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By Rhod Mackenzie

With a script so ridiculous that it could come from a Hollywood comedy I want to talk Lithuania's desire to punish its neighbour Belarus over cigarette smuggling which   has ultimately resulted in not only the punishment of its own citizens but the destruction of one of its mst i...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis a serious Trump sychophant , whose country is also an importer of Russian pipeline gas, has proposed a complete ban on gas imports from Russia into the European Union, including through the TurkStream pipeline.
He states that  Greece...

By Rhod Mackenzie

For many years Finland and the Soviet Union cooperated in a number of ways during  the Cold War and this continued when it collapsed,then  Russia took over the agreement which benefited both parties. Then of course Finland decided to reject its 80 years of neutrality and join NAT...

By Rhod Mackenzie

It has been announced that the German military armaments manufacturer is planning to build a number of ammunition plants in the former Soviet republic of Lithuania. Of course its now part of the EU and NATO but lets not forget the country was liberated from the Nazi's by the Sovi...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Why are the Baltic States are rejecting the EU imposed LGBT+ Gender Directive?

The Latvian parliament has voted to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention, a document that has been accused of "attempting to normalize homosexuality." Despite the head of state's overt homosexuality...

By Rhod Mackenzie

It appears that a bitchy girl cat fight has taken place among  two of  the Russophobic female leaders in the European Commission and its was the experienced Brussels heavyweight that vanquished the newcomer. the lightweight Baltic states challenger  
It has been reported that th...