RedEnergy:
Russia alone supplies about half the consumption gas of the EU. Now the same idiots that thought they could collapse the Russian currency will be the same people that will strengthen it far better than it ever was when they have no choice but to pay with Russian money. Putin is an economic genius.

Spot on!!! Seeing people that understand the move means not all Nigerians are daft. They will have no choice than to lift some of those sanctions as far as they need Russia gas.

shogsman:

You're a compound fool,you just called an exposure to a currency bad,you people just dense for this way sha,how difficult is it for you to keep shut if you don't know what they're talking about

Couldn't have said it better.When you read many comments here you will cry for Nigeria.smh

WarriAproko:
See trick. U change ur dollars to rubble to buy gas. Then russia gets the dollar and buy outside with dollars

Smart guy that is exactly what Russia is doing and even those that do not have ordinary D in economics are saying it is a bad move. The only solution is for EU not to buy their gas if they truly want to sanction them.

Great0ne1:

Okpo!! The foolish Europeans cannot do without Russia energy. They will source for rubles and it will boost the value of ruble

Don't mind those pepper sellers who don't understand basic international trade. If Russia wants to kill it just request for rubble in cash they have to send euro to Russia in cash to buy rubble. Then Russia can spend the euro in cash as well no need for useless swift.

Putin is the smartest leader in the 21st century we might hate or like him. Even if he has some experts guiding him on some of these stuff. When he talks you can see he has a great knowledge about what he is talking about, history, economy, military, technology etc. When he talks you can see a man who knows what he is talking about in various fields and he only got a degree in law.

BloomingDale:


Better swallow your pride and go and buy rubles if you want to purchase Russian gas.

Don't mind him he thinks international trade is buying and selling of garri. This is a great win for Russia as far EU needs their oil and gas.EU will now have to beg Russia to buy rubble at a favorable rate.

Hezzyluv:
Walaii.... This man no just get sence. Prior to his invasion on Ukraine, a lot of people don't even know the unit of Russian currency.

Swallow your pride and allow peaceful negotiable approach to this your madness Because, as it stands you have put your country into retrogression economically

It would have been better the EU sanction russian oil and gas than using currency as weapon. As far as EU keep buying russian oil and pay with rubble this is a great win for Russia. Russia will sell rubble to them at a favorable exchange rate and that will strengthen the rubble.

Some of the sanctions they imposed on Russia are not well thought of. As far EU buy their oil Russia is the winner here. Once again Putin outsmarted them.

toxtimmy:
If this is true, it speaks volume about the Russian army and their military doctrine... Everyone on the field is one and fight as one.. no one is fighting from the rear and that's a true soldier.

Now before you go to sleep, ask yourself... How many Ukrainian soldiers have died in this war?... You will never get that answer until the war ends... US/UK/EU and Ukraine will not mention that number because if they do the war ends today.

Hopefully NATO joins this war on the ground and stop hidding behind the Ukranians while thousands of Ukranians join.

Thank you. What do people expect only ordinary soldiers should die. They think it is the Nigerian military where the top officers are hiding in the hotel or Abuja while the ordinary soldiers die. This is war and it is normal even if it is sad. The most important thing in war is victory and Russia is surely on the way to that part. What more can Russia lose after all the sanctions and 80% of Russians are solidly behind Putin as they see the war as existential war. The comedian has stylishly accepted that they will not join NATO that is already goal number one. Again Russia will never give back Crimea back to Ukraine for two reasons: the people of Crimea love to be in Russia than Ukraine and it is strategic location for Russia. The best Ukraine can get is the Donbas area but the term and condition won't be favorable to them, infact those guys do not want to be part of Ukraine anymore as well not after all the killing for the past eight years. No missile has been fired into Russia but Ukraine has been destroyed, yet some are saying Ukriane is winning. If you think Ukraine is winning you need mental checkup.

Are people stupid or what? What is the essence of nuclear weapon if you won't use it? They said when they are under existential threat how is that not a reasonable condition to use it?? The US was not even under any existential before they use atomic bomb in Japan. So Russia should fold her arms when under existential threat and has the capability to retaliate. If you think the US won't do the same or anyone with nuclear capability, then you must be deluded.

Owen247:
russias hypersonic missiles fly at mach 10,dats 10 times d speed of light [and first to used dem in combact].whle d usa have been trying to develope dia own hypersonic missiles yet unsuccesful at mach 5. So u can reason d trobul and stabin pain em dey cause 4 usa heart.

Lol. Despite military budget shame on uncle Sam ���

frankson1:





When will you and your NATO fan boys understand that if NATO gets involved in this fight it's not going to be Russia standing alone on the other side. This is the reason they can't step.

Just ignored those guys what many don't realise is that the West/USA have created so many enemies for themselves that many countries are waiting for their downfall. But just to be politically correct many are backing them because of the economic sanctions they can impose on them. Once it is war everyone will know their true friends.

MangekyoAlt:

The way the man talks, you will think it is the obligation of the world to fight for Ukraine in times of war. Non of these countries from the west even declared war on Russia wey dem go come say, alright we will now consider placing boots on the ground for you.
Because it is a thing to declare war, it is another thing to go on to fight who you declared war on.
Eg in WW2, after Germany invaded Poland. France and Britain, allies of Poland immediately declared war on Germany.
But na there e end
France dispatched troops at first, but withdrew them back to France immediately again and left the poles to their faith
Na from London and Paris dem for get update of how things later end there Infact it was Germany that took the fight to the people that declated war on them and defeated the supposedly invisible French army under a month and left Britain in ruins.

Also, When Germany also declared war on the US in WW2, its not like they were really itching to fight the US. They just declared war for the sake of it, because the US declared war on Japan - an ally.

Meanwhile, what I'm struggling to understand now, is if zelensky somehow thinks that Ukraine and the west AKA USA and lapdogs are some allies that they will risk their necks for them
I no even be your ally, yet you want make I come help you fight against person wey get capability to fit ruin me within minutes?. No be so. Zelensky should apply sense and do the needful. The reality is that no one is going to help him on this war.

Meanwhile, speaking about uncle Sam. I'm sure the Russians left them in total shock and awe with the invasion. Murthafuckers thought threatening Russia with colossal sanctions on a daily basis would make them bow.
Now russia don let them know say, NO MATTER THE CONSEQUENCES, NATO expansion to the east will NOT be tolerated again. Them go start to dey apply sense now.

Well said bro. Honestly this is a bad situation what else does anyone expect Russia to do after warning them for over 20 years? You set up an organization(NATO) to kill me yet I still maintain relationship with you hoping that there would be mutual respect that you will not move your weapon close to my backyard. But your keep doing this for 20 years even when I call you attention to it, please someone should tell what else they think Russia should have done after telling the west for more than 20 years and they took Russia as a fool?

Drenimarcus:


As in! The ones he is begging aint even coming. He should accept he has lost. If Russia spends another few weeks in that country, it will be unrecognizable. IMF is already saying Ukraine has slid further down the ladder.

Moscow and Caracas are developing steps to connecting Venezuela to the Mir payment system and using the respective cards in Venezuela. Guess Uncle Sam got a no in Caracas

Contrary to what many believe the greatest power of uncle Sam is the petroldollar system.The military aggression of uncle Sam across the globe is to protect the petroldollar. The day the dollar stops being the foreign reserve currency and trade currency that is the end of uncle Sam. To conquer America a single bullet is not needed to be fire into America let all countries start using gold as their foreign reserve and see what happens.

America is not wise by always using the dollar to sanction countries. It only make countries to start looking for alternatives and that is bad market for uncle Sam. But the fools ruling the US do not understand that once dollar is gone America is gone.

MangekyoAlt:
Now that Russian troops have started gaining grounds in ukraine, he now wants to talk with Putin on the matter putin has been trying to discuss with him about for long now.
Putin has said Ukraine will NOT join NATO under no circumstances, whether they or NATO, or the devil likes it or not.
Yet he no listen. He thought Russia wouldn't protect their own security interests because US threatened them with colossal sanctions.
Now he don clear for his eyes say if he no sit down talk this matter with Putin, few weeks from now Ukraine will not be recognizable again by anyone. Russians aren't even too using their airforce and naval firepower against Ukraine. They're saving all those for a competent enemy. So far, na missiles and artilleries them dey use level Ukrainian infrastructure and military bases. Meanwhile, the same cannot be said for Russia. All Ukrainian Tochka missiles that have been fired into Russian mainland have all been intercepted by S-400. So Russia, is yet to be touched

That fool can't be trusted he wants cease fire so that he can regroup his soldiers and ammunition. He thought Russians are stupid like him.

sonnie10:

When we were there, there was this woman that owned a provision store. Big rats would enter at night and ate some of her goods amounting to a lot of money then.
She did everything to stop them including setting traps and putting things like biscuits, bread, fish etc in big thick plastic container at night but the rats would still find their way in.

Eventually one morning her trap caught one big pure white rat. Note, white rats are very rare in that place. In fact most people had never seen one.
The rat was will alive in the trap. All of a sudden someone from the next compound came and was pleading to let the rat go but the owner of the store refused.

On interrogation, the person that came to beg reviled that the grandmother who lived next compound was the one who was requesting for the rat to be released.
All plea fail on deaf ears. The rat was finally set ablaze. While the rat was burning, the old woman in the next compound was feeling the heat. Crying and screaming.

At the end, the rat died and that was when the woman gave up the ghost.
True story from an eyewitness.

They have started with their lies if we ask you now you will tell us your father told you, if we ask your father he will say Mr A told him as well and the lies continue.

ednut1:
so what did they do to benin empire Arochukwu Ijebu Eko Sokoto caliphate Abeg stop chatting shit. They conquered them one by one . French did same in dahomey- now togo benin

Ignore that guy they didn't conquer but he is typing in English and do everything to act like the white. Africans were conquered only a fool will think otherwise.

Tobichuks08:
Moscow is not pentagon
Putin hardly response to unnecessary issues.

How many times has pentagon said something regarding this war?
How many times has Putin responded..
Putin is never careless with words

God bless you, unlike their west counterpart that use big grammar and words, sugar-coat words and overpolitcally correct. You hardly see Russian officials involving in those petty stuff. They are also more direct when they answer questions from reporters maybe it is cultural things. Putin is busy strategizing how he will nuke the hell out of them all while they are discussing affirmative action and all those nonsense stuff destroying their society.

All the confirmed lies we have been told so far comes from the western media or Ukraine. They want people to believe Russia is lying too �

MARKone:
847 restaurants in Russia, not even one outlet in Nigeria.

Russia is not a poor country the way the western media portray her to be. It is a rich country that why those companies are there.

nedekid:

That Commedian of a president is the fool and idiot of the decade (sorry to us such word).
How can one man single handedly bring destruction to his country?
The man knew Ukraine joining nato would not be accepted by Russia as it is an existential threat to Russia. Putin has cried, shouted, pleaded, this boffun no hear. He allowed outsiders to dictate to him. Russia that the whole Ukraine industry, from aircraft's to turbines, produce etc was designed to service. Why not stay neutral and enjoy the west and Russia. Just transit fees alone give the economy over $3b yearly.
Now westerners have deceived him, they keep pouring weapons ie pouring oxygen into fire. If Russia had entered with little resistance, possibly the war would have ended now.
The idiot started by being hostile to Russia, spoiling nordstream, calling for seizures of innocent Russia assets etc.
People on both sides have died now. Lots of Russia troops too. This means Putin has to go all the way to once and for all "fix" the Ukraine problem.
Truelly a sad epistle.

You are super right!

InoGetJoy:

Russia is the world leader in rocket tech. Did you read the article at all? US is still budgeting for hypersonic research while Russia has already started fielding hypersonic missiles in combat.
Just 1 $200,000 missile will be enough to sink an aircraft carrier worth billions of dollars. Russia knows the future of warfare isn't in large aircraft carriers like the US uses to project power and that's why the Russians focus on missiles

Thank you. Zombies will never bother to read only to vomit what they hear from the media.The coward USA knows that a war with Russia is the end of America, though there will be no winner. But the petroldollar system will be gone for good and that is their greatest asset not even their military might. The day dollars stop being the reserve currency of the world and currency of trade, that is the end America ends.

stanluiz:
Mumu

Russia have built and test their hypersonic missile and it was successful while USA tested their own hypersonic missile and it failed.

Lol. Na real mumu he just vomiting the rubbish he hears from the media.

MangekyoAlt:
honestly Russians arent really in fighting mood ATM. And it would likely remain that way until or unless any external forces challenges russia militarily. Or interfere in their internal affairs. I can imagine that this is why the US haven't DARED trying to overthrow putin. Whenever any country gets on the nerve on the USA, what they do is first is try to overthrow their president, replacing him with a friendly one. They've don it many countries. They've even tried it with Erdogan, the president of Turkey. I was surprised that they've never contemplated trying such nonsense with Putin and this article totally explains wht. According to the CIA, the Kremlin is the most coded place in the world. Putin has even started clearing off some elements that he doesn't trust fully. The moment he notices that the USA are trying anything, he would be sure to leak it to the Russians who wouldn't have any of it. So the hands of the US are tied right now. The more they decide to interfer in Russia's affairs, the more the Russian people would become anti-west which I'm sure they wouldn't want.

This is very funny. Yeltin, the man who was the president of Russia before putin, was a certified western ass licker. The man did as he was told to do by the USA as they constantly humiliated Russia. Note that while this man was ass licking the ass of the USA, he was still criticizing their move to expand NATO towards Russia despite the reason why NATO was crated, the USSR was no more. When putin took over, he was fairly pro west as well. His attempt to join NATO was thwarted. NATO needed an enemy and if russia joined, pretty much NATO would become a useless bloc.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/01/19/putin-russia-ukraine-nato-george-robertson/
Which is why Putin asked in Germany, 2007.
"Are we still your enemies that you keep on expanding your alliance towards us?"

It is obvious that after the dissolution of the USSR, Russia legit wanted to form ties with the USA and the west. But USA felt like they won the Cold war hence they can treat their former rivals which was now a shadow of his former self, however they like. They became the proud fućks that they've been known to be.

Meanwhile, If USA can manage to overthrow putin and replace him with a pro western president like they did with Ukraine, believe me they will treat Russia with more respect than they have since the fall of the USSR. But the thing is, it is too late.
Lavrov, 2 days ago said "the illusions of Russia forming ties with the West is all but over now".
Meaning, instead of trying to create ties with the West they will instead with China and others in Asia and South America and even Africa. Russia has been of late increasing their presence in Africa. I don't know if it is just me that notices it

Just like Putin said after the fall of the USSR, Russia lost confidence and that changed the balance of power.It is the reason he called it the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of 21st century. Russia became powerless and the reason they could control the person before Putin. The great Putin has brought back that lost glory and restore the pride of the Russia nation. There is no move they will make that Russia won't know, so overthrowing a russian president either militarily or otherwise is beyond them unless they want a nuclear war.

Just like you said Putin genuinely wanted to be friends with them but to the Yankees a friendship with Russia means no more wars. Or how else do you expect them to sell wars to the American people without enemy. An imaginary enemy must be created to fight a war.

Russia is stronger today all thanks to Putin and the cowards will never even attempt to attack them first because they know what she is capable of doing.

God bless President Putin we love of for bringing balance of power to the world.

jumper524:
Ukraine has seen reasons on why it shouldn't join nato. A peaceful solution to all this. Instead of western countries to hasten this peaceful resolution they are busy raining sanctions upon sanctions. They don't care about the avoidable death of civilians in Ukraine. They refused to send their troops to help Ukraine but are commercializing the war in all aspects. Bu stealing from Russians business men. Suddenly all Russian business men operating in western countries have become thieves who stole the wealth of Russians citizens according to biden.
Biden is now concerned about Russia business men. How emphatic.
70% of Russians stands with putin and we saw that in a rally he organised. The west should continue with the lies. They capitalize so much on news that doesn't favour Russia when we saw the rally yesterday.
See what my Russia friend said.

Don't mind them the lies they are spreading now is that they are paid. They know Russians are behind him that is why those sanctions are meant to hit the average Russians.

posty56:
the way China economy is catching up to the U.S is scary, U.S spent most of their money fighting wars and being world police plus their lack of competitions in their industry,I am afraid China will become world power by next decade, although US will still be strong but their dominance will be limited Venezuela wey USA don cripple

The world is just pretending China is already the largest economy. When you look at GDP by PPP which is a more inclusive approach you can see they are the largest already. The day petroldollar system dies that is the end of the US.

yinkeys:

You’re speaking in parables
They now have more nuclear weapons than any country on earth
The American military ran away with their tails in between their legs from the Taliban militants last year in Afghanistan

Russia’s nuclear weapons > 6000
America’s nuclear weapons are a little under 6000

Conventional weapons don’t mean much if they decide to go the nuclear route.
Just like comparing a street fighter to someone with a gun.

Americas greed and it’s desire to be sole world power on earth.
America is the cause of this war, although Putin should have been friendly with his neighbors to entice them to align with his views and not the West.
Now Russia will take Ukraine’s crude oil, land and resources in the east, south and north.
War gratuities
Leaving only the Western lands to Ukraine.
Ukraine politicians let their people down if you ask me.
No real winner in this war
Imagine buy property with your life earnings only for it to belong to Russia a decade later.
Total loss of lives and properties

The Ukrainian officials were hostile to my country men so why should we care if their neighbor burns them to smitherins

Ever read this book ?

You are right bro...but honestly Putin tried everything diplomatically within his power. The west/US are richer so they can easily confused that comedian. This guy has been talking about this stuff since 2000 go and watch him and Bush in 2000 talking about it.Some western politicians acknowledged this as well that Russia has been telling them about eastern expansion what else do people want him to do to protect their existence. War is not the solution fine what is then if you have tried peaceful means for more than 20 years?

shogsman:
Nairaland foolish, brainwashed, default Western slaves won't like this and you won't ever see this on Thier media,for perspective this is the biggest rally in Europe for over 100years , while your western propaganda media are wailing about how he has no supporters here he is breaking records being celebrated by his people who knows how much it means to stand up to people that tried to undermine and ignore your country's security concerns for decades.
Zelensky has been killing thousands of civilians in Donbass for 8 years now and you won't hear a word about it on CNN.
Even most of us living in America sees this for what it truly is,a man willing to fight the west for the safety of his country and Guess what he's winning.
By the way none of you will be allowed in the USA because of coming stringent visa rules do if you like lick our assess from now till kingdom come

Thank you my brother/sister. I even read one who said anyone supporting Putin is poor. Biden approval rating is currently struggling between 30% to 40% while Putin is over 60% or 70% yet a fool will tell you he is not popular among his people.

ComeAndobo:


At least the United state has elections where they have the opportunity to have a different ideologist be in leadership. It's not a perfect system but it's better than a dictatorship. But what do you know, you are used to Nigerian leadership

So Russia don't have elections or you are just repeating what your slave masters are saying.

sagitariusbaby:
The children of those who has brutality murdered in Ukraine will always be a thorn in the hands of Russians for generations to come even to their fifth generation. You don't murder your closest neighbour's and think you can go to bed with your two eyes closed when his children are still alive.

History will never be kind to Putin.

History will smile to Zelensky for killing people in the Donbas area before Russia came to their aid? History will be kind to him for forcefully conscripting people and using civilians as shields.?

MadamVanessa:



This war has really exposed Putin and Russia seriously. Prior before the war , the world respected Russia for nothing, because almost all the world think that Russia Military might is a top notch, only for small Ukraine to exposed this overrated country. As weak as Ukraine is, they still withstand this useless overrated country and give them a bloody nose.

Putin is finished. Even the Russians condemned Putin for invading Ukraine, China, their close ally now backup Ukraine after discovering that Russia they respected so much are weaklings that can be tossed and used any how like 10 and 11 spanner.


They only people you'll see supporting Putin's madness are those poverty stricken bastards here on nairaland that can't even afford three square meal a day like the one above me.

So others can't have an opinion different from yours? Anyone supporting Russia or Putin is poor according to your logic? Where is the freedom of speech preach by your slave masters? What you consider good might be consider bad by others and there is nothing wrong with that, people will always see things differently. This how your slave masters are exporting destruction everywhere in the name of democracy and capitalism.

Hunter Biden is involved in Ukriane for corruption do you see any western media talking about it. When white people are corrupt it is civilized business men when it is others they are called oligarchs. Zelenksy regime has killed thousands in Donbas before now where is human right?

That is Putin there with higher approval rating than any American president in recent time. Yet the media tell you he is not popular among his people, is that not stupidity. My point is people you should use their brains and not just vomit whatever they hear from the media.

Many western politicians can't fill up 10000 capacity auditorium not to talk of that kind of stadium. That is Putin around his people yet western media tell us he is not popular. Smh. People use your head and see their hypocrisy.

God bless Russia
God bless Putin.

farouk2much:
Every single English Premier League football team is showing solidarity with Ukraine and rightly so. We all must stand with Ukrainians. But, what about magnificent Mesut Ozil, who was forced to end his Arsenal career and leave England for calling out China’s brutalities against its Uighur minority in Xinjiang. Doesn’t Ozil deserve an apology or your support for human rights is valid only when victims are white and Europeans? Introspect!!

This is the double standard we are talking about but many people can't understand what they are doing.Now they are forcing everybody to condemn Russia but tomorrow they will cry freedom of speech. Shouldn't I have the freedom of opinion. EU is still buying Russian gas but forcing India not to.If you are not white you are not allowed to have an opinion, this is what they are telling the rest of us.

AroleOduduwa2:



Russia supplies China all her military gears, ask yourself why would a supplier need help gears from one of her customers. Very soon you guys will realize the amount of lies the media have feed you

Both Russia and China have denied that nonsense. I honestly feel sorry for this country one thing is to be against Russia another thing is to be against facts.

Nobleking2000:


It was same intelligence that US and NATO had when they said hussein hadweapon of mass destruction only to discover it was false after destroying a sovereign nation.

Thank you. Some can't use use their brains you have to weep for this country seeing some comments here.