Russia

Taking the Ancient Silk Road on the way to the new realities in a multipolar world

By Rhod Mackenzie Russia and Iran are prepared for mutually beneficial cooperation with all countries, particularly our neighbours. Central Asia is experiencing rapid development.  It is time for Europe to awaken to the current circumstances. These are the key themes of the XVI Verona Eurasian Economic Forum – a unique public platform facilitating communication between […]

US despite imposing so many sanctions is still dependent on Russian nuclear fuel

By Rhod Mackenzie The United States has acknowledged its reliance on Russian nuclear fuel, and is devising strategies to address it.  However, even they are still struggling to eliminate their use of Russian nuclear fuel. What caused the downfall of the US nuclear industry, and what part did Russia play in it during the 1990s? […]

EU wants to say goodbye to Russian Friendship (Druzhba) oil pipeline

By Rhod Mackenzie The Czech Republic is currently making arrangements to shift its oil refineries to the use of non-Russian oil sources. This is despite Russian oil via pipeline supplies  being exempt from sanctions on it, as well as for Austria, Hungary and Slovakia, Prague appears to think that its oil supplies may halt unexpectedly […]

EU’s rejection of Russian gas easier said than done as LNG purchases increase

By Rhod Mackenzie Europe’s commitment to weaning itself off Russian fossil fuels appears to be in name only. Imports of Russian LNG into the European Union have now reached record levels. Spain and Belgium have doubled their purchases. According to the Centre for German Studies at the Russian Institute of Europe, LNG supplies from Russia […]

Kim Iversen’s reassessment on Tulsi Gabbard, and my personal position on the Israel-Palestine conflict [Video]

Kim Iversen is one of the journalists I have a lot of respect for. Whether right or wrong, she is interested in the truth, and that search often takes her out of her own rather left-winged comfort zone, at least as I see it. She produced tremendous work during both COVID and the early stages […]

EU looks to Africa to replace Russian gas as its desperation becomes obvious

By Rhod Mackenzie The decrease in pipeline supplies from Russia is compelling Europe to continually seek new gas sources amid long term global supply issues. The largest economy in the bloc, Germany, is looking to overcome the deficit by sourcing gas from Nigeria, which boasts the largest reserves on the continent. Will African countries be […]

Europe in 2023 will consume 45 billion cubic metres of Russian gas despite EU efforts

By Rhod Mackenzie The European Commission has stated that the European Union intends to limit the import of Russian gas to 40-45 billion cubic metres by the close of 2023. On November 2, Igor Yushkov, a leading analyst at the Russian National Energy Security Fund and lecturer at the Russian Financial University commented that the […]

Washington Post Lifts the Veil on CIA’s Shadow War Against Russia Waged Since 2014

In August 2022, Ukrainian security service (SBU) operatives hid explosives in a crate intended for a cat in a car driven by a woman and her twelve year old daughter. After the car passed through the Russian border, the SBU planted the bomb in the SUV of Russian journalist Darya Dugina, the daughter of well […]