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The Russian Embassy in Nigeria has formally responded to reports surrounding the death of 23-year-old Nigerian medical graduate, Nnani Adaobi Marian, who succumbed to injuries sustained during an attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, while denying claims that Russian forces were responsible for the incident. In a statement released on Tuesday, the embassy extended condolences to Marian’s…
The Russian Federation has pledged stronger military cooperation with Nigeria in its ongoing fight against terrorism, offering weapons, operational support, and strategic expertise to bolster the country’s counterinsurgency operations. Speaking on behalf of President Vladimir Putin and the Russian Minister of Defence, Lt Gen Averianov emphasized Russia’s readiness to deepen defence cooperation with Nigeria, describing…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a mutual defence agreement on Wednesday with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, who offered his “full support” on Ukraine The pledge of military cooperation was part of a strategic treaty signed during a summit in Pyongyang, where Putin was making his first visit in 24 years. “It is really a…
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President Vladimir Putin of Russia has said his country is open to negotiations with Ukraine but will never accept “any schemes that have nothing to do with reality”. Putin made the remark while mocking the scheduled round of Ukraine peace talks in Switzerland, warning that Moscow will not accept any enforced plans that ignore its…
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On Friday, Russian government warned against a military intervention in Niger, just hours after the West African bloc, ECOWAS said they would muster a “standby” force in their efforts to return the president toppled by the junta. The Russian foreign ministry stated: “We believe that a military solution to the crisis in Niger could lead…
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By AFP Iran admitted for the first time on Saturday that it has sent drones to Russia, but insisted they were supplied to its ally before the Russian invasion of Ukraine. “We supplied Russia with a limited number of drones months before the war in Ukraine,” Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said, quoted by the official…
RussiaMikhail Gorbachev, the leader who ended the Cold War and was the last leader of the Soviet Union, has died at the age of 91, Russian news agencies reported, citing medical sources. “Gorbachev died this evening after a serious and long illness,” the Central Clinical Hospital in Moscow said late on Tuesday, as quoted by…
by AFP Russia suspended electricity supplies to Finland overnight after its energy firm RAO Nordic threatened to cut off supplies over payment arrears, an official for Finland’s grid operator told AFP on Saturday. “It is at zero at the moment, and that started from midnight as planned,” Timo Kaukonen, manager for operational planning at Fingrid,…