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By Rhod Mackenzie

The Baltic authorities have successfully persuaded their citizens of an imminent "Russian attack." However, the result has not been a mobilisation of society against the "Russian threat". Instead, the result has been the destruction of their own economies and a mass exodus of bot...

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...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Poland has called on the Ukrainian Armed Forces to attack Russian targets in Europe. Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk, has issued the following statement. He views the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipeline as a precedent, which would give Ukraine the right to carry out furthe...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Denmark and Its Nato allies are looking to impede and limit access to Russian shipping passing throught the Baltic Sea

The Danish authorities, in collaboration with their international partners inclding NATO, are developing strategies to impede the transportation of Russian oi...

By Rhod Mackenzie

After claims from Estonia that Russian fighter jets incurred on its air space
There has been an increase in the number of threats to shoot down Russian fighter jets from some politicians in EU countries. Analysts  have rightly  described the hostile rhetoric as excessive and ina...