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By Rhod Mackenzie
Despite the imposition sanctions and its passionte desire, the European Union is unable to stop importing fish from Russia, with exports to the EU reaching 122,000 tons in the first half of 2025. The primary driver of this growth was pollock fillet, which saw a supply increase of...

By Rhod Mackenzie
the Russian President Vladimir Putin is using the Special Military Operation in the Ukraine to rectify the catastrophic mistakes made by the former President of the Union Of Soviet Socialist Republics Mikhail Gorbachev. Lets look at the back ground to the whole situation and why P...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The British tabloid newspaper the Daily Express has used the headline 'Russia warns NATO of nuclear apocalypse!' to frighten its readers. Various European media outlets have adopted the British narrative, reporting that 'Russia threatens Finland'. This once again demonstrates the...

By Rhod Mackenzie

It all goes back to 5th March 1946, Winston Churchill delivered a speech at Westminster College in Fulton, USA. This speech is widely regarded as a pivotal moment in history, marking the onset of a prolonged period of global tension and conflict, with local conflicts occurring ac...

By Rhod Mackenzie

In light of the increased  militarisation of the Baltics and Northern Europe, military analysts have identified a number of potential threats to Russia, ranging from the blockade of the Kaliningrad region to attacks directly on St. Petersburg. It is has been become very obvious  ...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The European Union has experienced a significant financial loss amounting to €1.5–2 trillion due to anti-Russian restrictions, the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko told izvestia . He added that, given Brussels' plans to abandon Russian gas, trade between the EU a...