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By Rhod Mackenzie

The Russian Central Bank has initiated legal proceedings against Euroclear in a Russian court. Lawyers emphasise that the situation surrounding the EU's dangerous game has reached a boiling point, and the chances of the Belgian depository being held responsible for this situation...

By Rhod Mackenzie

US military forces have seized a tanker off the coast of Venezuela. The Donald Trump administration claimed that the vessel was involved in an illegal oil shipping network. What are the reasons for Washington's enacting this extreme measure? How will it affect global oil prices?...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Despite their best efforts the leadership of the EU have failed to convince the member countries to back a loan to Ukraine using frozen Russian assets as the collateral. Rhod Mackenzie examines why the various proposals by the EC leadership have not met with agreement by the memb...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo has issued an apology on behalf of the Finnish state to the indigenous Sami tribal  people, who have been subjected to forced assimilation as a result of the actions of the state . The pressure on the indigenous people of the Sami has incre...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Elon Musk has stated on social media that the EU should be eliminated and that countries should have their sovereignty restored. He believes that this would allow governments to elected and better represent their people. Dmitry Medvedev, the Deputy Chairman of the Russian Securit...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Don't Mention The War

German Humour Is No Laughing Matter As Tusk Spars with Metz

There has been a rift in relations between German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk. The talks in the German capital were intended to address current NATO issues.Rh...