By Rhod Mackenzie
Denmark, along with other countries with access to the Baltic Sea, are considering imposing sanctions against the so called shadow fleet of tankers that are transporting Russian oil.
According to one version, Denmark wants to block the tankers passing through its waters. So what...
By Rhod Mackenzie
Over a two-year period, Western companies purchased around $715 million worth of titanium from Russia, according to estimates in The Washington Post. As usual all the deals for buying Russian titanium have been kept very quiet despite all the loud public commitments to stop buyi...
By Rhod Mackenzie
When the historians and economists in the future look back at the history of the EU and particularly the European Commission and the decisons they made in the years in the run up to 2022 particularly their all out move to cut the use of fossil fuels and focus on renewable energy...
By Rhod Mackenzie
As you are all aware the US imposed sanctions on Russia in 2014 in response to the Crimea deciding after a referendum to unite with the mother land of Russia. The EU followed the example of the US like the good vassals they are.Over he Crimea they declared than the referendum wa...
By Rhod Mackenzie
Some European countries are calling for a complete refusal of Russian energy resources, while others are increasing their purchases. Which countries are we referring to? How can this apparent contradiction be explained? And what other resources from Russia does Europe suddenly re...
By Rhod Mackenzie
Since March 2022, more than one and a half thousand foreign companies have left Russia. The list included major producers of electronics, clothing, furniture and cosmetics. Some stopped all operations, others sold assets to local entrepreneurs for next to nothing. Others took a w...