Armaggedon:
US is running out of options. In the present case, they now sanction one country by replacing them with another country in their sanctions list. Imaging running to Venezuela or Iran for oil supply.

Moreover, this rash of sanctions helps no one. It will easily lead to global economic recession and also bring the 'BRICS' together, creating a separate and viable economic sphere of influence for the Chinese. This will hurt the west in the long run.

9gerian:
I get you.

However, if the excessive overreach is curtailed, US has the potential to lead the world peacefully, but then there is the military industrial complex that has its tentacles around the necks of US politicians and the establishment, which needs wars to thrive and stay relevant.

Why can't all countries be equal why must there be a super power that dictates to us all?

Eriokanmi:
All I could read from your comment was the word "fools", which you mentioned repeatedly. The colonel is a diehard republican. You shouldn't expect him to back Biden. Had trump been in biden's shoes, the colonel would have supported the Ukrainian president. It's all politics. The guy is a hero. Half of this didn't happen in Afghanistan when their president fled to UAE

nijanigga:

Another jobless youth with no future
And who was he in the GOP ? Trump's asslicker,go read what Lindsey Graham said and Mike pence rebuked all the ass lickers
Fact is Ukrainians are not smiling and suffering, they have balls they will fight.

NGpatriot:






Putin miscalculated, he gave the west the perfect opportunity on a platter of gold to drain and decapitate the Russian military without any direct confrontation.

The west will drain him militarily and economically in Ukraine while at the same time cripple him politically, economically and financially back home in Russia with the crippling sanctions.

There are large protests taking place in Russia already and the sanctions are not even bitting yet.

Russia is already a very poor country, but it's about to be even poorer many times over.. Putin is fighting 2 wars, one at home in Russia and another in Ukraine.

Ukrainians and the West are not fools, they know Russia will eventually enter the Ukrainian capital, but they won't leave alive, it's a death trap for the Russians.

harqinhola:
U guyz should stay there and be decieving yourselves .
Why is the media reporting only Ukraine victory and we aren't hearing about Russia ?

Why did UK PM warn the citizens in Russia not to join the war ?

If truly Ukraine is winning , how did Russia take over atleast 2 of her major cities . ?

If Ukraine is winning , why are they still calling on US for help . ?

DO NOT BE FOOLED BY MEDIA PROPAGANDIST! Research for facts .

Ttalk:
It is no brainer that APC is zoning it's ticket to SW, how I wish SE would intensify its effort to get that of PDP, there is no need engaging in unnecessary skirmishes by SE and SW politicians.

All that is needed is for South to produce a leadership strong in economic capability in order to halt the downward trend of the economy.

Now let the best candidate emerge

DukeNija:


Iran desperately needs the billions from the deal and are eager to sign the final papers. Hate the west all you can but they’re the only people standing up for the free world. You think Russia and China care if Iran is armed with Nukes? Lol.
What else do you expect the west to do in order to halt Putin’s marauding quest? Sit back and watch? Russia cannot circumvent the sanctions, even with the aid of China. The Russian economy is on a free fall.

Patrioticbreed9:
Let me get something clear! Ukrainain's are asking people willing fight and die for them to pay for that? .
This niggas dont value black lives! At all, will the same be required if the request should be coming from china or let say mexico?

To hell with the east & west! This niggas don't care about us. So unfortunate we care about them more than ourselve's.

Kokaine:
I'm not impressed with Russian army. If it took them this long to take Ukraine, how can they fight a war with any western country. Ukraine is so small compared to Russia and their soldiers are young cry babies now

Jackanda1:
A very unnecesary and needless war. Instead wooing and sweet talking ukraine, Putin decided to get emotional.
What a baby

Osagyefo98:
More strength to Russians.

Russia is Winning the war on ground while Ukraine is winning the war on media - CNN and BBC.

Ukraine should free herself from the diabolical machinations of the west. The comedian of a president should realise that comedy is totally different from Governance.

Russia is making moves while CNN and other medias are busy projecting Ukraine to win while Russia is busy nuking Ukraine to ashes.

Ride on Putin.

China will soon roar..

Kramerr:
Why won't he confuse both countries. The average American is so self absorbed they don't know what happens outside the four corners of america

CuteEmma:

You’re the one holding yourself to ransom because you chose to become a slave to Western media. The West has done worse, it didn’t hold the world to ransom. People are dying in the Israeli conflict, it didn’t hold the world to ransom; people get killed everyday in Nigeria, it doesn’t hold the world to ransom, but because they keep feeding you lies you will hold your self to ransom.

According to Marcus Garvey, “None but ourselves can free our own minds, emancipate yourselves from mental slavery”. Listen to both sides and understand the actual situation.

The same person (western media) who told you that Ukraine is winning already will also tell you that Russia is bullying Ukraine, then tell you that Russia is evil because they killed a young girl, and still tell you that Ukraine gave out 10k rifles to civilians (so they can get themselves killed for cheap sympathy); and also tell you that Russia has been isolated by sanctions and later say that the same isolated Russia is trying to escalate the war by hitting UK (a member of NATO); and you won’t even bother think critically, everything makes sense as long as they said so.

These heartless people have 500million ($$) to give out to a far away nation for war, but won’t care about homeless and hungry people in their own country, too bad they don’t report this also.

This is my first comment on the Russian-Ukrainian war Conflict, and it might just be the last. There are more pressing issues in this world. We need peace everywhere especially Nigeria and also those sovereign countries that were invaded and destroyed by the US and UK.

Gospel2Day:
Only an irresponsible and insensitive individual boasts of and threatens other humans of annihilating them with nuclear warheads.
A global alliance called World Unite Against Nuclear Weapons should be formed with a mission to bomb out of existence any country that attacks another, unprovoked, unattacked with nuclear weapons.
Shalom.

Dalil8:
In 1994 Ukraine, a former member of the Soviet Union returned its nearly 5000 nuclear weapons to Russia. As at the time Russia had nearly 45,000 Nukes.

So where did the remaining 44,000 nukes go? And please don't tell me they've been retired or dismantled.

I refuse to believe both Russia and the U.S have just 12,000 Nukes combined. Both countries by now would have amassed nothing less than 100,000 Nuclear warheads each.

They're withholding this info from the rest of the world so we might be able to sleep well at night.

naija4life247:
This guy can do anything. The boss is prepared for the worst.

Putin is ready for heaven to fall. He is an ex KGB, not a comedian like Ukraine clown and soon to be former president. He has planned this over the years. He is prepared to take the world including China if China decides to die with the enemies in the West including US, whole of Europe, Canada, Australia. Putin is ready to end the world, after all everything that has a beginning must surely has an end.

If Europe and US continue their nonsense, we will all wake up one day in Hell Fire because Putin will nuke all of us.

Wellington123:
I see some people saying that the Ukrainian president is a fool… let me educate you… if Ukrainian had refused the West’s offer so as not to displease Russia, the West would pull back all aliances and assistance from them… and when Russia is sure that the West has jettison Ukrainian they (Russia) would still in no time attack Ukrain but this time, Ukrainian would be totally alone… The president must have felt that it was better to fight now with some support from the west than fight latter alone…. If anyone is to be blamed for this war at all, it is solely the WEST that is pushing Ukrain because they have no choice

SlyfoxxjReturns:


True. He didn’t even understand the delicate balance he had to thread between Russian and western interests in his country. Ukraine is a historically Russian country with a large Russian speaking population.

You can’t just come in and rush to join the western alliance and allow them station their military assets in your country which is right at Russia’s doorstep when you know the historical tensions that exist between both sides. He is obviously a novice that knows nothing about international politics. He was actually in a perfect position to facilitate peace between both sides if he was just a little smarter. Shame.

Fuckingmallam45:
While in Ukraine wages have grown over the past 5 years, slowly but growth is there. Ukraine is poised to experience significant growth if the new leadership holds true to their plans and desires. this will cause even more differences between Russia and Ukraine.

today many people in Russia are asking why they cannot have free elections like in Ukraine. these questions will grow more as Ukraine becomes more successful.

Russia has nothing but misery to offer Ukraine, corruption all part of the government structure in Russia. without removing those at the top in Russia, this corruption not begin to be attacked.

Ukraine is struggling with corruption, imposed by Russia for many years and many Ukrainians were only too eager to take advantage of this method of enrichment.

I do not see Ukraine ever, ever coming back into a warm relationship with Russia. how can they? Russians have killed millions of Ukrainians over the years and since the invasion, over 13,000 have died, millions lost their homes. how can any of these people embrace Russia? this is like saying that all the crimes and pain Nazi’s caused can be forgotten by ignoring the crimes and not holding anyone accountable.

No Russia will never be a successful country for its leadership only want control, money for themselves.

NaughtyBrainiac:
You are a bloody Nigerian and your opinion does not count.

Ukrainians are the people that have a say in whether they are okay with their President or not. Unfortunately for you, many Ukrainians are happy with the man. They prefer to fight and die than to lose their dear Nation to that reckless Putin.

In addition, you also need to know that the percentage of Ukrainians in support of Zelensky's decision is higher than the percentage of Russians in support of Putin's preposterous decision to invade Ukraine and commit war crimes.

You don't know what it feels like to have a Nation that is not a failed State, so you cannot know what it feels like to be patriotic.

bluefilm:


Of course, Russia is good.

Russia never participated in the colonization of Africa.

You will agree with me that several African countries will never recover from the damage the colonization of Africa by their colonial masters.

Russia never participated in slave trade market.

Russia has never invaded any other country without a good and true reason/s.

Have you ever seen Russia sanction another country because that country refused to accept homosexuality as a way of life?

gamechanger547:
Even French Minister got scared and changed words used against Russia after he got response from Medvedev of Russia..( Medvedev is a former president of Russia)

3/1/2022, 12:28:34 PM
Medvedev warns on consequences of economic war
Victor Mallet in Paris
Dmitry Medvedev, deputy head of Russia’s security council and a former president, has warned that economic wars have “turned into real ones” in response to a French threat to provoke the collapse of the Russian economy.
“Today, some French minister has said that they declared an economic war on Russia. Watch your tongue, gentlemen!” he said on Twitter on Tuesday. “And don’t forget that in human history, economic wars quite often turned into real ones.”
Earlier, French finance minister Bruno Le Maire said the west was using sanctions to wage “total economic and financial war against Russia, Putin and his government”. Le Maire said: “We will provoke the collapse of the Russian economy.”
After Medvedev’s tweet, Le Maire told Agence France Presse that he should not have used the word “war”, calling it “inappropriate and out of step with France’s strategy for de-escalation.”
He added: “We are not in a conflict with the Russian people.”
This post has been updated to include Le Maire’s response.

Kingpin1000:

A man from the US told me on Twitter today that International politics is played without emotions or being right or wrong. It is all about interest.
I think Abacha would have invaded South Africa if it were his regime the Xenophobic attack on Nigerians occurred in SA. Do you know Nigeria has become a weaker Nation and even Ghana can do shit to our citizens.
No fear factor. Abacha was a bad man but He brought that Fear factor.

Omicron007:





President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is widely regarded as a National Hero.
But he has decided to sacrifice 40 Million People to achieve 'Heroism', which is dumb.


For your information, this is not a Russia-Ukraine War. The war is happening in Ukraine and Zelenskyy has decided to sacrifice Ukraine as the Slaughter Ground.


Nairaland War Mongers should sit up and get the facts before spewing trash for likes.

When next you want to blame Putin, ask yourself if USA would fold her hands and watch another country set up a military base with state-of-the-art equipment in Cuba or Mexico.

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Ukraine would never remain the same again and it would take years to build back the structures which are being decimated.

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Just pause and think about hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians who woke up one day and abandoned their work, businesses, families and career to flee to neighboring countries where they become refugees.

reiddecuti:
The West had over the past tried to delineate Russia terribly bad as a country who doesn't even care for her citizens.

But 2018 World Cup exposed the West in the sense that Russia was opened to the world to see the amazement and wonders in Russia, that it's a country that cares for her citizens. A country that have plans for her citizens. That which West can do for her citizens, she too can do it.

Putin might be a Dictator, Devil or whatever name we wish to call him but he's better than 200 Buhari sum together.

He's a man who breaks all odds to protect the territory of Russia and her citizens not the vegetable we have here.

Though I'm not a fan of war, I stand with Putin.

The West media propaganda go fail this time. Fowl nyash go open las las...

Megabig:
I don’t think that makes sense, I was shocked they rejected a bill to increase the percentage of women seeking political positions in Nigeria. A country where women cannot be heard, it should always be a first step than having a bunch of marounding thieves littered in the chambers

DropsMic:
Na now Russia go know their friends... I just pity Africa the dummy continent... Instead of just staying neutral most don already pick the sides their slave masters - wey no even like us.. Moronic race

Smashspesh:


Well, knowing the root of any cause is the only way to make a sound statement. I expected you to know this rather than swaying to the beat of the bandwagon.

Here's why I want you to apply logic:

The people of Luhansk and Donetsk never complained of being isolated or discrimated upon. Eastern-Ukrainian and the rest lived in harmony before Putin emerged the leader of Russia in 2012. And that's people that had existed for centuries. No war. No argument.

Check anywhere, there was never rioting nor discriminatory incitations between these people until 2012 and beyond.

Ukraine has been stomaching Russia's evils under Dmitry Medvedev and her predecessors but Vladimir Putin was more devilish.

The former Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych was his pet boy. Putin tricked him into committing so much blunders against his people. For example, the changing of the Ukrainian article 111 of the constitution to enable him rule unopposed.

Awarding of Crimea (One of the richest part of the country) to Russia in exchange of 30% gas deduction.

Which led to the Euromadan crisis where the people revolted angrily and later led to removal of the president from the presidential palace. Then he ran into hiding Russia .

Putin used the crisis to annex the Donbass region while still using the Eastern-Ukraine who he termed Pro-Russia to riot against the removal of Viktor Yanukovych from office. For another man country ooo.

Since the take-over of Donbass, Putin has been causing several atrocities which even United States and other European Union have tried to settle but to no avail.

First, the Minsk 1 agreement championed by France and Germany representing the OSCE (Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe) failed in 2014, and Minsk 2 agreement also held in Belarus failed again in 2015.

Why do these agreements failed?

Ukraine wants ceasefire, withdrawal of heavy weaponry and full Ukrainian government control throughout the conflict zone of the region (Donbass).

Russia wants autonomy of Donbass. Russia wants this region to govern itself and to its own affairs because Russia is confident that here, the people are Russian speaking and they are pro Russians. So it'll be easy for Russia to exercise military and political influence.

On the other hand, Ukraine is aware of this. That is why it is against the autonomy of Donbass. Also, Donbass region is one of the prosperous industrialized regions of Ukraine before the conflict.

Similarly, even the Crimea peninsula is one of the prosperous industrialized regions of Ukraine and the inputs from these regions towards Ukraine's industrial production was very high.

That being said, there have been so much killings in that region since Putin came in 2012 and recognized the area as part of Russia and must be run against the will of Ukrainian government.

Putin sponsored rebels have been taking planes down in airports located in Luhansk and Donetsk. Talk about the Malaysia Flight 17, the Ilyushin 76 transport aircraft of the 25th transport aviation brigade of the Ukrainian air force, steady shelling and bombing of Ukrainian soldiers and so much more atrocities.

So if you're being logical and not allowing emotions take the lead, you'll know that Putin is only being GREEDY! While using Pro-Russians to save face.

I repeat, Ukraine has been coexisting without any complains for centuries. Why must it be since he came into office? There are so many whys. That's why all the European nations are throwing in sanctions.

Yeah, America and NATO might see the area as of militarily advantage but Ukraine has been applying to join the EU for over 9-years and it's been unsuccessful. And by the way, some of her neighbors bordering Russia have joined NATO without resistance from Putin. Why Ukraine in 2022?

Putin is only angry cos the youngman, Zelensky wants to change the status-quo. Then he's trying to save face using Pro-Russia sh*t.