Tag: Russia

Russia Adds Zelensky To Criminal ‘Wanted’ List

ADEOLA YUSUF

Russia has added Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to its list of wanted criminals, a move Kyiv dismissed as a sign of Moscow’s “desperation”. Zelensky’s name appeared on Saturday on the Russian interior ministry’s “wanted” list, an online database of alleged criminals sought by the Russian authorities. It said the Ukrainian leader was wanted “under an article of the criminal code”, without providing further details. There was no immediate comment from Russian officials as to why Zelensky had been added to the list. Ukraine’s foreign ministry said the decision demonstrated “the…

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Russia, China Open $342m Cross-Border Bridge as Ties Deepen

Nurudeen Oyewole

“In today’s divided world, the Blagoveshchensk-Heihe bridge between Russia and China carries a special symbolic meaning.”   Russia and China have opened a new cross-border bridge in the Far East that they hope will further strengthen trade as Moscow reels from sweeping Western sanctions imposed over its actions in Ukraine. The bridge linking the Russian city of Blagoveshchensk to the Chinese city of Heihe across the Amur River – known in China as the Heilongjiang – is about 1km long and cost 19 billion roubles ($342m), the RIA news agency…

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Transcript of the Speech by Ukrainean President Volodymyr Zelensky

Volodymyr Zelensky

From his call to Putin few hours ago, through threat on how the “step (by Putin) can be the beginning of a big war on the #European continent,” to an appeal to Russians, here is a read-for-yourself transcript of the speech by President of Ukraine, a country facong a full blown war with Russia. “Today I initiated a phone call with the president of the Russian Federation. The result was silence. Though the silence should be in #Donbas. That’s why I want to address today the people of #Russia. I…

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Russian-Ukrainian War: Prices Africa Is About To Pay, By Nurudeen Oyewole

Nurudeen Oyewole

Nurudeen Oyewole digs out some beneath-the-sufface information from the other end about what Africa will face in the raging Russian-Ukrainian war   As the booms of guns shots, the bangs of bomb blasts and the smothering of missile shelling swell the air across the length and breadth of Ukraine on Thursday, February 24, the doubts, guesses and projections of potential war between Russia and Ukraine have been laid to rest while the reality of an impending Armageddon inches closer. But while the world powers scramble from west to east, north…

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40 killed, Nigerian Students Trapped As War Rages In Ukraine

ADESUPO OSOSANYA

Protect Yourself, Nigerian Government Charges Students, Citizens Trapped In Ukraine   Oleksii Arestovich, adviser to Ukraine’s president, says about 40 people have been killed so far in the Russian attack on the country. This came as the Nigerian government confirmed that many of its citizens including students are trapped in the Ukraine, advising them to take charge of their personal safety and security. The Nigerian embassy in Ukraine has asked Nigerians residing in Ukraine to remain calm and be responsible for their personal security amid the Russia invasion. READ ALSO:…

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Trump Hails ‘Genius’ Putin over Russia’s Military Action In Ukraine

Aoko Benjamin

Why Biden should be blamed for Russia’s deployment of military “peacekeepers” in Ukrain – Trump   Former US President Donald Trump has praised Vladimir Putin for deploying Russian troops into Ukraine. Amid the escalating tension between Ukraine and Russia, on Tuesday, Putin ordered troops into separatist-held parts of eastern Ukraine in what he called a “peacekeeping mission”. The order came hours after he signed decrees recognising the independence of Moscow-backed breakaway territories of Ukraine — the Donetsk People’s Republic and Luhansk People’s Republic. READ ALSO: Interfere In Ukraine War, Suffer…

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Russia, China block UN support for sanctions on Mali

Aoko Benjamin

RUSSIA and China blocked the UN Security Council on Tuesday from supporting new sanctions on Mali for its military leaders’ decision to delay next month’s elections until 2026, a blow to the restoration of democracy in the troubled West African nation. Kenya’s UN ambassador, Martin Kimani, said after closed-door discussions on the proposed French-drafted statement endorsing the sanctions imposed by the West African regional group ECOWAS he was ‘disappointed’ that the council couldn’t agree on what he called a ‘relatively mild’ press statement. READ ALSO:ECOWAS Oders Borders’ Closure, Others Against…

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Nigeria’s ex-Rep at OPEC, Dan Etete, Tasks Biden on Global Peace, Security

Wonuola Olujobi

    Former Representative of Nigeria at Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Chief Dan Etete, has called on President Joe Biden of the United States of America to use his position as the leader of the most powerful country in the world to steer the world away from disaster by bringing hope, love and unity to the poor, homeless, hungry and traumatized people as well as the rich and affluent in the society. In a statement sent to Platforms Africa, the former Minister of Petroleum Resources noted that President…

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