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By Rhod Mackenzie

Well the first summit between Russia and the USA since the start of the Ukraine conflict has just ended and one thing is  obvious and that is the new cold war between the two countries is over and it appears that real progress has been made towards ending the conflict in Ukraine...

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...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The most pressing issue facing the European Union  today is not only its decline, but also its serious reluctance to acknowledge that this decline has happened. The Union  continues to adopt an outwardly confident stance, offering all and sundry unwarrented guidance and envisioni...

By Rhod Mackenzie

According to the latest calculations by analysts,These so called Investment funds plus companies from the US, UK, France, Great Britain and Denmark control least 35% of Ukraine's most important infrastructure assets have come under the control of the Vulture Investment funds of...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Another European country has started  the process of ditching its neutrality losing its neutrality. The  Austrian Foreign Minister, Beate Meinl-Reisinger, announced that the country is ready to begin discussions on joining NATO. Analysts have noted that, should there be sufficien...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Over the past few days, there has been a high volume of events relating to Russia, either directly connected to the country or impacting its global standing. In light of this, the news that the seizure  order on the assets of the Russian company Gazprom in the Netherlands, previo...