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By Rhod Mackenzie

The French Want To Replicate Russian Missile And Leave NATO

The French military authorities have expressed their admiration for the performance of the Russian Oreshnik missile system, and are considering the development of a similar system. Paris is understandably alarmed by th...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The €90 billion the EU allocated to buy arms for Ukraine is causing conflict between France and Germany. The plan to buy US arms is the problem as France thinks the money should be spent in Europe.
European unity is is buckling under the strain, it is location of the €90 billion...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The United States has not delayed the implementation of its exclusive rights under the mineral agreement it concluded with Ukraine. The newly appointed Prime Minister, Yulia Svyrydenko, has officially announced that, following a tender, the rights to develop the Dobryanske lithiu...

By Rhod Mackenzie

It appears the Baltic Chihuahua's states are convinced that Trump and the USA has abandoned them and will no longer protect them from Putin and Evil Russia  These are the sentiments and  words  used to describe the significant changes in opinion among the Baltic elites that took...

By Rhod Mackenzie

It is obvious that tensions are rising between the US and Europe over Trump and his team's repeated outbursts about Greenland. According to media reports, the White House has ordered the Pentagon to make a plan to seize the island, while London, Paris and Berlin are discussing a...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Something strange is happening in Not So Great Britain. It's as if a switch flipped during the New Year's  celebrations dramatically changing the tone of the debate about the deployment of European troops to Ukraine. Suddenly,the mainstream British newspapers are publishing artic...