Tag: Russia

Putin calls on Kiev to agree to ceasefire, negotiation

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Russian President, Vladimir Putin, on Friday said Ukraine’s government needed to agree to a ceasefire and return to the negotiating table. “We are ready for this,” Putin said as he declared the parts of Ukraine occupied by Moscow’s forces to be part of Russia. Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhya and Kherson regions were to be incorporated through “treaties” signed with the states, which Moscow had recognised as independent. Putin stressed that the people in these regions had become “our citizens forever.” He stressed that there would be no negotiations with Ukraine concerning…

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Buhari raises alarm on danger of escalation of war in Ukraine

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

President Muhammadu Buhari says the danger of escalation of the war in Ukraine further justifies Nigeria’s resolute calls for a nuclear-free world and a universal Arms Trade Treaty. The Nigerian leader, who stated this while addressing world leaders at the ongoing United Nations General Assembly (UNGA77), in New York, United States, said the call had become necessary to prevent global human disasters. He, therefore, demanded that world leaders must find quick means to reach consensus on the nuclear non-proliferation Treaty with related commitments by nuclear weapon states. In a speech…

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Russia warns of nuclear weapon deployment if Sweden, Finland join NATO

Aminu Imam

Russia, yesterday, warned that if Sweden and Finland joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, (NATO), it would have to bolster its defences in the region, including deploying nuclear weapons. Recall that on Wednesday, Finland’s Prime Minister, Sanna Marin, said his country, which shares a 1,300km border with Russia, will make a decision in the next few weeks whether to apply to join the alliance. But the Deputy Chairman of Russia’s Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, said if the two countries join the US-led military alliance, Russia will have no choice but…

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Russia-Ukraine Face-off: Biden calls for overthrow of Putin

Aminu Imam

U.S. President Joe Biden, yesterday, called for Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s removal, saying, “For God’s sake, this man cannot remain in power”. Biden also used a speech in Poland’s capital to make a vociferous defense of liberal democracy and the NATO military alliance, while also saying Europe must steel itself for a long fight against Russian aggression. In what was billed by the White House as a major address, Biden spoke in front of the Royal Castle, one of Warsaw’s notable landmarks that were badly damaged during World War II.…

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‘Peace negotiations with Russia difficult’, says Ukraine President Zelensky

Aminu Imam

Ukraine President, Volodymyr Zelensky, has described his country’s ongoing peace negotiations with Russia as “very difficult, and scandalous”. In a video message released early Wednesday, the President assured the Ukrainian people of victory against Russia. According to him, the ongoing peace negotiations are difficult and sometimes scandalous but the negotiators wouldn’t rest till peace is restored. “They are very difficult, sometimes scandalous but we are moving forward step by step. We will work, we will fight as much as possible. “Until the end, brave and open. The negotiators are working…

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International Court orders Russia to immediately halt its military operations in Ukraine

Aminu Imam

By a vote of 13 to two, with Russia and China dissenting, the International Court of Justice, (ICJ), yesterday ruled that Russia “shall immediately suspend the military operations that it commenced on 24 February”. The court’s ruling – the first such verdict handed down by the ‘world court’ since the Russian invasion began – is in response to a suit filed by Ukraine on 27 February, accusing Russia of manipulating the concept of genocide to justify its military aggression. Although the rulings of the ICJ are binding, it has no…

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Ukraine Invasion: Biden announces U.S. ban on Russian oil imports

Aminu Imam

U.S. President, Joe Biden has announced a ban on Russian oil imports, as part of measures to punish Russia for the invasion of Ukraine. The latest measure, which included other energy imports, ramped up the pressure campaign on Moscow. Oil prices jumped on the news, with Benchmark Brent crude for May climbing by 5.4% to $129.91 a barrel yesterday. Biden has been working with allies in Europe, who are far more dependent on Russian oil, to isolate Russia’s energy-heavy economy and President Vladimir Putin. The United States imported more than…

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Russia/Ukraine war: Bread scarcity looms as wheat price rises by 68.5%

Aminu Imam

Scarcity of bread and significant rise in its price and other wheat flour-based foods, as well as confectioneries, appear imminent following the surge in the price of wheat to a multi-year high since Russia began a special military operation in Ukraine. Checks revealed that the price of wheat has increased by as much as 68.5 percent in the last 12 days from $752 per bushel on February 22 to $1,267 as of March 4, 2022. The rally in the price of wheat is coming on the heels of investors’ worry…

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U.S., NATO have declared war against Russia – Putin

Aminu Imam

Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared the West’s response to the “invasion” of Ukraine by implementing anti-Russia sanctions was “akin to a declaration of war”. “A lot of what is happening, from what we are now seeing and what we are facing, is certainly a way to fight against Russia”, Putin said, according to a report. Putin noted that despite the flurry of sanctions by the U.S. and NATO countries, no martial law or a state of emergency will be introduced in Russia. He added that martial law can only…

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Ukraine Evacuation: “We’ll continue to defend interest of Nigerians everywhere”, Buhari assures

Aminu Imam

With the commencement of the evacuation of Nigerian citizens stranded in the aftermath of the Russia/Ukraine conflict, President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that his administration will continue to defend the interest of the citizenry wherever they may be. The President made this assertion on Thursday, in Nairobi, Kenya, during a Town Hall meeting with a group of Nigerians resident in the country. The President, in an issued statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, was quoted as saying, “On our part as a Government, we…

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