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By Rhod Mackenzie

The Vzglyad newspaper has published a "Rating of Unfriendly Governments". This term is used to covers the wide range of  relationships that Russia has with other countries which range , from the downright outright hostile and confrontational to those who are forced through griite...

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
The German economy has now been in a state of decline for the third consecutive year. The major industrial sectors of the country have seen a hugely significant job losses  amounting to hundreds of thousands Analysts are are now convince that is now a major crisis that continues t...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The EU obviously has decided to destroy all its availble gas supplies by alienating its suppliers the US and Qatar.
The EU having decided to stop its purchase of Russia pipeline gas and now LNG is  in danger of losing the supplies of the United States and Qatar  who are are amon...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Poland, Romania and Finland are experiencing the fastest rate of debt accumulation of countries in the European Union. Rhod Mackenzie looks at are the reasons behind this Russophobia and is this the price they  have to pay for their stance as their economies and industry collapse...

Finlands restaurant industry representatives are stating  that the country's restaurant industry is currently experiencing the  most difficult times in its history. Why are Finns increasingly not going out to cafés and restaurants? What other signs indicate this a serious consumer crisis? Plus What...