At long last they’re getting there. Like in Finland during March of 1940 and then again in the summer of 1944. It’s a myth that Russia never gives up. They gave up in Finland, Afghanistan and Syria. Nothing like getting out of a futile and costly war you can just walk away from any day you want.

Kyiv region

On Lawfare Daily, @lapatina.bsky.social sat down with Minna Ålander and Mykhailo Soldatenko to discuss Russia’s recent air incursions into Poland and Estonia and whether NATO’s response to it has been proportional. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawf...

Do not believe anything until the Kremlin denies it™️

Folkeopplysning fra Johanne Kalsaas ved Universitetet i Bergen om russiske «nett-krigere». www.aftenposten.no/meninger/kro...

Wrong again. You are witnessing Norway’s contribution to the defense of Ukraine’s freedom & independence as a sovereign democratic state, which Russia has unlawfully attacked for more than 11 years. Ukraine will never be russia #StandWithUkraine

Putin has remade the Russian political system in his image. What happens when he is no longer in power?

The SCO’s coming of age: China stakes claim to a central role in a new global order Twenty years ago, the SCO could have been dismissed as a marginal regional forum. Now, it is a stage to show off Beijing's vision of global governance.

"By refusing to speak on the record with a free Norwegian media censored by Russia, Muratov is actually bringing Russian censorship to Norway."

Xi and Putin: World War II History as Geopolitical Power. Opinion piece by @kariagam.bsky.social & @marclanteigne.bsky.social - both professors with @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social www.thebarentsobserver.com/opinion/xi-a...

www.dagsavisen.no/debatt/derfo... A new commentary with @kariagam.bsky.social about how the leaders of China and Russia are seeking to rewrite World War II history for modern-day strategic goals. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social

Moscow's man in Barentsburg is again testing grey-zones in Norway's Svalbard regulations. This time by unveiling a vehicle that is almost identical to police cars in Russia. "Aimed at provoking reactions," says professor @kariagam.bsky.social with @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social.

Donald's "disappointment with Putin" manifests...

Children as young as seven are now being forced to join Vladimir Putin’s dystopian drone war.

Russia's recent attacks on Kyiv and many other Ukrainian cities are a deliberate escalation. They undermine efforts toward peace. We will increase our support to Ukraine, including by accelerating work on the 19th package of sanctions. My statement endorsed by 26 Member States europa.eu/!7X4Wm9

Security is top priority in Oslo's new High North strategy. Nevertheless, Lavrov's diplomats are still allowed to conspire across Northern Norway

Three Tu-95MS bombers from the Olenya air base in Murmansk region took part in the massive overnight strikes against Kyiv. Missiles damaged both the EU Delegation's office and the building of the British Council.

“The only difference between terrorists and Russia is that the first ones take responsibility for what they have done, while Russia does not have the courage to do so and has the audacity to blame others for its crimes.“ On last night’s mass attack. www.thebarentsobserver.com/security/rus...

Today marks three and a half years of Russia’s full-scale invasion — and 34 years of Ukrainian independence. This anniversary is more than a date in history. It is a powerful reminder of Ukraine’s unbreakable spirit and determination to be free and sovereign.

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It's the National Flag day today. The most touching photos of the Ukrainian flag are coming from the liberated territories. It brings back not only Ukraine's lawful control, but the celebration, hope and restoring of people's rights. This is Kherson in Nov 2022. Some want to gift it to russia.

Thank you for support, Alaska! 🇺🇦🇺🇸 📹- karilogue /Threads

Russia's Northern Fleet Commander Konstantin Kabantsov has organised a 'military-historical conference' about the 1939-1940 Winter War and "lessons that can be drawn in the context of the current military-political situation"

The speculation was: UAE, Saudi, Qatar, Turkey, Switzerland, or the Vatican The reality is: USA Wasn't expecting that. Trump-Putin summit in Alaska next Friday.

President Trump said that a deal between #Ukraine and Russia can involve "Swapping of territories to the betterment of both" What does that mean?

The clear voice of Anne Applebaum. To Putin, this is not a war for territory. open.substack.com/pub/anneappl...

Moscow’s occupation policy in Ukraine, aimed at reversing a supposedly artificial division of Russian civilization caused by foreign powers, could be understood as an attempt to give new birth to “Little Russia.” @foreignpolicy.bsky.social @sceeus-ui.bsky.social @komrex-unijena.bsky.social

Good night, dear friends. It’s 01:00 in Ukraine. Hopefully see you tomorrow. 💔🕯️People are leaving flowers and toys where 31 people were ki//ed in Kyiv. Russia is a terrorist state!

@kajakallas.bsky.social The EU just approved one of its strongest sanctions package against Russia to date. @ec.europa.eu threadreaderapp.com/thread/19460...

«Vi behöver en kulturell och historisk berättelse som kan stå emot Rysslands försök att härska och söndra.» Sergei Lebedev om kraften i historiske minner. www.hbl.fi/artikel/varl...

Da er min arbeidsgiver i 30+ år, Den norske Helsingforskomité, offisielt «uønsket» i Russland. Årsaken er at vi støttet sovjetiske dissidenter som Sakharov og har dokumentert Russlands overgrep i Ukraina. Vi er 902 på listen og slo dermed såvidt Yale universitet som er nr 903.

Barents Observer takes Putin’s General Prosecutor to court in Moscow, challenging the decision to include the Norwegian media into the list of so-called 'undesirable organisations'. "We’re certainly not undesirable if you ask our readers in Russia,” editor Thomas Nilsen says.

"the American realignment with Russia and against Ukraine and Europe is gathering pace—not merely in rhetoric but in reality" www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

“The threat of the Russian Orthodox Church is underappreciated by a lot of countries in Europe. It is the only [Russian] structure not affected by sanctions, and we tend to make the mistake of looking at it as if it was a church, because it looks like a church, when in reality, it’s something else.”

The image of the dove of peace has been replaced by an illustration of the 1975 docking of the Soviet Soyuz and American Apollo spacecraft.

Hours after Putin spoke to Trump And a few days after the US announced it would cut supplies of Ukrainian air defense

Germany to step up tanker inspections to counter Russia’s “shadow fleet” in the Baltic Sea Following a similar move by Sweden, vessels transiting the Fehmarn Belt will now need to present valid insurance papers, which "shadow fleet" ships often lack.

Russia has put the purpose of the non-proliferation regime on its head: The NPT’s permission of Russian possession of nuclear weapons has helped Moscow to conduct its expansionist and genocidal war against Ukraine. @united24media.com @u24.gov.ua @sceeus-ui.bsky.social @uisweden.bsky.social

🇨🇦 💪 Canada transfers US$1.7bn in revenues from frozen Russian assets to Ukraine

⚡️Norway to deploy F-35 fighter jets to Poland to protect Ukrainian aid hub. "We are helping ensure that support to Ukraine reaches its destination, and that Ukraine can continue its fight for freedom," Norwegian Defense Minister Tore Sandvik said.

At Svalbard, Putin's Arctic spiritual emissary marked nazi-Germany’s invasion of the USSR.

Op-Ed with colleague Stian Bones on Russian strategic behaviour on the Norwegian archipelago Svalbard, including recent hybrid activities. www.thebarentsobserver.com/opinion/russ...

Do you also love Norway as much as I do? A friend in need is a REAL FRIEND. 🇺🇦♥️🇳🇴

Odesa was on fire last night. Meanwhile, the US Senate delays russia sanctions bill "due to the Middle East escalation." Indeed, why rushing? russia's war has only been ongoing for almost 12 years. Ukrainians can wait another decade until busy people find time to deliver "peace through strength."

#Odesa is on fire.The city's historic center is on the UNESCO World Heritage List. "High-culture" Russians are barbarians in reality.What they can't steal,they destroy The attention of the world is on the Middle East these days.Russia continues going unpunished, will continue destroying #Ukraine

Russian defense ministry reported about its strike on Kyiv last night, writing: "The goal of the strikes has been reached. All designated objects were hit." 📹: a "designated object"? aka a residential building in #Kyiv, deliberately attacked by a Russian drone.

Ocean Beach per SFGate.com drone footage

Gode diskusjoner på dagens lansering av rapport om Trump 2.0 og konsekvenser for verden og Norge. Og mye spennende lesning i rapporten! www.youtube.com/live/7_tOMLN...

Another night of doing things I wish I never had to do — packing up snacks, blankets, and baby clothes before heading to the shelter in a few hours, scrolling the updates about the dozens of drones heading towards my city. I will never comprehend how this became a regular part of our lives

For @icds-tallinn.bsky.social, I wrote that the whole Nordic-Baltic region is a potential frontline in a conflict with Russia - not only the Baltic states and Finland but also Norwegian High North and even Denmark together with Sweden as gatekeepers of the Baltic Sea and Iceland along the GIUK gap.