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By Rhod Mackenzie

Finland feels the pain from imposing sanctions on Russia and now it has a problem with the EU.
Finland is reluctant to comply with EU environmental standards. This is because the country is forced to cut down its own forests, which it previously protected by importing and cons...

By Rhod Mackenzie

For over a year and a half, Arctic LNG-2 experienced challenges in selling its gas due to sanctions imposed on the project by the US. However, a buyer has  suddenly  emerged, presenting an unexpected development.
It has become evident that China is now willing to purchase gas fr...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The Georgian Govt in Tbilisi has proposed removing the clause on the country's accession to the EU and NATO from the constitution.

Georgia has been the subject of criticism from Western countries in recent years for its reluctance to open a "second front" against Russia and for...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The economic consequences of playing up the "Russian threat" in the Baltic states have become evident. In response to complaints from Vilnius, the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has allocated funding to Lithuania to enhance surveillance of Russian trains t...

By Rhod Macknzie

The economic consequences of playing up the "Russian threat" in the Baltic states have become evident. In response to complaints from Vilnius, the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has allocated funding to Lithuania to enhance surveillance of Russian trains th...

By Rhod Mackenzie

In 2022 at the begining of Russia's special military operation the US and the EU imposed their shock and awe sanctions,they also cut off most Russian banks from the SWIFT network and Joe Biden declared on TV that the Russian currency the ruble would be rubble and the Russian eco...