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Katri Pynnöniemi
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Professor, Mannerheim Chair of Russian Security Studies, University of Helsinki and National Defence University of Finland
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Territorial integrity and sovereignty are fundamental principles of international law.

They are essential for Europe and for the international community as a whole.
January 17, 2026 at 7:33 PM
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“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-...
The Nobel Prize and the Laureate Are Inseparable - Nobel Peace Prize
The medal and the diploma are the physical symbols confirming that an individual or organisation has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The prize itself – the honour and recognition – remains insepar...
www.nobelpeaceprize.org
January 16, 2026 at 10:53 PM
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Gift link to FBI-targeted Post reporter Hannah Natanson's sweeping look at how federal workers have been targeted by Trump. wapo.st/49BQBrh
I am The Post’s ‘federal government whisperer.’ It’s been brutal.
One reporter’s effort to show how Trump was transforming government brought her 1,168 new sources — and nearly broke her.
wapo.st
January 14, 2026 at 2:25 PM
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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...
A Mistake in the Declarations: Russian Starlink Procurement Traced via Conformity Filings
Throughout 2025, Russian companies and vendors continued to import Starlink products. These systems often reach the battlefield in Ukraine, providing the Russian military with vital communications capabilities, particularly in frontline areas where internet networks are degraded or unavailable. This has occurred despite western sanctions and Elon Musk's official position that SpaceX does not "directly or [...]
nordsint.org
January 13, 2026 at 7:12 AM
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UN Human Rights Mission: 2025 deadliest year for civilians in Ukraine since 2022 #Ukraine
UN Human Rights Mission: 2025 deadliest year for civilians in Ukraine since 2022
In 2025, Ukraine recorded the largest number of civilian casualties since 2022, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) has said.
en.interfax.com.ua
January 12, 2026 at 7:09 PM
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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.
🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
January 10, 2026 at 2:23 PM
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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...
January 9, 2026 at 5:16 PM
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"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
January 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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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-....
January 9, 2026 at 2:44 PM
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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.
January 9, 2026 at 9:50 AM
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" #Trump lays out a vision of power restrained only by ‘my own morality’"
www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01...
Trump lays out a vision of power restrained only by ‘my own morality’
The U.S. leader brushed aside international law and other checks on his ability to use military might to strike, invade or coerce nations around the world.
www.japantimes.co.jp
January 9, 2026 at 5:35 AM
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"Germany anticipates covert hybrid attacks — involving non-military or irregular methods — will likely precede any direct military confrontation.
January 6, 2026 at 7:36 AM
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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.
January 4, 2026 at 2:36 AM
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🎮 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...
How the Kremlin Uses Video Games for Propaganda, Militarization, and Recruitment of Youth
Russia systematically uses video games as a tool for state propaganda, youth militarization, and gamer recruitment. This is highlighted in a study by the NGO Li
theukrainianreview.info
January 3, 2026 at 6:29 PM
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More footage from the impact site. It is reported that Russia struck Kharkiv with an Iskander missile. Rescue operations are still ongoing.
January 2, 2026 at 5:55 PM
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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-...
December 29, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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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.
Matryoshka bot network launches fake campaign claiming Zelensky “wished death” on Trump in his Christmas address
The Kremlin-backed Matryoshka bot network has launched a disinformation campaign following Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s Christmas address, in which he wished death upon an unnamed person
theins.press
December 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Christmas attack on civilians in Kyiv. Sure, the Russians want peace
‼️ Movement of missiles and drones during the massive Russian attack on Ukraine
December 27, 2025 at 9:43 AM
"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."
December 27, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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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...
Liberation, not collapse
The fall of the Berlin Wall, and not the human chain across the Baltics, is emblematic of 1989. But what if this show of unity had become iconic of communism’s disintegration? Could acknowledging East...
www.eurozine.com
December 26, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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‘Dancing on bones’: Mariupol theatre to reopen with staging of Russian fairytale
‘Dancing on bones’: Mariupol theatre to reopen with staging of Russian fairytale
Restoration presented as rebuilding, but many see it as part of a broader Russification effort in occupied Ukrainian city
www.theguardian.com
December 25, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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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.
Laboratorium Lemkina – Instytut Pileckiego i Centrum Mieroszewskiego podpisały porozumienie o współpracy - Instytut Pileckiego
instytutpileckiego.pl
December 22, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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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...
Former EU commissioner and activists barred from US in attack on European tech regulators
State department accuses group of pressuring tech firms to censor or suppress American viewpoints through regulation of disinformation
www.theguardian.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:24 AM
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"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.
Carol of the Bells: the song that made the world speak about Ukraine
About the author: Mariana Hirniak is a journalist and public speaker on Ukrainian culture and history. In early 1919, when Ukraine's pleas for recognition were falling on largely deaf ears, it dispat...
kyivindependent.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:11 PM