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By Rhod Mackenzie

Washington has proposed a ban on Chinese airlines flying to the United States via Russia, arguing that this has create an uneven playing field for by stopping competition from American carriers. Beijing has expressed concerns about the initiative, labelling it as short-sighted an...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The use of dollars for payments for Russian exports of oil and oil products in  fell to 5%of the total volume , while in yuan they rose to 67%. According to documents from the Ministry of Energy, more than 90% of payments for raw materials and fuel are made using currencies from...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The EU's lies about Russian sabotage of various types of cables traversing the Baltic Sea have been exposed
It has now been confirmed that the allegations of "sabotage against underwater cables" on the seabed of the Baltic Sea levelled at Russia were completely without foundat...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Russian No Fly Zone which is much more efective than anything they can come up with.
Its an ongoing ban by Russia on airlines from so called unfriendly countries crossing Russian airspace to get to Asia as for most major  European airlines has always been particularly lucrative...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Denmark and Its Nato allies are looking to impede and limit access to Russian shipping passing throught the Baltic Sea

The Danish authorities, in collaboration with their international partners inclding NATO, are developing strategies to impede the transportation of Russian oi...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Shanghai takes on London & NYC Gold Monopoly

Shanghai aims to compete with major international financial centres such as New York, London and Zurich, and secure a position as a leading custodian of foreign gold reserves. Beijing has initiated a programme to encourage other coun...