Tag: Russia
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US journalist killed In Ukraine
As the hostilities between Ukraine and Russia rages on, Brent Renaud, a United States journalist, was gunned down in Irpin, a frontline northwest suburb of Kyiv, capital of Ukraine, on Sunday. Renuad was shot dead in the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia. The head of police in the Kyiv region said Renaud had been…
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How we’re preventing World War III – Joe Biden
The United States President, Joe Biden, says there are measures in trying to prevent World War III by not fighting a war against Russia in Ukraine. Biden, in a series of tweets on his verified Twitter account, said a direct confrontation between NATO and Russia is World War III.
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Mr. Putin is Nearby – By Chidi Amuta
The Group is reportedly also in cahoots with cells of the Russian Mafia. In the raging Ukraine invasion, for instance, a contingent of 400 mercenaries from the Wagner Group were dispatched to infiltrate into Kyiv for the sole aim of assassinating President Zelensky. Ukrainian intelligence uncovered the plot and it has been frustrated so far.
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Second batch of Nigerian evacuees from Poland arrive Abuja
Nigerian evacuees from Ukraine via Poland The second flight from Poland with 123 persons, including an infant on board Air Peace, landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Intl. Airport Friday at about 1:20 a.m. local time. They were received by the Head, Technology Transfer and Innovation at the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission Terab Abdulrahman and officials…
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Ukraine-Russia crisis to complicate Africa economy – IMF
Ms Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the war in Ukraine can have a devastating blow for Africa.
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Ukraine war: Russia threatens to nationalise foreign companies
Western businesses leaving Russia due to the war may have their companies and production facilities confiscated by the Russian state, according to Moscow.
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Disaster looms over Europe unless Russia withdraws forces now – Ukraine warns
Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Minister Dmytro Kuleba, has insisted that Russia must immediately withdraw forces from Chornobyl and Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs) to avert a disaster in Europe. Kuleba gave the warning today after meeting with the Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, in Turkey to discuss ways of ensuring safety…
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New Chelsea owners won’t match Abramovich spending – Wenger
Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has claimed that potential buyers of Chelsea will never meet Roman Abramovich’s spending power. The Club World Cup winner are likely to lose the Russian billionaire, who is selling the club as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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Russia, Ukraine foreign ministers meet as war enters 3rd week
Russia’s war in Ukraine entered the third week on Thursday with none of its stated objectives reached. This is even as thousands of people have been killed, more than two million made refugees, and thousands cowering in besieged cities under relentless bombardment. The foreign ministers of Russia and Ukraine met on Thursday in Turkey, the…
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Ukraine invasion: Neighbouring countries struggle with refugees’ influx
UN humanitarians have warned that the exodus of millions of Ukrainians from their country following the Russian invasion could overwhelm neighbouring countries.