, we simply won't fulfill them. And in general we will not supply anything at all if it is contrary to our interests, in this case economic interests. We will not supply gas, nor oil, nor coal, nor fuel oil," Putin said.


Those trying to impose something on us are in no position to dictate their will to us. Freeze, wolf tail, freeze!" Putin quipped, quoting from the Russian fairy tail The Fox and the Wolf, in which the fox tricks the wolf into ice fishing with his tail, ultimately leaving the wolf frozen to the ice.


While Russia has enough natural resources to meet the demands of any country ready to work with it, it can and should also direct these resources toward its own development, Putin said. Up to now, the president noted, energy cooperation has been "very profitable" for the Europeans, who had enjoyed energy prices "orders of magnitude" below more expensive liquefied natural gas deliveries for decades.



Source: Sputniknews

Well deserved. Good riddance, the man suddenly becomes clueless

chikason22:
Getting started with kids.
He will soon jam stone.

The draw soup sweet die.

you be dindinrin, e don bang 2 goals tonight, while your penaldo Dey watch am from house

jaxxy:
Seems he's a fluke. lol

you be mumu, the fluke don bang 2 UCL goals tonight…..

Celtic with their initial gragra dem don collect 3

Natbrowny:
U were saying??

don’t mind the mumu

Election stunt…..

Dia papa left balls

He’s just getting started……

Mustiboy:
Oga shut up abeg.

Why aren't other center forwards in the league doing the same?

Abi na only Haaland dem do tap-ins and simple headers for?

Just appreciate greatness when you see it. Haaland is clinical and deadly. He'll torment you for the rest of the season.

I know you came here to see us fail. You and your ilks will be put to shame.

don’t mind the mor0n, team wey once had G.Jesus and ferran Torres, I wonder dem no bang goals… dem never see anything yet, he go score atleast 40 epl goals this season…. Dem go wail taya

Salah don cast

Liverpool don cast

God1000:
Who cares, this show is a big distraction.

BBnaija is full of depraved and deplorable people

I hope my comment won't hurt anybody sha

smh!!! you be MTN …. “Everywhere you go”. Nah everywhere you dey

Haaland hatrick….

Haaaaaaaaaaland

Rodwave:
Lol

I no be man city fan oh but me I rate them wella.

Anyway, the result is good

i’d say a fair results, no time to lament tho ….

We move again next week

Make Haaland dey reduce his legs once in a while…. Good game lads….

City!!!!

JBoss25:
3-1 cheeiiiii everybody dey chop breakfast

city no be “everybody”

Who Dey brrreeet….

chikason22:
Lamasta where are you.
I said something wotorizing will happen. Didn't I?
Well finger crossed.

wait till FT
This no be Chelsea or Liverpool