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Why is Putin’s back against the wall?
Since the beginning of his “special operation” in Ukraine, the Russian president has been seriously weakened, particularly by Western sanctions.
The Kremlin refuses to acknowledge it, but the Russian energy sector is being undermined by the West. And although Putin could have cut off the gas supply to Europe, he has done nothing. The media outlet Business Insider covers the matter in a recent article, reporting that Russia is “not ready to acknowledge that it’s not in a financial position to completely cut off Europe from its natural gas exports”.
For his part, Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, told Sky News Arabia: “We are honest people. We have signed long-term contracts with Europe. We always honour our obligations, unlike Europe or the United States”.
It should be noted that before the conflict began, 40% of European countries’ gas came from Russia. At the end of 2023, this figure barely reached 15%, a fall helped by the damage suffered by several Nord Stream pipelines during sabotage operations, reports Korii.
When the G7 imposed a price cap on oil exports, Russian energy revenues fell by 24%. Even though the Russians keep the situation afloat, it’s only thanks to their ghost fleet and a major ally, China. An ally that is not exactly generous… Indeed, Beijing would like the Kremlin to revise the price of gas downwards. The Russian energy empire is more vulnerable than ever, it will hold out as long as the war in Ukraine lasts. But will it be able to do that without the European market? According to Business Insider, based on documents from the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, “the oil and gas industry accounts for between 30% and 50% of Russia’s federal budget revenues.”
(MH with Manon Pierre – Source: Korii – Picture: Picture by tatarstan.ru via WikiCommons under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license)
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Man in shock after lady he lodged with in a hotel in Abuja flees with his car and other valuables
A Nigerian man is currently in shock after a young lady identified as Precious Chinyere , whom he took to a hotel in the Asokoro area in the FCT for a romantic getaway allegedly fled with his car and other personal belongings on Thursday, February 5,
The distraught man and Precious had visited the hotel and opted for a short time stay. Things took a different in the evening when the man noticed Precious had left the hotel room without notifying him and took along with her some of his personal belongings including phones and laptop and also his car.
The victim immediately reported the incident to the police.
When contacted, the spokesperson of the FCT police command, SP Josephine Adeh, told LIB that the matter is currently being investigated and that efforts are being made to apprehend the suspect.
The United States Mission in Nigeria has condemned the k!lling of more than 200 civilians in recent attacks on communities in Kwara State.
Recall that terrorists launched de@dly attacks on Woro and Nuku communities in Kaiama Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday night, k!lling unsuspecting citizens.
It was gathered that the gunmen invaded the villages, opened fire on residents and burned homes.
According to reports, the de@th toll from the unfortunate incident hit 200 on Thursday night.
Reacting, the US Mission Nigeria condemned the k!lling via a post on its official X handle.
The post reads, “The United States condemns the horrific attack in Kwara state in Nigeria, which claimed the lives of more than 160 people, with the de@th toll still unconfirmed and many still unaccounted for.
“We express our deepest condolences to the families of those affected by this senseless violence.
“We welcome President Tinubu’s order to deploy security forces to protect villages in the area and his directive to federal and state officials to provide aid to the community and bring the perpetrators of this atrocity to justice.”
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“I’ll never settle for a barber, yahoo boy or a poor man” — nail tech’s list of men she says she can’t marry sparks reactions online
A Nigerian nail technician has set social media talking after openly listing the kind of men she says she can never settle for.
In a now-viral post, she stated clearly that she refuses to “settle for less” and went on to mention professions and traits she considers a no-go area.
According to her, she can never settle for a barber, an aza man, a yahoo boy, a mechanic, an actor, a laundry man, a hype man, or a plumber. She also added that she wouldn’t marry a man with a high body count or a poor man.
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