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My heart bleeds for Ukraine

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  Stranded citizens at the Polish border, seeking escape route from the violence in Ukraine. (Photo credit: Aljazeera) Today is emotional, okay I’m beginning to sound like Vader the Wildcard but I actually like the guy and you’ll see something about him on my blog soon. I wrote about Russia recently and my understanding of why Vladmir Putin is doing what he’s doing, I was quick to reiterate the fact that I don’t want war, I was very clear on my stand but as it stands, I am worried for Ukraine and the world at large. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a very emotional speech earlier today, trying to sound brave but fear was written all over him, he remains adamant that the West aren’t doing enough to help but the trajectory is scary and now I’m worried. Putin is a war criminal; I admit that 100% but the West gave him enough reasons to be like that. Putin has trust issues and won’t even sit or stand close to anyone, not his cabinet members and not even his family members, he do...

I don't want war but I stand with Russia

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  Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy is crying over the silence of world powers in the wake of the Russian invasion, what was he expecting? May God end this war ASAP. Dear God, it's not like I'm telling you what to do, but please end this crisis in Ukraine ASAP, na beg I dey beg, thank you boss. To every conflict, there’s always something to listen to from both warring parties. The brewing war in Ukraine didn’t start today and while the journalism available to most Nigerians on CNN is somewhat biased, running with the “ Putin is evil ” mantra might be unfair. Everyone is talking about the situation in Ukraine, of course except your “slay mammas” and “woke papas” who litter status updates with memes and hide under cruise to join bandwagons, they clearly don’t understand what’s going on so they’re sitting this one out, yes I’m dragging you. The war is here already because Russia already encroached and as at the time of penning this piece, the Russian troops are approach...