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Putin tells Ukraine hes ready for peace talks, gives conditions

Aminu Imam

President of the Russian Federation, President Vladimir Putin, has told Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan he was open to dialogue with Ukraine if Kyiv accepts territories occupied by Moscow as Russian, the Kremlin said yesterday. Putin again confirmed Russias openness to serious dialogue, on the condition of Kyiv authorities fulfilling the well-known and repeatedly voiced requirements of taking into account the new territorial realities, the Kremlin said in a statement. Erdogan had called for peace talks in the phone call with Putin, his office said earlier. Russian troops occupy large…

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Ukraine: Food crisis may worsen in Nigeria, as Russia pulls out of grain export deal 

Aminu Imam

Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, has pulled out of a deal to allow the supply of grain from Ukraines Black Sea ports. This is coming three months after both the Ukrainian and Russian military delegations signed an agreement to allow Russia to export its grain and fertilisers. The deal, which also involved the United Nations (UN) and Turkey, was to re-start grain exports from Black Sea ports which have been blocked since Russias invasion, in a bid to ease the ravaging global food crisis; as it would enable Ukraine to…

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Putin signs documents to annex 4 contested Ukrainian provinces

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed the document to formally annex four Ukrainian provinces occupied by Moscows troops. Putin said the regions of Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhya and Kherson are now part of Russia, during a televised ceremony in the Kremlin. Russian occupation authorities staged referendums in the four areas in the past week which they said showed an overwhelming majority in favour of leaving Ukraine and joining Russia. Ukraine and Western powers have dismissed the vote, saying the results were a foregone conclusion that would never be recognized internationally.

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Putin calls on Kiev to agree to ceasefire, negotiation

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Russian President, Vladimir Putin, on Friday said Ukraines 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 Moscows 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 Nigerias 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-Ukraine Face-off: Biden calls for overthrow of Putin

Aminu Imam

U.S. President Joe Biden, yesterday, called for Russian leader Vladimir Putins removal, saying, For Gods sake, this man cannot remain in power. Biden also used a speech in Polands 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 Warsaws 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 countrys 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 wouldnt 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 courts 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 Russias 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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