Mikko Kortelainen
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In an exclusive interview on Europe Today, the EU's chief diplomat says the Kremlin is not taking the Ukraine talks seriously as Brussels ponders appointing a special envoy to represent the 27 at the negotiating table. #EuropeToday
Kallas: Russia must be forced into concessions as envoy talks grow
In an exclusive interview on Europe Today, the EU's chief diplomat says the Kremlin is not taking the Ukraine talks seriously as Brussels ponders appointing a special envoy to represent the 27 at the negotiating table.
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February 9, 2026 at 10:25 AM
In an exclusive interview on Europe Today, the EU's chief diplomat says the Kremlin is not taking the Ukraine talks seriously as Brussels ponders appointing a special envoy to represent the 27 at the negotiating table. #EuropeToday
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The strategy against Europe is always "divide and conquer."
Whether it's Russian disinformation or Big Tech lobbying, the goal is to break our regulatory power.
They hate the EU because it works.
If we stay united, they lose.
If we fracture, they own us
Whether it's Russian disinformation or Big Tech lobbying, the goal is to break our regulatory power.
They hate the EU because it works.
If we stay united, they lose.
If we fracture, they own us
February 7, 2026 at 5:53 PM
The strategy against Europe is always "divide and conquer."
Whether it's Russian disinformation or Big Tech lobbying, the goal is to break our regulatory power.
They hate the EU because it works.
If we stay united, they lose.
If we fracture, they own us
Whether it's Russian disinformation or Big Tech lobbying, the goal is to break our regulatory power.
They hate the EU because it works.
If we stay united, they lose.
If we fracture, they own us
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This is such a warning sign. The American population should rise up in every manner possible, including nation-wide strikes, if Trump will seriously try to obstruct the mid-term voting. It's the last chance to save democracy and civilisation. Everything depends on it - and not just in the US.
🚨BREAKING: President Donald Trump urged Republicans to seize control of elections and place voting under national authority Monday — one of his most explicit signals yet that he plans to interfere with the workings of democracy. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Trump: ‘We should take over the voting’
Trump, as usual, offered no evidence for any of his claims.
www.democracydocket.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:34 PM
This is such a warning sign. The American population should rise up in every manner possible, including nation-wide strikes, if Trump will seriously try to obstruct the mid-term voting. It's the last chance to save democracy and civilisation. Everything depends on it - and not just in the US.
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The man who once saved the Eurozone from itself now wants to save the EU from America.
"The old divisions that paralysed us have been overtaken by a common threat. But threat alone will not sustain us. What began in fear must continue in hope.”
"The old divisions that paralysed us have been overtaken by a common threat. But threat alone will not sustain us. What began in fear must continue in hope.”
Mario Draghi calls for EU ‘federation’ to avoid being ‘picked off’ by US and China
Former ECB president says globalisation will leave Europe vulnerable unless it pools power
www.ft.com
February 2, 2026 at 5:46 PM
The man who once saved the Eurozone from itself now wants to save the EU from America.
"The old divisions that paralysed us have been overtaken by a common threat. But threat alone will not sustain us. What began in fear must continue in hope.”
"The old divisions that paralysed us have been overtaken by a common threat. But threat alone will not sustain us. What began in fear must continue in hope.”
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ICYMI: "The US would continue to be Europe's partner and ally, Kaja Kallas told a defence conference, but no great power had ever 'outsourced its survival and survived'."
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Europe must act urgently and stop outsourcing defence, says EU's Kallas
The EU foreign policy chief's remarks come days after Nato's secretary general said Europe needed the US for its defence.
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January 29, 2026 at 11:17 AM
ICYMI: "The US would continue to be Europe's partner and ally, Kaja Kallas told a defence conference, but no great power had ever 'outsourced its survival and survived'."
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Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."
January 29, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."
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@kajakallas.bsky.social “Nato needs to become more European to maintain its strength, and for that Europe must act. For example, we need to ensure that our security and defence initiatives remain complementary to Nato.”
Europe must step up amid ‘new realities’ of US relationship, says EU foreign policy chief – Europe live
Europe must step up amid ‘new realities’ of US relationship, says EU foreign policy chief – Europe live
Kaja Kallas warns that shift in transatlantic system is ‘structural, not temporary’ and bloc must respond by raising defence spending
EU defence commissioner Andrius Kubilius follows Kallas and he strikes very much the same tone of urgency as he outlines the bloc’s defence policies.
He says the EU needs to prepare for diminished US presence in Europe, and rapidly build up its “independence” in defence “without delays” or excuses.
“Let’s face it, Europe can be slow. Unanimity means we can not always act at the speed of relevance. Of course, there are policy differences among member states. This is all natural, but unanimity is also used by some as a bargaining tool. And it cannot be that one country’s veto defines the policy for others.” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 11:27 AM
@kajakallas.bsky.social “Nato needs to become more European to maintain its strength, and for that Europe must act. For example, we need to ensure that our security and defence initiatives remain complementary to Nato.”
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More authoritarianism and intimidation. This is not about 2020. That’s the smokescreen. This is about the midterms and 2028. There will be a lot more of this in the coming months.
January 28, 2026 at 5:45 PM
More authoritarianism and intimidation. This is not about 2020. That’s the smokescreen. This is about the midterms and 2028. There will be a lot more of this in the coming months.
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A continent divided into many states with different languages, histories & religions - overcoming their differences and uniting into one federation.
A pipe dream for Europe? No. It's the modern reality of India. And it shows it can be done.
My piece on 🇪🇺🇮🇳:
A pipe dream for Europe? No. It's the modern reality of India. And it shows it can be done.
My piece on 🇪🇺🇮🇳:
Europe should draw inspiration from the Indian union
The subcontinent was also once split into small states speaking different languages, but the Indian union has brought great success. As the EU and India strike a trade deal, there are wider lessons.
davekeating.substack.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:18 PM
A continent divided into many states with different languages, histories & religions - overcoming their differences and uniting into one federation.
A pipe dream for Europe? No. It's the modern reality of India. And it shows it can be done.
My piece on 🇪🇺🇮🇳:
A pipe dream for Europe? No. It's the modern reality of India. And it shows it can be done.
My piece on 🇪🇺🇮🇳:
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Fourteen European nations have announced they are closing the Baltic Sea to Russia’s "shadow fleet," according to a joint statement released by the British government.
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January 27, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Fourteen European nations have announced they are closing the Baltic Sea to Russia’s "shadow fleet," according to a joint statement released by the British government.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
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Sends an unmistakable message: Bari Weiss has gotten word that Kristi Noem will be fired as a scapegoat for the fantastic, multilayered screw up in Minneapolis. Otherwise no way she'd be running this. And note the paper's failure to report on what was going on in Minneapolis over a 72-hour period.
January 26, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Sends an unmistakable message: Bari Weiss has gotten word that Kristi Noem will be fired as a scapegoat for the fantastic, multilayered screw up in Minneapolis. Otherwise no way she'd be running this. And note the paper's failure to report on what was going on in Minneapolis over a 72-hour period.
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CNN reports that Bovino is leaving Minnesota
January 26, 2026 at 8:39 PM
CNN reports that Bovino is leaving Minnesota
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Trump trying to distance himself from the Trump administration
ABC: Noem said Pretti committed an act of domestic terrorism. Stephen Miller labeled him a domestic terrorist. Does the president agree?
LEAVITT: I have not heard the president characterize Mr Pretti in that way
LEAVITT: I have not heard the president characterize Mr Pretti in that way
January 26, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Trump trying to distance himself from the Trump administration
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www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0... by Jonathan Rauch
Yes, It’s Fascism
Until recently, I thought it a term best avoided. But now, the resemblances are too many and too strong to deny.
www.theatlantic.com
January 25, 2026 at 6:57 PM
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0... by Jonathan Rauch
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The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.
Noem's lies are mind blowing: "This individual attacked those officers, had a weapon on him and multiple, dozens of rounds of ammunition, wishing to inflict harm on these officers, coming, brandishing like that.
January 24, 2026 at 10:56 PM
The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.
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The shamelessness is the point. We know she's lying. She knows she's lying. If she were trying to convince the public, that would be admitting that public opinion matters.
This is a performance of dominance.
This is "truth is what we say it is."
This is "you'll believe what we tell you."
This is a performance of dominance.
This is "truth is what we say it is."
This is "you'll believe what we tell you."
Noem lies shamelessly: "An individual approached order Patrol officers with a 9mm semi-automatic gun. The officers attempted to disarm this individual, but the armed suspect reacted violently. This looks like a situation where an individual arrived to inflict maximum damage and kill law enforcement"
January 24, 2026 at 11:30 PM
The shamelessness is the point. We know she's lying. She knows she's lying. If she were trying to convince the public, that would be admitting that public opinion matters.
This is a performance of dominance.
This is "truth is what we say it is."
This is "you'll believe what we tell you."
This is a performance of dominance.
This is "truth is what we say it is."
This is "you'll believe what we tell you."
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In my view, repression at home and thuggery abroad - most recently Greenland - are two sides of the same coin. Both reflect the worldview of people who think violence, power, threat and coercion are all that's required to push your agenda through & secure your interests.
January 24, 2026 at 8:44 PM
In my view, repression at home and thuggery abroad - most recently Greenland - are two sides of the same coin. Both reflect the worldview of people who think violence, power, threat and coercion are all that's required to push your agenda through & secure your interests.
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In just one year, Donald Trump has done all he can to destroy 80+ years of alliances and partnerships.
That destruction is not strength — it's weakness masquerading as strength.
That destruction is not strength — it's weakness masquerading as strength.
January 22, 2026 at 3:31 PM
In just one year, Donald Trump has done all he can to destroy 80+ years of alliances and partnerships.
That destruction is not strength — it's weakness masquerading as strength.
That destruction is not strength — it's weakness masquerading as strength.
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You want peace? Break the Russian war machine:
- Seize the shadow fleet immediately. Cut the funding.
- Flood Ukraine with resources to scale up the production of long-range drones and missiles.
Destroy Russia’s economy!
- Seize the shadow fleet immediately. Cut the funding.
- Flood Ukraine with resources to scale up the production of long-range drones and missiles.
Destroy Russia’s economy!
January 22, 2026 at 12:27 PM
You want peace? Break the Russian war machine:
- Seize the shadow fleet immediately. Cut the funding.
- Flood Ukraine with resources to scale up the production of long-range drones and missiles.
Destroy Russia’s economy!
- Seize the shadow fleet immediately. Cut the funding.
- Flood Ukraine with resources to scale up the production of long-range drones and missiles.
Destroy Russia’s economy!
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🇫🇮🇺🇦 Stubb: Have faith, Ukraine is going to win this war.
People are saying that Russia wants to continue the war because they want more territory. That is rubbish.
Russia has to continue the war because this war is too big for Putin to fail.
People are saying that Russia wants to continue the war because they want more territory. That is rubbish.
Russia has to continue the war because this war is too big for Putin to fail.
January 22, 2026 at 12:28 PM
🇫🇮🇺🇦 Stubb: Have faith, Ukraine is going to win this war.
People are saying that Russia wants to continue the war because they want more territory. That is rubbish.
Russia has to continue the war because this war is too big for Putin to fail.
People are saying that Russia wants to continue the war because they want more territory. That is rubbish.
Russia has to continue the war because this war is too big for Putin to fail.
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The most consistent them in Trump's second term has been that every time he leans into his tariff agenda, markets tank, and every time he backs off, they rise. And here's the latest round of uppy-downy to prove the point.
Markets clearly believe that Trump's tariff agenda hurts American businesses.
Markets clearly believe that Trump's tariff agenda hurts American businesses.
January 21, 2026 at 7:54 PM
The most consistent them in Trump's second term has been that every time he leans into his tariff agenda, markets tank, and every time he backs off, they rise. And here's the latest round of uppy-downy to prove the point.
Markets clearly believe that Trump's tariff agenda hurts American businesses.
Markets clearly believe that Trump's tariff agenda hurts American businesses.
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Every European should watch 🇨🇦PM Mark Carney's Davos speech from yesterday.
All of us in the West have grown up living a lie, he said, and that world of illusions we have been living in is now collapsing.
All of us in the West have grown up living a lie, he said, and that world of illusions we have been living in is now collapsing.
The West is 'living within a lie', says Canada's prime minister
In perhaps the best political speech I've seen in my lifetime, Mark Carney compared the way Europeans are making excuses for Trump with the mental prisons of people living under Soviet domination.
davekeating.substack.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Every European should watch 🇨🇦PM Mark Carney's Davos speech from yesterday.
All of us in the West have grown up living a lie, he said, and that world of illusions we have been living in is now collapsing.
All of us in the West have grown up living a lie, he said, and that world of illusions we have been living in is now collapsing.
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🇺🇦 MoD of Ukraine and Finnish ICEYE have signed a new agreement that significantly expands Ukrainian military’s access to high-quality satellite imagery.
Agreement provides continuous data access from the world’s largest SAR satellite constellation, enabling faster and more accurate decision-making.
Agreement provides continuous data access from the world’s largest SAR satellite constellation, enabling faster and more accurate decision-making.
January 21, 2026 at 5:52 PM
🇺🇦 MoD of Ukraine and Finnish ICEYE have signed a new agreement that significantly expands Ukrainian military’s access to high-quality satellite imagery.
Agreement provides continuous data access from the world’s largest SAR satellite constellation, enabling faster and more accurate decision-making.
Agreement provides continuous data access from the world’s largest SAR satellite constellation, enabling faster and more accurate decision-making.
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EXCLUSIVE: Newsom was informed at the 11th hour that his Davos talk was canceled. His administration claims the State Department played a hand.
Newsom administration alleges State Department pressure in Davos cancellation
The California governor’s planned appearance at a Wednesday event was canceled at the last moment.
www.politico.com
January 21, 2026 at 5:20 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Newsom was informed at the 11th hour that his Davos talk was canceled. His administration claims the State Department played a hand.
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‼️ Today @americansunlight.org launches TrumpCensorship.com, a public dataset visualizing 200+ censorship actions by the Trump Admin against journalists, researchers & citizens since his 2nd term began.
From our weekly "Last Week in Censorship" monitoring → one interactive archive you can't ignore.
From our weekly "Last Week in Censorship" monitoring → one interactive archive you can't ignore.
January 21, 2026 at 5:14 PM
‼️ Today @americansunlight.org launches TrumpCensorship.com, a public dataset visualizing 200+ censorship actions by the Trump Admin against journalists, researchers & citizens since his 2nd term began.
From our weekly "Last Week in Censorship" monitoring → one interactive archive you can't ignore.
From our weekly "Last Week in Censorship" monitoring → one interactive archive you can't ignore.