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By Rhod Mackenzie

The Russian Ambassador to Not So Great Britain Andrei Kelin, has made a statement that the Sir Wan Kier's  government intends  to forcibly detain any vessels it has sanctioned  that are reansporting carrying Russian oil that they claim are under their sanctionsThe ambassador  sai...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The French Want To Replicate Russian Missile And Leave NATO

The French military authorities have expressed their admiration for the performance of the Russian Oreshnik missile system, and are considering the development of a similar system. Paris is understandably alarmed by th...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The US is once again attempting to collect Tsarist debts from Russia. On this occasion, the "instrument" is the American investment fund Noble Capital RSD, which has issued a demand for over $225 billion to Moscow. Lets looks at this unfolding situation amid a legal dispute be...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The €90 billion the EU allocated to buy arms for Ukraine is causing conflict between France and Germany. The plan to buy US arms is the problem as France thinks the money should be spent in Europe.
European unity is is buckling under the strain, it is location of the €90 billion...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The United States has not delayed the implementation of its exclusive rights under the mineral agreement it concluded with Ukraine. The newly appointed Prime Minister, Yulia Svyrydenko, has officially announced that, following a tender, the rights to develop the Dobryanske lithiu...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Finland has the highest unemployment rate in the EU which is a direct consequence of Helsinki's decision to join NATO,  impose EU sanctions and completely break its economic and business ties to Moscow. That said there still some are other factors to consider. 
In December, the...