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Russian businessmen in the United States offer a reward of 1 million US dollars "to Putin items on the head"? There is indeed a Russian businessman in the United States named Konanixin who openly opposes Putin and even makes a picture that looks like a "wanted order", but he clarifies afterwards that what he hopes is not really to "kill Putin."
Ukrainian president said, "I don't expect to join NATO , Crimea and Ukraine Dong can talk about it"? It is suspected of being misleading. "Not expecting to join NATO" means that Zelensky is disappointed with NATO and does not mean that Ukraine will give up joining NATO. "The issues of Crimea and Ukraine can still be discussed" refers to Zelensky's call for direct dialogue with Putin to find a compromise, rather than making plans to abandon Crimea and the Donbass region.
Ukrainian Embassy in Nigeria demanded travel expenses from Nigerians who signed up for volunteer army ? An official from the Ukrainian Embassy in Nigeria said in an interview with local media that if Nigerian people sign up for the volunteer army, they may have to pay about US$1,000 in travel fees. This amount was calculated based on his personal experience. The statement that the Ukrainian Embassy demanded $1,000 from the Volunteer Army has been denied by the Ukrainian Embassy in Nigeria, and there is no tangible evidence that the Ukrainian Embassy officials made the above remarks on behalf of the Ukrainian Embassy on its official standpoint.
Georgia Former Defense Minister joined the " International Column " to help Ukraine resist Russia? It has been reported to many media outlets such as the UK Metropolitan Daily. Videos and photos of the former defense minister fighting can be seen on social media.
"The world's top sniper" has also joined the "International Column"? According to media reports such as " Daily Mail " and "Mirror", this "world's top sniper" is called Wali and has fought in Iraq and Afghanistan. Wali updated the latest situation of fighting in Ukraine on her Facebook homepage La Torche et l'Épée - The Torch and Sword.
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A few days ago, several foreign media, including the British media Independent, released a report saying that Russian businessman Alex Konanixin wanted to offer a million dollars to "buy Putin's head", which was immediately interpreted by more media as that Alex Konanixin was publicly hiring people to assassinate Putin.
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Russian businessmen in the United States offer a reward of $1 million to "putin's head on the neck"?
According to KATV, an affiliated TV station of ABC, quoted its LinkedIn page, Konanixin wrote in his LinkedIn account, "If any soldier arrests Putin for the responsibility given by his constitution and puts him under sanctions from Russian and international laws, I am willing to pay him one million US dollars."
Konanixin also sent a "wanted" picture in LinkedIn, with Putin's avatar accompanied by a sentence in English - "wanted: whether you are alive or dead."
Konanihin's statement was reported by many media outlets including the British "Independent" for "Russian businessmen contributed money to offer a reward for Putin's head", and even put this phrase in the title.
Konanixin then explained on his Facebook that he did not encourage others to assassinate Putin, "This statement is untrue." He clarified that he just expressed his intention to "be tried", and such "clearance" was ignored when some media cited the news.
Ukrainian president said, "I don't expect to join NATO, can Crimea and Ukraine talk about"?
Recently, news circulated on Chinese Internet that in response to the current situation in Russia and Ukraine, Ukrainian President Ukrainian President Zelensky accepted an exclusive interview with the ABC on March 8 local time, saying that he no longer expects to join NATO, and the issues of Crimea and Ukraine can be discussed.
After verification, the exclusive interview mentioned in the online news does exist. On March 8, local time, ABC released a video of connecting with Zelensky on its official website.
Zelensky said in an interview, "We are not ready to surrender... Regarding NATO, I was already relieved of this matter long ago, after I knew NATO would not accept Ukraine. This alliance is afraid of controversial events and confrontation with Russia."
The official website of the Ukrainian Presidential Office also mentioned this interview with ABC News in an article published on March 8. However, as a response to the three conditions for the truce proposed by Russia, the wording of this article has been slightly changed.
combined with the ABC interview video and the article published by the Ukrainian Presidential Office, it can be seen that Zelensky's statement that "no longer expects to join NATO, and the issues of Crimea and Ukraine can still be discussed" is misleading. The so-called "not expecting to join NATO" means that Zelensky is disappointed with NATO, and does not mean that Ukraine will give up joining NATO. The so-called "Crimea and Ukraine can be discussed" means that Zelensky calls for direct dialogue with Putin and find a compromise, rather than having done a good job of giving up Crimea and Donba The plan of the Russian region. Regarding the three truce conditions proposed by Russia, Zelensky has only made a clear response to the ownership of Crimea, that is, Ukraine "cannot recognize Crimea as Russia's territory."
Ukrainian Embassy in Nigeria demanded travel fees from Nigerians who signed up for volunteer troops?
Recently, a short video circulated on TikTok, saying that "Nigerians were excited to help Ukraine fight, but the Ukrainian embassy refused to pay even the travel fees." The video copy reads: Nigerians want to go to Ukraine to participate in the war, but they were asked to pay $1,000 in air tickets and visa fees first, and Ukraine also cut their salary by more than half.
related reports quoted local media The A Pulse website published an article titled "Russians invasion: Ukraine tells Nigerians to pay $1,000 to fight for us."
According to this report, the statement "1,000 US dollars travel expenses" comes from the second secretary of the Ukrainian Embassy in Nigeria.
htmlOn December 5, The Punch released an interview clip on YouTube. In the interview, Ukrainian embassy officials said that since Ukrainian airspace has been closed and it is impossible to enter Ukraine directly from Nigeria by plane, the volunteer army must enter through two Ukrainian neighbors, Poland and Hungary. Poland and Hungary belong to the Schengen area , so the Nigerian volunteer army needs to apply for an Schengen visa .When asked why the specific value of "1,000 US dollars" was the official said that it was because the last time he returned to Ukraine, he spent about the amount of travel expenses.
"Only the volunteers can choose to fight for Ukraine or other countries, because if Ukraine paid these people (money), they would become mercenaries , and using mercenaries is a violation of international law . "
"Pengpai Mingcha" search found that on March 7 local time, the Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a tweet. The Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs asked the Ukrainian Embassy for confirmation about Nigerian citizens' application to join the Ukrainian mercenary. The Ukrainian Embassy denied the rumor that "required the Nigerian Volunteer Army to pay US$1,000 for air tickets and visa fees."
In summary, an official of the Ukrainian Embassy in Nigeria said in an interview with local media that if Nigerians sign up to participate in the anti-Russian Volunteer Army, they may need to pay about US$1,000 for travel expenses. This amount was estimated based on his personal experience. Due to the closure of Ukrainian airspace, foreign volunteers need to enter from the Schengen region countries adjacent to Ukraine, so they may need to pay Pay the Schengen visa fee, but the volunteer army does not need Ukrainian visa . In addition, the statement that "the Ukrainian embassy demanded $1,000 from the volunteer army" has been denied by the Ukrainian Embassy in Nigeria. In other words, there is no tangible evidence to support the official making the above remarks on behalf of the Ukrainian embassy on the official standpoint.
Former Georgian Defense Minister joined the "International Column" to fight against the Russian army?
A few days ago, a Weibo user said that the former Georgian Defense Minister had joined the "International Column" to help Ukraine fight against Russia.
After verification, this news was found in many media such as the Metropolitan Daily. There is also a social platform about the former Georgian Defense Minister capturing the Russian army's BMP-2 IFV tank videos and photos of him taking photos with other volunteer soldiers were circulated.
"The world's top sniper" has also joined the "International Column"?
A saying circulated on the social platform that "the world's top sniper" arrived in Ukraine to participate in the war.
According to media reports such as Daily Mail and Mirror, this "world's top sniper" is called Wali. He is a Canadian Montreal native. He served in the 22nd Legion of Canada and has fought in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Warri updated his recent battle situation in Ukraine on his Facebook homepage La Torche et l'Épée - The Torch and Sword, and called it "Wali's log".
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