By Suleiman Umaru and Elizabeth Chukwuma
Donald Trump, the North American country of the United States, US President, appears to have pushed Vladimir Putin of Russia to the wall by describing Russia military as’’ a paper tiger’’ which does not pose much of a real threat to Ukraine.
Trump had made a mockery of the Russian Leader that since he launched the full-scale invasion into Ukraine in 2022, which he had described as ‘’special military operation’’, he has not been able to overrun the country which was his initial plan.
The US President had told Trump at the just concluded 80th United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York that the ongoing with Ukraine would have’’ taken a real military power’’ less than a week to win, stressing that the war had thrown Russia into serious economic trouble.
He has left no one in doubt that US, UK and other EU, countries, which have been involved in the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia are not going to turn their back on the central European country, confirming what Putin had repeatedly said that Russia is not at war with Ukraine but, EU and NATO. Trump may have proved Putin right when he said that ‘’the US will continue to supply weapons to EU and NATO, which in turn would be supplied to Ukraine to sustain the war with Russia.
Acting out a script of the US President that NATO member countries should not hesitate to shoot down Russia aircraft that enter into their air space Sweden, a country believed to have been neutral over the last 200 years but just joined NATO, was said to have supported the UK to push the security Organization to invoke articles 4 and 5 of its Constitution which had made it clear that ‘’an attack on any member country is an attack on all’’ in order to have justification to fight Russia.
Frederich Merz, Germany Chancellor, who had repeatedly called for effective deterrence by NATO in response to members’ airspace violations by Russia have reiterated the military alliance ‘s commitment ‘’to use all necessary military and non-military tools to defend itself’’.
As a prelude to ensuring that if countries like Latvia, one of the breakaway Republics in the old Soviet Union, which had joined NATO, is attacked by Russia as Ukraine, though not yet admitted into the Organization but currently being attacked by the East European country that it could stand on its own, the German defense conglomerate Rhinmetall , according to Diplomatic sources was said to have concluded plans ‘’to build a ammunition plant in the old Soviet Republic, thus expanding the capability of the Baltic nation surrendering Russia to defend itself militarily .
Security experts would also want Merz, the Germany Chancellor to Prepare to build ammunition plants in Molodova, Georgia, and Kazakhstan, all former Soviet Republics as the countries may be Russia’s next target as European countries race to increase their defense capabilities in the wake of Russia’s war with Ukraine.
Notwithstanding that Ukraine is no match to Russia militarily, but with the support of the US and the EU, may have strengthened Volodymyr Zelenskyy, resolve to recapture all the regions that had been annexed by Russia between 2022 and now, including Crimea as it has continued to fire advanced drones and Flamengo missiles deep into Russia. One of the most recent of such attacks was said to have hit the Russian port in in Norossiysk and Tuapse on Wednesday, sept. 24, 2025.
The central European country backed EU and NATO drones was said to have also hit Salavat Petrochemical complex described as largest in Russia’s southern Bashkorstan region. The attack on the plant was said to be the second time in less than one week showing how vulnerable the Russian airspace has become, no thanks to EU and NATO. There is gain saying the fact that between July and now, Ukraine, had attacked 10 Russian refineries and an export terminal to cripple is economy.
Ukraine repeated strikes on Russia energy infrastructure, according to financial analysts had dealt a devastating blow ‘’to Moscow vital fuel exports as US and EU, sanctions are tightening’’. This may have given Trump the audacity to say that the Ukraine strikes has taken a heavy toll on the country’s prowling oil and gas industry, which accounts for a quarter of its GDP, an indication that the economy is in big trouble that would take years to rebuild.
The Kremlin which is not ready to give room to Ukraine to continue destroying its oil facilities was said ‘’to have extended the existing ban on petrol exports until the end of this 2025’’and further impose a similar ban on diesel exports for non-producers.
Alexander Novak, Russia Deputy Prime Minister had blamed the country’s fuel shortage on the international market which had worsened in the recent months with a growing number of regions imposing restrictions on gasoline sales and supply disruptions, which includes Moscow, the country’s capital, the central areas, south of the country, the Far East, Volga and the Leningrad regions. However, he had said that deliveries under intergovernmental agreements would still be met no matter Ukraine’s economic sabotage.
While all the NATO countries are much concerned on how to escape Russia attack as the war with Ukraine escalates, Viktor Orban, Hungarian Prime Minister may not have been thinking on how to solve the country’s energy cris as the country depends 100% on its energy needs on Russian that he has told the US President to caution Zelenskyy and his troops to stop bombing Russia oil pipelines.
Security experts believe that going by the way the Russia -Ukraine is going fueled by the US, EU and the UK, which is taking a turn for the worse,’’ any political mismanagement of information and single miscalculation’’ could trigger global conflict.
Dmitry Peskov, Kremlin spokesperson had told those that cares that Trump, the US, President do not have powers to end the Russia-Ukraine war stating that only the Trump Administration have the political will to find a lasting solution to end the war. He may have spoken the mind of President Putin when he said that ‘’Russia was ready to engage in peace Negotiations with Ukraine to end the tree and half year-old war.
The Western media may have known that Ukraine was on the brink of losing the war that it has resorted to misinformation that Zelenskyy led Ukraine is winning the war because of the attack which had hit into Moscow on Friday, Sept.26 2025, causing much damage.
Putin may not have been bothered by the western propaganda as he was said to have deployed 700,000 troops to Ukraine border, ready to strike, but had urged the Ukrainian Leader ‘’to Negotiate now or lose everything’’ but rebelieves Putin is bluffing and had had remained defiant insisting that ‘’all Russian troops must leave Ukraine soil’’.
Appealing to Trump and the Mark Rutte, Secretary General of the EU and other European Leaders including Starmer, the UK, Prime Minister, to stop Putin aggression, Zelensky had warned that the Russian leader has plans ’’to keep driving the war forward, wider and deeper into Ukraine’’, noting that the only way out for the allies to stop him is ‘’to display a united front and ramped up support for the country’’.
Aware that Ukraine has lost the battle against Russia, may have informed why Zelenskyy is doing everything within his powers to drag NATO countries into the war by making personal appearances in front of multiple Legislative houses of NATO and EU countries and asking directly for help which many believe he is getting but sits on it.
Taking advantage that the deadly security Organisation, described as a defense alliance, in several quarters was designed and constructed after the WW2, by the Western nations to crush any opponent who might infringe on any NATO member country may have informed why Zelenskyy is desirous to join it at all cost.
In spite of the fact that Ukraine has not been admitted into the club, but NATO and EU, have found him a willing tool to use to fight a common enemy, Russia. He has even threatened the EU, Leadership, of EU, that if not given $120 billion to sustain the war in 2026, he would end it. The EU, parliament was were said to have hurriedly approved the money for him. Even the US, had secured Congress approval for $60 billion for him as well just as Russian €300 billion-euro, foreign assets which had been frozen in EU countries are being spent on Ukraine described as day light Robbery by Putin. Unconfirmed report said the EU Leadership is considering ways to insulate some of the €300 billion of the immobilized Russian assets under its control in Negotiations.
In a related development, Zelenskyy had said that Russian forces after months of no movement, have gained more territories from Ukraine, fueling speculations making the rounds it has lost the war. The situation appears to have become too bad for Ukraine as the country’s fuel storages facility had been bombed on Friday, Sept 26, 2025, by Russia using drone missiles, sending a signal to Zelenskyy to Negotiate now or lose out as the US and other NATO countries which stockpile of weapons are gradually depleting and could no longer defend the country.
In spite of the fact that Trump had given orders to NATO member countries to shoot down Russia aircraft that enters into their air space, Putin has dared Karol Nawrocki of Poland, Alar Karis of Estonia and had taken a step further to fly four fighter jets into Alaska, US, but Trump had failed to shoot it down to forestall igniting WW3.
Already, he knew that Putin’s military personnel are trigger-hungry to confront NATO countries that he has warned Putin not to dare to attack US and its strategic alliance partner, UK, because of the dire consequences.
The international Community are watching to see how the Ukraine -Russian war would end as US, EU and UK, which had been playing and seek over the years have fully entered into the war to crush Russia, a country in two Continents, Europe and Asia.
