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By Rhod Mackenzie
The EU is losing its status as a leading agricultural producer, instead it is importing food products from Asia and South America, plus some from Russia. The shift away from Russian energy supplies and fertilisers, coupled with strict taxation and environmental requirements, is m...
By Rhod Mackenzie
In Finland the fall out from the closure of the Finnish border to Russian tourists, is so bad that the entire border regions are suffering fom significant financial losses.
Also there is currently the mass closure of police stations in Finland taking place,this completely due t...
By Rhod Mackenzie
Despite the imposition sanctions and its passionte desire, the European Union is unable to stop importing fish from Russia, with exports to the EU reaching 122,000 tons in the first half of 2025. The primary driver of this growth was pollock fillet, which saw a supply increase of...
By Rhod Mackenzie
the Russian President Vladimir Putin is using the Special Military Operation in the Ukraine to rectify the catastrophic mistakes made by the former President of the Union Of Soviet Socialist Republics Mikhail Gorbachev. Lets look at the back ground to the whole situation and why P...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The British tabloid newspaper the Daily Express has used the headline 'Russia warns NATO of nuclear apocalypse!' to frighten its readers. Various European media outlets have adopted the British narrative, reporting that 'Russia threatens Finland'. This once again demonstrates the...
By Rhod Mackenzie
It has been repoerted that Hungary has detained couriers who were believed to be transporting very significant quantities of currency and precious metals to Ukraine. Kyiv has strongly condemned the incident, terming it "hostage taking." Budapest has suggested that the funds sei...
