1/12 russia launches political party in Norway, using local collaborators/traitors to undermine support for Ukraine through an expensive ad campaign. Beware—this could happen in your country too! 2/12 On Norway’s most patriotic day of the year, something unexpected stirred controversy on the Oslo metro. Passengers heading to Constitution Day celebrations were met with bold political ads calling to stop Norwegian support for Ukraine

1/7 From 24 hours to 4 months: Many of us believed Trump wanted a peace deal at all costs and as quickly as possible—but in reality, he seems determined to save russia at all costs, no matter how long it takes 2/7 Trump has been back in the White House for four months, and despite his promise to negotiate peace in 24 hours, we are no closer to peace in Ukraine today than we were four months ago. He lied and failed!

1/6 Despite dramatic headlines, Putinist populism is far from winning everywhere in Europe. Putin’s envoys have lost many recent elections, but the danger remains 2/6 Romania’s second round once again showed the world that Putinist populism—despite heavy disinformation, many russian assets, and significant control over social media platforms—does not always win in Europe. Far from it

1/4 Putin’s strongest asset? Despite Putin repeatedly rejecting a ceasefire and Ukraine having accepted an unconditional one two months ago, Trump continues to blame Zelensky and refuses to hold russia accountable—just like a russian asset would 2/4 In a recent Fox News interview, Trump once again blamed Zelensky and Ukraine, while refusing to hold Putin and russia accountable. He still claims Ukraine ’doesn’t have the cards’ and avoids blaming russia—even as it kills civilians and rejects ceasefires. Weak and traitorous

1/8 Don’t expect much from the ’negotiations’ in Istanbul—russia is losing the war it started, won’t achieve its strategic goals, and can’t afford to end it as a result. Putin is just playing for time and trying to deceive the West 2/8 Ukraine and russia have both sent delegations to Istanbul for their first direct talks since 2022. russia wants to base the discussions on the 2022 Istanbul talks, but that only proves they are not serious about negotiations and can’t afford to end the war

1/5 Death Unlimited: 6,000 russian officer deaths have been confirmed by @KilledInUkraine, showing that russian losses far exceed what most people realize 2/5 With over 6,000 russian officers confirmed dead—and many more unconfirmed—we should not be surprised by estimates such as those from the UK Ministry of Defence, which suggest over 900,000 russian casualties

1/5 By being in Ankara while Putin is not, Zelensky demonstrates to the world that russia—not Ukraine—is the problem. However, since Trump is not a good-faith actor, the gains for Ukraine are likely to be minimal and symbolic 2/5 Zelensky is showing the world that Ukraine wants peace by attending negotiations he was invited to by Putin—negotiations that Putin himself was too afraid to attend. Ukraine is not the problem; russia is, as anyone with a brain has known for a long time

1/6 russia’s hybrid war against Europe: As recent arrests — and many past cases — show, russia often outsources its dirty work to foreign nationals to avoid direct accountability 2/6 Three Ukrainian nationals have been arrested for allegedly shipping explosive packages, German prosecutors said Wednesday, following a series of fires at European courier depots linked to suspected russian sabotage

1/6 russia’s invasion of Ukraine has not only failed militarily, but it’s also economically unsustainable — leaving the russian economy in a far more precarious position than many realize 2/6 russia’s economy is growing increasingly fragile due to its wartime shift and Western sanctions over the Ukraine invasion, a report by the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) said Tuesday

1/11 Most deserved failure of the decade? As expected, Elon Musk’s DOGE failed miserably—and his lies won’t save him from the humiliation. Unfortunately, others will bear the consequences 2/11 Many who succeed in the private sector overestimate themselves and underestimate how hard governing is. Cutting public spending sounds easy — until reality hits, as Elon Musk learned the hard way

1/7 Zelensky called Putin’s bluff, and he’s right not to fall for Putin’s mind games. He should only agree to negotiate directly with Putin in Istanbul — not with one of his subordinates, such as Lavrov or Trump 2/7 Putin has been making Western leaders look like fools and stalling for time, while rejecting all ceasefire proposals in recent months. Now he’s doing the same by proposing direct talks in Istanbul while refusing a ceasefire and refusing to attend the talks

1/6 We have tried escalation management in Ukraine for 11 years, while russia has steadily continued to escalate. What if we tried a different approach — one that is more proactive and makes russia pay for its escalations? 2/6 Since russia invaded Ukraine in 2014, the West has become a master of escalation management. We have let russia make every first move and have been extremely cautious in our responses. As a result, russia has continued to escalate

1/9 Turning a Blind Eye to Genocide: The Trump administration is actively helping russia hide its war crimes and acts of genocide in Ukraine by withdrawing from investigations and cutting their funding. Trump and his administration are therefore enabling genocide. Shame on them! 2/9 The Trump administration defunded one program and left another that both tracked russian war crimes in Ukraine. It cut finding to Yale’s Humanitarian Research Lab, which had documented the mass deportation of Ukrainian children to russia

1/5 Western Cowardice: Putin keeps rejecting ceasefire proposals due to the extreme lack of pressure he faces. He might eventually say yes to a temporary ceasefire if Western leaders finally step up — but that won’t mean the end of the war. russia will regroup and then break it 2/5 Putin still doesn’t feel enough pressure from the West to be forced into accepting a temporary ceasefire. This isn’t surprising, as Trump and European leaders have been massive cowards and have failed to turn their threats into action over the past few months

1/5 Putin cannot afford to end a war he started on his own terms and is losing — especially since russia is all in 2/5 russia is all in on its failed invasion of Ukraine. It has mobilized, recruited, shifted to a war economy, and received substantial military and financial aid from its allies and partners. Its economy now depends on the war

1/8 Is Trump finally shifting his strategy on russia’s war in Ukraine? 2/8 Fifty-one days after Ukraine accepted Trump’s unconditional ceasefire, and after fifty-one days of russia increasing its bombings of Ukraine instead of accepting it, Trump has finally started to blame russia a bit

1/7 Are we finally done with the useless post-war peacekeeper talk? The war in Ukraine is not about to end. Let’s focus on helping Ukraine now instead of on hypothetical post-war scenarios! 2/7 European leaders such as Starmer and Macron seem to be finally moving away from the useless talk on post-war peacekeepers. This subject may become important one day, but we are not anywhere close to that yet

1/5 What russia is doing in Ukraine constitutes a genocide. If you disagree, you either don’t know the definition of genocide or are unaware of the facts of russia’s war on Ukraine 2/5 Genocide involves acts committed with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial, or religious group. This includes examples such as forcibly transferring children of the group to another group, among other acts

1/9 When someone shows you who they are, believe them: a few quotes from russian officials and propagandists that we should stop ignoring and start taking seriously 2/9 Vladislav Surkov, a powerful ex-Kremlin strategist, recently said ”russia will expand in all directions, as far as God wills.” Putin has echoed similar sentiments. russian officials and propagandists have made their intentions clear—it’s time we take their threats seriously!

1/7 Donald, wake up! Lavrov’s newest demands are unrealistic and prove that russia does not want peace. If Trump fails to pressure russia now, he never will! 2/7 When running for president, Trump said that he would pressure russia if it refused to negotiate and stop the war. Those were empty words, as russia has been playing Trump for months, and Trump hasn’t done anything!

1/11 Why russia is losing the unprovoked war it started in Ukraine: a few key points to remember and use 2/11 If we had been told in March 2022 what the situation would be like over three years later, we would have been amazed and seen the current outcome as a significant Ukrainian victory and massive defeat for russia