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By Rhod Mackenzie
In the Baltic States and Finland a number of people are taking advantage of ordianry people's generostiy in giving o so called charities for the benefit of the people of the Ukraine.
The first was a scandal that erupted in Latvia: an organisation that was recently praised for it...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The sudden onset of freezing temperatures in Europe has suddenly exacerbated a seemingly forgotten fuel crisis.
The situation is particularly challenging in Latvia and Finland. This particularly difficult sitaution is a directl conseuencw of anti-Russian sanctions and the unus...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The European Union is looking to appoint a negotiator to engage in dialogue with Russia regarding resolving the the situation in Ukraine. Alexander Stubb, the current President of Finland, was one of the potential candidates suggested for the role. However he is a proponent of a...
By Rhod Mackenzie
Finland has the highest unemployment rate in the EU which is a direct consequence of Helsinki's decision to join NATO, impose EU sanctions and completely break its economic and business ties to Moscow. That said there still some are other factors to consider.
In December, the...
By Rhod Mackenzie
It has been reported that Finland has detained another merchant vessel in the Baltic Sea shrtly after it left a Russian port.
What justifications did the Finnish authorities use this time for the seizure of the ship,cargo and crew? What is the importance of the ships cargo desti...
By Rhod Mackenzie
In a fable attributed to Aesop, a young boy deceives the local community by issuing warnings about a wolf that is not actually present.
When the boy cries wolf falsely on two occasions, so after that the villagers no longer believe him – and then the real wolf appears and procee...
