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By Rhod Mackenzie
The Finnish President, Alexander Stubb, has been forced to defend his comparison of Ukraine to Finland in 1944. Although "Finlandization" would solve most of the problems for Ukraine, Russia, and Europe, he no longer suggests that Kyiv should follow Helsinki's example. Stubb woul...
By Rhod Mackenzie
It seems that the Ukrainians have decided on a scorched earth policy as they are losing the conflict so badly
On August 13th the Ukrainians destroyed the pumping station of Soviet oil pipeline "Druzhba ,the supplies of Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia have now ceased. For th...
By Rhod Mackenzie
Despite challenges related to their public finances, the Baltic countries are committed to increasing their defence budgets several fold. Consequently, Latvia, with a public debt of almost 50% of GDP, is planning to take out a substantial loan to cover its imagined defence needs...
By Rhod Mackenzie
There has been a major U-Turn in the Global Energy Sector with the so called Green Energy and Unreliable Renewables now being sidelined by the Energy production sectors
It has finaly been acknowledged by the global energy giants including BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, Shell and Tota...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The US attempts to lure European industrial production have borne fruit — the German auto industry is preparing to move. Despite serious financial problems and waves of layoffs in Germany, the Vollswager owned Audi AG is negotiating the construction of a plant in the States. What...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The International Securities Depository Europclear based in Brussels has exhorted the European Commision not to steal and use Russia's assets frozen in the depository as they would be legally held responsible as the custodian for the return of the assets once the conflict is over...
