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By Rhod Mackenzie
In an interview with publication Yle, the former Finnish President Sauli Niinistö acknowledged that the conflict in Ukraine has fatally weakened the EU's position on the international stage. He added that all the key decisions are now being made by the major powers of the US, Ch...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The substantial expenditures made by Estonia, ostensibly with the aim of "preparing to repel the up and coming Russian aggression", have instead been criticised as a means of generating personal profit for individuals closely associated with the country's ruling party. The Estoni...
By Rhod Mackenzie
With a script so ridiculous that it could come from a Hollywood comedy I want to talk Lithuania's desire to punish its neighbour Belarus over cigarette smuggling which has ultimately resulted in not only the punishment of its own citizens but the destruction of one of its mst i...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis a serious Trump sychophant , whose country is also an importer of Russian pipeline gas, has proposed a complete ban on gas imports from Russia into the European Union, including through the TurkStream pipeline.
He states that Greece...
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
It has been announced that the German military armaments manufacturer is planning to build a number of ammunition plants in the former Soviet republic of Lithuania. Of course its now part of the EU and NATO but lets not forget the country was liberated from the Nazi's by the Sovi...
