Tag: Vladimir Putin

“We’re not Ukraine, but the Power House of Africa” – Presidency replies Putin 

Aminu Imam
Presidency replies Putin

The Presidency has hit back at Russian President, Vladimir Putin, following his recent remarks dismissing Nigeria as a “British branch in Africa”. In a strongly-worded statement issued on Thursday, the Nigerian government described Putin’s comments as “ignorant, disrespectful, and far removed from the realities of today’s Africa”. According to the statement, Nigeria remains a sovereign nation with vast natural and human resources, and no foreign nation dictates her affairs. “We are not Ukraine; neither are we anyone’s colony. We are the Giant of Africa, a nation of courage, innovation, and…

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Russia writes-off $23bn debt for Africa Putin

Aminu Imam

Russian President, Vladimir Putin, says the Russian Government has written off the $23 billion debt burden of African countries. Putin disclosed this at the plenary session of the ongoing second RussiaAfrica Summit 2023 holding from July 27 to July 28. He said Moscow would allocate an additional $90 million for these purposes. The Russian President said Russia was advocating expansion of representation of African countries in the UN Security Council and other UN structures. According to him, the reopening of embassies in Burkina Faso and Equatorial Guinea is going as…

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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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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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Russia: Putin puts nuclear forces on high alert

Aminu Imam

Cites sanctions as reason Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has ordered his military command to put his countrys deterrence forces a reference to units which include nuclear arms on high alert, citing aggressive statements by North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) leaders and economic sanctions against Moscow. Putin, who made the disclosure in a televised address, said, As you can see, not only do Western countries take unfriendly measures against our country in the economic dimension I mean the illegal sanctions that everyone knows about very well but…

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“Take over poweritll be easier to reach agreement with you” – Putin to Ukrainian army

Aminu Imam

Russian President Vladimir Putin has called on the Ukrainian military to seize power in their country. Speaking yesterday, during a televised address, Putin told the Ukrainian military it would be easier for us to make a deal with you than with this gang of drug addicts and neo-Nazis. He accused the Ukrainian leadership of using civilians as human shields. I once again appeal to the military personnel of the armed forces of Ukraine: do not allow neo-Nazis to use your children, wives, and elders as human shields, he said. Take…

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Putin says no other way to defend Russia other than invading Ukraine

Aminu Imam

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Moscow had no other choice but to invade Ukraine to ensure Russias security, speaking hours after his army crossed his ex-Soviet neighbours borders. What was happening left us with no choice, the Russian leader said, during a televised meeting with business representatives, adding that we had no other way of proceeding. In a video grab taken from a handout footage made available yesterday, on the official website of the Russian President (kremlin.ru), President Vladimir Putin addresses the nation at the Kremlin in Moscow.…

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