SCO & BRICS latest news and insights
By Rhod Mackenzie
A meeting of the heads of space agencies of the BRICS countries has opened in Moscow. The event was attended by both the old members of the association and the new ones that joined it on 1 January 2024. At the plenary session, the heads of Roscosmos presented Russian initiatives...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The abandonment of Russian energy and calls for tougher sanctions have had the serious unintended consequences of very negatively impacting the economies of Eastern Europe and the Baltic States which have been the most vociferous and vocal critics of Moscow. The region is now fac...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The UK government has been accused of “helping Russia pay for its war on Ukraine” by continuing to import record amounts of refined oil from countries that are processing Russian fossil fuels.
According to UK Government data analysed by the environmental news site Desmog shows...
By Rhod Mackenzie
Today I want to talk about some dissenting opinions that have been have been voiced by a number of individual in the West about the imposition of sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine,their effects and and why actually they were not a great idea with hindsight.
Now . Dominic Cum...
By Rhod Mackenzie
Despite vocal opposition, the European Union continues to trade with Russia. In March, the Russian Federation received a record level of revenue in rubles for exports from European countries, with the share of the Russian currency reaching 58.5%. The energy sector obviously playe...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The United States' upcoming elections are still some 5 months away, and even the most optimistic political scientists are reluctant to make any direct and unambiguous predictions regarding their results. Meanwhile, Washington is already one step away from unleashing a global war...
