Comments on: Iceland, Russia, and the coming Arctic Ocean smackdown http://autumnrain2110.com/blog/2008/10/12/iceland-russia-and-the-coming-arctic-ocean-smackdown/ Autumn Rain 2110 Wed, 07 Mar 2012 20:38:06 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 By: Forexfires http://autumnrain2110.com/blog/2008/10/12/iceland-russia-and-the-coming-arctic-ocean-smackdown/comment-page-1/#comment-2105 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:03:58 +0000 http://autumnrain2110.com/blog/?p=283#comment-2105 Keep posting and I’ll keep coming back, thanks

]]> By: Gunnr / Oslo /Norway http://autumnrain2110.com/blog/2008/10/12/iceland-russia-and-the-coming-arctic-ocean-smackdown/comment-page-1/#comment-629 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:29:07 +0000 http://autumnrain2110.com/blog/?p=283#comment-629 I know the politics in Iceland. I am not surprised they are now talking to Russia. Their economic ties have been for over 50 years.
NATO and USA left the island for few years ago when it was not in their interest longer . The European and USA did not help Iceland in recent economic crisis. U.K. used new law (the anti-terror law!) against U.K. bank that was owned by the biggest Icelandic bank, Kaupthing that caused the bankruptcy of that bank. Kaupthing was then considered a solid financial institution. The reason by the British government was that another Icelandic bank owned by other people, Landsbankinn was bankrupt. The prime minister Gordon Brown said officially that Iceland was bankrupt and undermined the Icelandic economy.
In that situation Russia comes and offers financial support and want to discuss further economic ties. In Iceland people are angry. The Icelandic prime minister said: “.. if your old friends betray you, you get new friends.” Now 14/10 a huge delegation from the Icelandic parliament is in Moscow. It would not surprise me that they will discuss Russian oil refineries in Iceland for oil from wealthy oil fields the Arctic.
I know that people in the fishing industry will welcome the arrival of the Russian fleet to support their fishing boats against U.K. and other European fishery nations. They could let Russia get the big military airport Keflavik. And U.K. could get the pay back they deserves and let Russia get control over the North Atlantic Ocean. That is the mood in Iceland and Reykjavik now. I am deply concern about this.

]]> By: David J. Williams » Blog Archive » Bear in the backyard http://autumnrain2110.com/blog/2008/10/12/iceland-russia-and-the-coming-arctic-ocean-smackdown/comment-page-1/#comment-627 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:11:30 +0000 http://autumnrain2110.com/blog/?p=283#comment-627 […] David J. Williams Autumn Rain 2110 « Iceland, Russia, and the coming Arctic Ocean smackdown […]

]]> By: Joni http://autumnrain2110.com/blog/2008/10/12/iceland-russia-and-the-coming-arctic-ocean-smackdown/comment-page-1/#comment-626 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:54:13 +0000 http://autumnrain2110.com/blog/?p=283#comment-626 Interesting times. After living in the shadow of “help and co-operation” pact with former Soviet Union until the collapse. I didn’t see the effects then but now I really don’t wish anything similar on the Iceland.

Mid you, as far as I know there was something good with that relationship, too. Soviets were quite a large trading partners with us, even though it was largely barter.

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