By Rhod Mackenzie Europe has officially acknowledged its member economies face a significant economic downturn: by year-end, GDP will decrease in ten EU member states. These include not only “lagging behind” nations, such as Poland, Lithuania and Latvia, but also some of the leading leading economies. Conversely, predictions for the Russian economy are optimistic. The […]
Last year, the Foreign Office sanctioned pro-Putin blogger Graham Phillips, the first time it has sanctioned a UK citizen. Peter Hitchens says if we don't object, other critics of the Govt's foreign policy could be next.
A survey has found that in 30 out of 30 European countries, a majority of people believe that the sanctions against Russia have hurt Europe and helped both the US and China.
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By Rhod Mackenzie The European Union persists in attempting to introduce sanctions against Rosatom and the Russian supply of nuclear fuel. They previously tried to implement sanctions against them during the tenth package of sanctions, and now there is discussion concerning the 12th package. In light of this, who will benefit or who will suffer […]
By Rhod Mackenzie The Foreign Affairs committee of the US congress has backed the transfer of the Russian assets that are currently frozen abroad to the Ukraine, on the condition that “if necessary, the funds will be transferred to the US government.” However, this idea lacks support within the European Union – where the majority […]
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? […]
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 […]
This week’s News on China. • More US sanctions against Chinese chip industry • China tightens graphite export controls • Industrial renaissance in northeast China • China approves GM soybeans and corn
Illustration: Chen Xia/GT The US doesn’t seem to be hesitant for a second to sacrifice its allies so as to contain China. The tightening chip export restrictions show that it is willing to do whatever it takes to hinder China’s technological development. But that doesn’t mean its allies will unconditionally follow such an extreme approach […]
By Rhod Mackenzie A major political row over gas has erupted between Serbia, Hungary and Bulgaria after Sofia imposed an extra duty on the transit of Russian gas . This move caused outrage in Budapest and Belgrade, who have vowed to respond in kind. The Bulgarian media believe that the levy will disproportionately impact Serbia, […]
