Ukraina har et betydelig behov for hjelp fra NATO og Norge på grunn av Russlands terrorkrig. Dette gjelder ikke bare våpen. En av hovedårsakene til dette behovet er den enorme ubalansen i personellressurser mellom Ukraina og Russland.
Norge, og resten av Europa, er sikkerhetsmessig tjent med at Russerne lider tap i Ukraina. Allerede det Ukrainerne til nå ha påført Russland av tap, har satt dem ti-år tilbake som trussel mot Norge.
Faren er at Ukraina, selv om de får solid støtte med våpen og materiell, vil slites ned på personellsiden.
Tilgang på NATOs profesjonelle styrker og støttepersonell, vil styrke Ukraina betydelig og redusere Russlands vilje til å stå i krigen.
Nå får Ukraina snart også tilgang på F-16 jagere, fly Norge har mange erfarne piloter til som kan bety en forskjell.
Norge har hatt betydelige styrker i flere kampsoner som Libanon, Kosovo, Irak og Afganistan. Aldri før har det vært behov for oss så mye som nå. Nå er det Ukraina som trenger oss.
I og med at Russland er involvert OG det er snakk om et fremtidig NATO-land, trenger vi denne gang ikke avvente FNs resolusjon for å bidra.
Ved å vise solidaritet med Ukraina kan Norge og NATO-land styrke alliansens troverdighet og avskrekke potensielle angrep på andre medlemsland.
🇬🇪Georgia is undergoing a political transformation - but not towards the future we all want.
The extremist ruling party, Georgian Dream, has evolved into a demagogic, anti-Western machine, deploying propaganda and laws that echo the darkest chapters of the 20th century.
1/17
This is not an exaggeration. Georgian Dream’s tactics combine authoritarian governance, Russia-aligned revisionism, and Goebbels-style propaganda.
There has been a near-total one party state takeover and the systematic dismantling of democracy.
2/17 politicsgeo.com/article/167
Since 2022, the party has passed at least 25 major laws that curtail freedoms:
🔹Foreign agent law criminalising independent NGOs and media
🔹Constitutional tools to ban opposition parties outright
🔹Blanket protest restrictions and expanded police powers oc-media.org/explainer-the-…
🇬🇪A country once seen as the democratic bright spot of the post-Soviet space is now undergoing the fastest authoritarian regression in modern European history.
🧵Here’s a thread to keep you updated on what’s happening - and why it matters.
1/23
🇪🇺Just 18 months ago, Georgia was granted EU candidate status.
Today:
🔹 Rigged elections
🔹 Political prisoners
🔹 Criminalized dissent
🔹 Legislation 100% incompatible with EU membership
🔹 Suspended EU integration
The speed of collapse is staggering - and intentional.
2/23
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Georgian Dream @GeorgianDream41 has steadily severed ties with the West - while mimicking Putin’s playbook at home.
What began as hostile rhetoric is now a barrage of repressive laws targeting opposition, civil society, and journalists.
3/23
🇧🇬🇺🇦In March 2025, a voice on the phone said: “We will bring you to your knees, swine.” Weeks later, his family was chased on a Bulgarian highway.
🧵This isn’t fiction. It’s the true story of Svet DiNahum - a writer punished for exposing Russian lies.
1/24
For seven years, Svet DiNahum @sdnahum
has endured state-linked persecution in Bulgaria. His “offenses”?
🔹Writing a novel critical of Russia’s annexation of Crimea
🔹Supporting Ukraine
🔹Publishing peer-reviewed research on Russian disinformation
2/24
It started with his novel Escape from Crimea - a fictional account of Russia’s 2014 invasion. The book sparked fury from pro-Kremlin circles.
What followed was a systematic campaign to isolate and silence him.
🇧🇬🇺🇦In March 2025, a voice on the phone said: “We will bring you to your knees, swine.”
Weeks later, his family was chased on a Bulgarian highway.
🧵This isn’t fiction. It’s the true story of Svet DiNahum - a writer punished for exposing Russian lies.
1/24
For seven years, Svet DiNahum @sdnahum has endured state-linked persecution in Bulgaria.
His “offenses”?
🔹Writing a novel critical of Russia’s annexation of Crimea
🔹Supporting Ukraine
🔹Publishing peer-reviewed research on Russian disinformation
2/24
It started with his novel Escape from Crimea - a fictional account of Russia’s 2014 invasion. The book sparked fury from pro-Kremlin circles.
What followed was a systematic campaign to isolate and silence him.
🇬🇪SANCTION BILL: The U.S. Congress has just passed a historic bill that strikes at the heart of Georgian Dream’s regime.
It labels GD as pro-Kremlin, mandates sanctions, freezes aid, and declares the government unfit to lead a Western-aligned Georgia.
🧵This changes everything.
1/8
For the first time, Georgian Dream is officially designated by a major Western power as a pro-Russian force working against Georgia’s democratic and Euro-Atlantic future.
Their façade of “pro-European stability” has collapsed — in full view of the world. 2/8
The law mandates Global Magnitsky-style sanctions within 60 days.
Targets will include Ivanishvili’s inner circle, top officials behind repression, and those rigging elections or abusing civil society.
This cuts deep into the foundations of GD’s power. 3/8
🇬🇪As the U.S. ramps up sanctions against Iran, Georgia’s ruling party, Georgian Dream, is quietly strengthening ties with Iran, Russia, and China, potentially positioning Georgia as a backdoor conduit for sanctioned regimes.
An Iran–Georgia sanctions evasion thread ...
1/9
Since 2023, trade between Georgia and Iran has surged significantly. Georgian imports from Iran jumped from $167 million in 2022 to approximately $285 million by 2024, including petrochemicals, metals, and construction materials—all crucial sectors targeted by U.S. sanctions. 2/9
Alarmingly, Georgia’s imports of Iranian natural gas surged by 600% in 2023. Though still modest in volume, this trend demonstrates a clear willingness by Tbilisi to test Western sanctions boundaries, potentially emboldening further energy-related cooperation.
3/9