“In 1943, the Norwegian author Knut Hamsun travelled to Germany and met with Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels. After returning to Norway, he sent his Nobel medal to Goebbels as a gesture of thanks for the meeting.” Things I did not know. www.nobelpeaceprize.org/press/press-...

Gift link to FBI-targeted Post reporter Hannah Natanson's sweeping look at how federal workers have been targeted by Trump. wapo.st/49BQBrh

This has occurred despite western sanctions and Elon Musk’s official position that SpaceX does not “directly or indirectly” sell Starlinks to Russia." nordsint.org/2026/01/06/a...

UN Human Rights Mission: 2025 deadliest year for civilians in Ukraine since 2022 #Ukraine

From Hitler’s invasion of the Soviet Union (June 22, 1941) to Germany’s surrender (May 8, 1945) – 1416 days From Putin’s invasion of Ukraine (February 24, 2022) to Russian army being stuck in Kupiansk for the 14th month (January 10, 2026) – 1416 days It’s been a very long war. 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

Reuters cited a Ukrainian official as saying the Oreshnik missile struck a state enterprise workshop in Lviv region, punching through concrete and leaving a crater in nearby forest. www.reuters.com/business/aer...

"We are very well aware of the fact that X for Grok is now offering a spicy mode showing explicit sexual content. This is not spicy. This is illegal. This is appalling. This is disgusting. I can confirm we are very seriously looking into this matter." — Spokesperson @thomasregnier.ec.europa.eu

In important remarks unreported in US media (as usual), Pope Leo takes direct aim at Trump and Putin over their disrespect for peace, the territorial integrity of nations, and the importance of international law and institutions. www.vatican.va/content/leo-....

During a massive overnight attack, Russia deliberately targeted district boiler rooms, Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said. Russia had been striking residential buildings and civilian infrastructure in Kyiv and other cities for almost five hours. Blackouts are reported in the left-bank districts.

" #Trump lays out a vision of power restrained only by ‘my own morality’" www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01...

"Germany anticipates covert hybrid attacks — involving non-military or irregular methods — will likely precede any direct military confrontation.

During Fiona Hill's testimony to Congress on Oct 14, 2019, she described how Trump and Putin discussed exchanging Ukraine for Venezuela. The quid pro quo was if Trump refuses to help Ukraine fight off a Russian invasion, Putin would not help Venezuela (a Russian ally) resist a US takeover.

🎮 How the Kremlin Uses Video Games for Propaganda, Militarization, and Recruitment of Youth ❗️Particularly dangerous is the combination of state support, censorship, and the influence of gaming communities… Read more 👀 theukrainianreview.info/how-the-krem...

More footage from the impact site. It is reported that Russia struck Kharkiv with an Iskander missile. Rescue operations are still ongoing.

Reuters report that Putin has signed a law that officially allows Russia to ignore rulings of foreign and international courts. www.reuters.com/world/putin-...

The Kremlin launched a disinformation campaign claiming that Zelensky wished death on Trump in his Christmas address. Within hours, it had fully permeated right-wing social media in the US. How is this possible? Because it was, like most Russian disinformation campaigns, promoted by Elon Musk.

Christmas attack on civilians in Kyiv. Sure, the Russians want peace

"And yet the West still believes it can get by without war, that agreements can be reached, that international institutions will save the day... Yet he does not dare to say the central truth: the system is dead, war is inevitable, and we must prepare – not write memoranda about reforms."

Marek: Venäjän aggressiivisuus saa Euroopan toimimaan (hope so): www.is.fi/ulkomaat/art...

On the 34th anniversary of the end of the USSR, I’m reposting my article from earlier this year, which argued that we should have understood the moment as liberation rather than only as collapse: www.eurozine.com/liberation-n...

‘Dancing on bones’: Mariupol theatre to reopen with staging of Russian fairytale

Excellent news that the Pilecki Institute and Mieroszewski Centre, through the new Lemkin Laboratory, are committing to make 🇵🇱 a home to research on Russian war crimes. When the media attention disappears elsewhere, we will still be working.

It's Trump policy that U.S. tech must be globally dominant. It's also US policy that its tech corps must be free from: Regulation. Taxation. Fact checking and monitoring for hate lies, disinformation. All are now being treated as attacks on the U.S. itself. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

"Shchedryk is not just music, it is a story of resistance. Its composer was murdered, its Paris premiere nearly sabotaged by Russian agents, and today, amid a war that seeks to erase Ukrainian culture, Shchedryk is still played around the world," Mariana Hirniak, a journalist, in this op-ed.

⚡ Norway is preparing a civilian evacuation strategy that would be activated in the event of a Russian attack.

COMMENTARY: Russia’s war on Ukraine seems likely to end next year — and on terms highly unfavorable for Kyiv. Why the prediction? Because of the EU’s failure last week to agree to use Russia’s money.

7 a.m. in Ukraine. The Russian drone attack that lasted all night has now turned into a morning missile strike.

#UkrainianView RUSSIAN CROSS BORDER RAIDS & KIDNAPPING PART OF COGNITIVE DISSONANCE CAMPAIGN Russian forces crossed remote parts of Ukraine’s northern border and forced at least 50 residents of a small village to evacuate to Russia. Intelligence proves that there is no offensive being planned or

spectator.com/article/macr... Very weird take from G.: "If constructing that kind of strategy and message is beyond the collective wit and will of the continent, then maybe Putin is right not to listen to us." European leaders are not in business to sell Ukr/European security, as Putin expects

Jestas. Hattu päästä. 🫡 #maakaupat www.iltalehti.fi/kotimaa/a/2d...

Putin has gone from saying he won’t invade other countries to saying he won’t as long as they respect Russia and its interests. That’s effectively both a threat and an admission

“They forced me to cook, clean, and fulfill their sexual whims”: Testimony of a Ukrainian woman enslaved by russian soldiers by Daria Nilova ⚠️ Sexual violence content 📎 theins.ru/en/confessio...

Mitähän kaikkea Belgia ehtii vielä blokata tällä varjolla: "Lisäksi Belgia pelkää Venäjän kostotoimia kuten maan Venäjällä toimivien yritysten varojen takavarikointia." yle.fi/a/74-2019974...

SBU counterintelligence exposes 68 Russian agents in Defense Forces since invasion #Ukraine

we have entered a new phase: the attack is now aimed squarely at the ideology and unity of the European Union itself." www.iss.europa.eu/publications...

"A new report by the Bellona Foundation, an international environmental NGO based in Oslo, has found that during the past year 100 sanctioned vessels, often aging and poorly insured, have used Russia’s Northern Sea Route." www.highnorthnews.com/en/russias-a...

🚨 JUST IN: Scott Sagan and Shreya Lad offer a nuclear posture review, not a movie review, of Kathryn Bigelow’s 'A House of Dynamite,' and discuss in detail the realism or lack thereof of specific scenarios and plot lines in the film. #nuclearweapons #nukesky

The Netherlands will act as host country for the Claims Commission for Ukraine. This is the next step in our international efforts for a compensation mechanism for people like Olha. Claims will be reviewed, assessed and decided upon - key for facilitating future compensation. 1/2

'Ukrainian President Zelenskiy said on Tuesday that Russia must be held responsible for the "crime of aggression". Zelenskiy was speaking in The Hague ahead of a conference to establish an International Claims Commission for Ukraine, which will validate claims of war damages to be repaid by Russia'

The Ukrainian Institute and @kyivindependent.com have teamed up to popularize Ukrainian classics! Read more at the press release. kyivindependent.com/rediscoverin...

Erittäin tarpeellista herättelyä Villeltä. Euroopan yhteisen puolustuskyvyn - teollisuus mukaan lukien - ylösajo on nyt äärimmäisen tärkeää. @villeniinisto.vihreat.fi www.hs.fi/politiikka/a...

"When an army holds together through fear, is financially exhausted, and forced to fight without clear purpose, it ceases to be a stabilizing institution and becomes a mirror reflecting the weaknesses of the entire machine."

From the new chief of Britain's MI6: "Hundreds of thousands have died, with the toll mounting every day, because of Putin’s historical distortions and his compromised desire for respect. He is dragging out negotiations and shifting the cost of war onto his own population."

Meanwhile, the Security Service of Ukraine and the Naval Forces blew up a russian submarine in Novorossiysk with Sub Sea Baby drones — modified versions of those you’ve helped us fundraise🔥 This submarine had to hide in this port specifically thanks to the original Sea Babies🚤

#UkrainianView UKRAINIAN DRONE TORPEDO HITS RUSSIAN KILO CLASS SUBMARINE IN PORT A Ukrainian torpedo drone has managed to get into Novorossysk naval port and hit a Kilo Class diesel submarine. A very sizeable explosion has been published. The naval facility is crammed with Russian ships and at

Interesting - quite disturbing to hear US analysts dismissing European concern on NSS as emotional & supporting negative take on the EU (per sovereignty & freedom of speech) open.spotify.com/episode/3Rtd...

Exactly, and what is worse, last four years has increased confidence on Russia's maximalist goals & readiness to escalate.

"Behind the flood of offers is a coordinated recruitment system run through Russia’s more than 80 regional governments. Pressured by the Kremlin to deliver manpower, the regions have become de-facto hiring hubs, competing with one another for contract soldiers." www.politico.com/news/2025/12...

russia sentenced 65-year-old Ukrainian pensioner Iryna Sukhodei to 12.5 years for donating ~€18 to #Ukraine Armed Forces, calling it “treason.” khpg.org/en/1608815357

A moscow court sentenced ICC figures including prosecutor Karim Khan in absentia to 3.5–15 years for “prosecuting innocent persons” and “preparing an attack” on putin. The ICC had issued arrest warrants for putin over the deportation of Ukrainian children. russia called the ICC’s actions unlawful.