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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...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The EU -China Summit in Beijing took place yesterday and for the EU's Presidents Ursula Fond of Lying and Whats It Going to Costa it was a serious fuck up as it not only achieved nothing it just exacebated the tensions between the two parties
Even the European press has stated t...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The current business environment in Europe is is characterised by a range of factors, including sanctions, restrictions and the so-called "green transition". It appeared that the period of Russian gas dominance in Europe was coming to an end. However, Eurostat's May data brought...

By Rhod Mackenzie

China has begun the construction of the most expensive project in history: it is a series of hydroelectric power stations in Tibet. This ambitious project is set to be an engineering marvel and a pivotal component of 21st China’s energy strategy.
But why has it encountered fierc...

By Rhod Mackenzie

 Russian oil exports have returned to a level of dynamic growth because of not despite the actions of the EU . Thus, deliveries from the Black Seaport of Novorossiysk have almost doubled in the first half of July. 
The jump in shipments was slightly offset by a slight decrease i...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Beijing has threatened the EU with a "decisive" response to the 18th package of anti-Russian sanctions, which also includes Chinese banks. The deterioration in relations between Brussels and Beijing occurred on the eve of the Sino-European summit, where the parties will seek a re...