Tag: Russia
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War: Zelensky fires Ukraine’s security chief over alleged collaboration with Russia
President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has issued executive orders ordering the sacking of Ukraine’s prosecutor general and the head of the powerful Security Service of Ukraine (Sluzhba Bespeky Ukrayiny, or SBU) in the country.
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Africans have no inheritance in the House of Zelensky – By Owei Lakemfa
Africa for centuries has been entangled in European conflicts and wars in which they suffer from both sides. The most terrible for Africans was the Second World War for which youths, including high school kids from various parts of the continent, were conscripted and many never returned home.
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Amid ASUU strike, FG facilitates admission for Ukraine returnees
Amid the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the federal government of Nigeria has said it is facilitating admission placement for returnees from Ukraine into Nigerian universities. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Francisca K. Omayuli (Mrs), Spokesperson, Ministry of Foreign Affairs made this known in a statement on Monday.
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Russia-Ukraine war: Nigeria set to supply gas to Europe
With the ongoing war between two European countries, Russia and Ukraine, the president of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that his nation is set to fill the natural gas gaps in Europe. The President made the announcement on Thursday in Lisbon, Portugal, where he is on a State Visit. Buhari said with over 200 million…
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Zelenskyy urges Russia’s expulsion from the United Nations
Ukraine’s President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has accused Russia of becoming “a terrorist” state carrying out “daily terrorist acts” and urged Russia’s expulsion from the United Nations. In a virtual address to the U.N. Security Council, Zelenskyy urged the U.N. to establish an international tribunal to investigate “the actions of Russian occupiers on Ukrainian soil” and to…
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Russia places entry ban on Biden’s wife, daughter
Russia has placed an entry ban on the family of U.S. President Joe Biden, the Foreign Ministry in Moscow said on Tuesday. Biden’s wife, Jill, and daughter, Ashley would no longer be allowed to travel to Russia. The president himself and Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, as well as hundreds of lawmakers, are already on…
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War: Washington to support Ukraine with $450m in weapons
The U.S. States will send another 450 million dollars in military aid to Ukraine, including some additional medium-range rocket systems, to help fight back Russian progress in the war. John Kirby, a senior White House official said in the four months since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began, the U.S. has delivered or pledged weapons…
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Lithuania replies Russia, says its Army battle ready for war
The European country of Lithuania has reacted to Russia’s threat by saying that its Army is ready if they face any form of retaliation. Recall that Russia had threatened Lithuania over its ban of the transit of certain goods subject to European Union sanctions across its territory and into the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad.
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WAR: Germany warns Russia over threat on Lithuania
European nation of Germany has warned Russia against taking countermeasures over Lithuania’s rail transit ban on EU-sanctioned goods to Moscow’s exclave of Kaliningrad. Germany “firmly rejects” Russia’s threat of “serious” consequences for the transit stop, government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit said at a regular press conference.
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UKRAINE INVASION: Why Ukrainians are ready to die for the European perspective
U krainians have said they are ready to die for the European perspective, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy maintains that Ukraine has powerful support in Europe for joining the EU0:46. Ukraine may become a member of the European Union after the EU Commission proposed it as a candidate, the first step on a long road toward…