Kari Aga Myklebost
@kariagam.bsky.social
Outdoor-loving dog-person stuck as Professor of Russian History, UiT The Arctic University of Norway. Currently researching contemporary Russian memory politics in the European North, https://uit.no/project/normemo.
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OTD in 2022 my parody embassy informed you that Russia has no plans to "attack" Ukraine.
Which was sort of true. We had a plan. It was just really shit.
Which was sort of true. We had a plan. It was just really shit.
January 14, 2026 at 9:40 AM
OTD in 2022 my parody embassy informed you that Russia has no plans to "attack" Ukraine.
Which was sort of true. We had a plan. It was just really shit.
Which was sort of true. We had a plan. It was just really shit.
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There could be Western fighter planes helping to protect millions of Ukrainian civilians from Russia's terror campaign to cut the supply of electricity, heating, and water during this exceptionally cold winter.
But there aren't.
But there aren't.
At least 4 killed, 25 injured as Russian strikes hit Kyiv, leave thousands of buildings without heat
Four people were killed and 25 others injured in Kyiv after Russia launched a mass attack across Ukraine overnight on Jan. 8-9. Rescue workers were among the victims of Russia's double-tap strike.
kyivindependent.com
January 14, 2026 at 6:51 AM
There could be Western fighter planes helping to protect millions of Ukrainian civilians from Russia's terror campaign to cut the supply of electricity, heating, and water during this exceptionally cold winter.
But there aren't.
But there aren't.
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Very good piece from @kariagam.bsky.social 👇
Here you can read in detail how #Russia uses imperial tactics to weaken Western resolve, in the Russian border state of #Norway.
"To counter Russian manipulation, we need increased public awareness, including among the Russian diaspora in Norway..."
Here you can read in detail how #Russia uses imperial tactics to weaken Western resolve, in the Russian border state of #Norway.
"To counter Russian manipulation, we need increased public awareness, including among the Russian diaspora in Norway..."
January 13, 2026 at 8:34 AM
Very good piece from @kariagam.bsky.social 👇
Here you can read in detail how #Russia uses imperial tactics to weaken Western resolve, in the Russian border state of #Norway.
"To counter Russian manipulation, we need increased public awareness, including among the Russian diaspora in Norway..."
Here you can read in detail how #Russia uses imperial tactics to weaken Western resolve, in the Russian border state of #Norway.
"To counter Russian manipulation, we need increased public awareness, including among the Russian diaspora in Norway..."
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Since 2022, Russian tactics of influence in Norway have taken on more provocative forms, while also increasingly operating in the grey zone, becoming more covert and harder to identify and attribute. Opinion piece by professor @kariagam.bsky.social with @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social
Meet “Svetlana”, a Russian agent of influence in Norway
Since 2022, Russian tactics of influence in Norway have taken on more provocative forms, while also ...
www.thebarentsobserver.com
January 8, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Since 2022, Russian tactics of influence in Norway have taken on more provocative forms, while also increasingly operating in the grey zone, becoming more covert and harder to identify and attribute. Opinion piece by professor @kariagam.bsky.social with @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social
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The Barents Observer in 2025: A year of censorship and repression. And victory against the Russian state
A year of censorship and repression. And victory against the Russian state
It was a year of massive Russian clampdown of free speech. But we would like to start with the good news — and there are plenty of reasons for that. The Barents Observer won against Putin's regime in ...
www.thebarentsobserver.com
December 30, 2025 at 12:34 PM
The Barents Observer in 2025: A year of censorship and repression. And victory against the Russian state
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Not sure I understand why the Trump administration cares about Christians in Nigeria and not Christians in Ukraine
December 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Not sure I understand why the Trump administration cares about Christians in Nigeria and not Christians in Ukraine
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OTD in 1991 the soviet union collapsed. Its creation was a great catastrophe as millions of citizens suddenly found themselves involuntarily living in Russia.
December 26, 2025 at 11:27 AM
OTD in 1991 the soviet union collapsed. Its creation was a great catastrophe as millions of citizens suddenly found themselves involuntarily living in Russia.
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You'd think the fact that the Russian constitution already says invading countries is illegal would mean we have no need to sign yet another treaty promising we won't invade countries.
But you would be wrong.
But you would be wrong.
December 23, 2025 at 1:48 PM
You'd think the fact that the Russian constitution already says invading countries is illegal would mean we have no need to sign yet another treaty promising we won't invade countries.
But you would be wrong.
But you would be wrong.
Meanwhile in Russia: State surveillance app Max is coercively implemented throughout universities, while WhatsApp, Telegram and other services are blocked.
ru.thebarentsobserver.com/studentov-v-...
ru.thebarentsobserver.com/studentov-v-...
Студентов в России принуждают к «национальному мессенджеру»
Российские вузы по всей стране переводят учебные процессы в «национальный мессенджер» Max, фактически вынуждая студентов устанавливать приложение. Отказ от Max всё чаще оборачивается давлением и санкц...
ru.thebarentsobserver.com
December 23, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Meanwhile in Russia: State surveillance app Max is coercively implemented throughout universities, while WhatsApp, Telegram and other services are blocked.
ru.thebarentsobserver.com/studentov-v-...
ru.thebarentsobserver.com/studentov-v-...
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Russia violates:
UN Charter
Nuclear NPT
Helsinki Accords
Belovezha Accords
Paris Charter
Budapest Memo
Black Sea Fleet Treaty
Ukr-Ru Friendship Treaty
Treaty on Azov Sea & Kerch Strait
Karkiv pact
Etc
But Russia we will sign a legal document that we won't attack EU...
UN Charter
Nuclear NPT
Helsinki Accords
Belovezha Accords
Paris Charter
Budapest Memo
Black Sea Fleet Treaty
Ukr-Ru Friendship Treaty
Treaty on Azov Sea & Kerch Strait
Karkiv pact
Etc
But Russia we will sign a legal document that we won't attack EU...
December 22, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Russia violates:
UN Charter
Nuclear NPT
Helsinki Accords
Belovezha Accords
Paris Charter
Budapest Memo
Black Sea Fleet Treaty
Ukr-Ru Friendship Treaty
Treaty on Azov Sea & Kerch Strait
Karkiv pact
Etc
But Russia we will sign a legal document that we won't attack EU...
UN Charter
Nuclear NPT
Helsinki Accords
Belovezha Accords
Paris Charter
Budapest Memo
Black Sea Fleet Treaty
Ukr-Ru Friendship Treaty
Treaty on Azov Sea & Kerch Strait
Karkiv pact
Etc
But Russia we will sign a legal document that we won't attack EU...
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Researchers Kari Aga Myklebost and Stian Bones, in collaboration with editor of The Barents Observer, Thomas Nilsen, have analyzed how Russia operates in relation to Svalbard. www.tv2.no/nyheter/adva... @thomasnilsen.bsky.social @stianbones.bsky.social @kariagam.bsky.social
– Tester Norge
Russland bruker Svalbard som arena for eskalerende hybride trusler. Målet er å teste handlingsrom og knekke Norges sanksjoner, ifølge ny rapport.
www.tv2.no
December 22, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Researchers Kari Aga Myklebost and Stian Bones, in collaboration with editor of The Barents Observer, Thomas Nilsen, have analyzed how Russia operates in relation to Svalbard. www.tv2.no/nyheter/adva... @thomasnilsen.bsky.social @stianbones.bsky.social @kariagam.bsky.social
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"Russland forsøker å få med seg Trump-administrasjonen i retning av å lette på sanksjonene og åpne opp for økonomisk samarbeid i Arktis. Vi må snakke og skrive om det Russland gjør. Det i seg selv er en måte å avkle de russiske handlingsmønstrene." @kariagam.bsky.social @thomasnilsen.bsky.social
December 22, 2025 at 10:15 AM
"Russland forsøker å få med seg Trump-administrasjonen i retning av å lette på sanksjonene og åpne opp for økonomisk samarbeid i Arktis. Vi må snakke og skrive om det Russland gjør. Det i seg selv er en måte å avkle de russiske handlingsmønstrene." @kariagam.bsky.social @thomasnilsen.bsky.social
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Armed mercenaries tied to Russia’s FSB and formerly linked to Wagner are now guarding Russian shadow fleet tankers. Hired through Moran Security, they wear camo, isolate themselves from crews, and often override foreign captains. Danish pilots say they act as the real authority on board
December 18, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Armed mercenaries tied to Russia’s FSB and formerly linked to Wagner are now guarding Russian shadow fleet tankers. Hired through Moran Security, they wear camo, isolate themselves from crews, and often override foreign captains. Danish pilots say they act as the real authority on board
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Disquieting paper from the 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘏𝘺𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘥 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘴, Helsinki/FIN, on #Russia operations to destabilize #Svalbard & threatening all #Arctic, Dec 2025.
By @kariagam.bsky.social, @stianbones.bsky.social (both UiT #Tromsø) & @thomasnilsen.bsky.social (ed. @thebarentsobserver.com):
By @kariagam.bsky.social, @stianbones.bsky.social (both UiT #Tromsø) & @thomasnilsen.bsky.social (ed. @thebarentsobserver.com):
Hybrid threats in high latitudes: Facing Russia on Svalbard
This Hybrid CoE Paper outlines how Moscow blends information campaigns, coercive signalling at sea, symbolic gestures and surprise visits to challenge Norwegian authority while remaining below the thr...
www.hybridcoe.fi
December 16, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Disquieting paper from the 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘏𝘺𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘥 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘴, Helsinki/FIN, on #Russia operations to destabilize #Svalbard & threatening all #Arctic, Dec 2025.
By @kariagam.bsky.social, @stianbones.bsky.social (both UiT #Tromsø) & @thomasnilsen.bsky.social (ed. @thebarentsobserver.com):
By @kariagam.bsky.social, @stianbones.bsky.social (both UiT #Tromsø) & @thomasnilsen.bsky.social (ed. @thebarentsobserver.com):
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Kari Aga Myklebost, Havard Baekken, Stian Bones (eds.)
The Politics of World War II Memories in the North: Regional and Transborder Memory Politics in Russia and Norway // JSPPS 11, no. 2 (2025). Open Access:
www.ibidem.eu/en/Topics/So...
The Politics of World War II Memories in the North: Regional and Transborder Memory Politics in Russia and Norway // JSPPS 11, no. 2 (2025). Open Access:
www.ibidem.eu/en/Topics/So...
December 18, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Kari Aga Myklebost, Havard Baekken, Stian Bones (eds.)
The Politics of World War II Memories in the North: Regional and Transborder Memory Politics in Russia and Norway // JSPPS 11, no. 2 (2025). Open Access:
www.ibidem.eu/en/Topics/So...
The Politics of World War II Memories in the North: Regional and Transborder Memory Politics in Russia and Norway // JSPPS 11, no. 2 (2025). Open Access:
www.ibidem.eu/en/Topics/So...
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OTD in 2021 Russian MFA denied any preparations against Ukraine or aggressive intentions.
She was half right. We weren’t prepared.
She was half right. We weren’t prepared.
December 16, 2025 at 11:48 AM
OTD in 2021 Russian MFA denied any preparations against Ukraine or aggressive intentions.
She was half right. We weren’t prepared.
She was half right. We weren’t prepared.
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#Svalbard is Norwegian territory & #NATO land. But bc of its special status, it is one of the most likely targets when Putin decides to escalate his war on #Europe further.
#Russia #Ukraine @kariagam.bsky.social @thomasnilsen.bsky.social
#Russia #Ukraine @kariagam.bsky.social @thomasnilsen.bsky.social
December 16, 2025 at 8:06 AM
#Svalbard is Norwegian territory & #NATO land. But bc of its special status, it is one of the most likely targets when Putin decides to escalate his war on #Europe further.
#Russia #Ukraine @kariagam.bsky.social @thomasnilsen.bsky.social
#Russia #Ukraine @kariagam.bsky.social @thomasnilsen.bsky.social
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New paper about Russian subversive activities on Svalbard after 2014 is published by the European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats (Hybrid CoE). Written by the two UiT professors @kariagam.bsky.social &
@stianbones.bsky.social and Barents Observer editor @thomasnilsen.bsky.social
@stianbones.bsky.social and Barents Observer editor @thomasnilsen.bsky.social
Hybrid threats in high latitudes: Facing Russia on Svalbard
This Hybrid CoE Paper outlines how Moscow blends information campaigns, coercive signalling at sea, symbolic gestures and surprise visits to challenge Norwegian authority while remaining below the thr...
www.hybridcoe.fi
December 12, 2025 at 7:44 AM
New paper about Russian subversive activities on Svalbard after 2014 is published by the European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats (Hybrid CoE). Written by the two UiT professors @kariagam.bsky.social &
@stianbones.bsky.social and Barents Observer editor @thomasnilsen.bsky.social
@stianbones.bsky.social and Barents Observer editor @thomasnilsen.bsky.social
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This new Hybrid CoE paper is a must-read for anyone interested in Svalbard and Russia’s hybrid activities on this strategically important Norwegian Arctic archipelago. 📝 @thomasnilsen.bsky.social @kariagam.bsky.social & @stianbones.bsky.social
Our paper about Russian subversive activities on Svalbard after 2014 is today published by the European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats (Hybrid CoE): Download, read and repost 🙌.
Hybrid threats in high latitudes: Facing Russia on Svalbard
This Hybrid CoE Paper outlines how Moscow blends information campaigns, coercive signalling at sea, symbolic gestures and surprise visits to challenge Norwegian authority while remaining below the thr...
www.hybridcoe.fi
December 11, 2025 at 4:16 PM
This new Hybrid CoE paper is a must-read for anyone interested in Svalbard and Russia’s hybrid activities on this strategically important Norwegian Arctic archipelago. 📝 @thomasnilsen.bsky.social @kariagam.bsky.social & @stianbones.bsky.social
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Our paper about Russian subversive activities on Svalbard after 2014 is today published by the European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats (Hybrid CoE): Download, read and repost 🙌.
Hybrid threats in high latitudes: Facing Russia on Svalbard
This Hybrid CoE Paper outlines how Moscow blends information campaigns, coercive signalling at sea, symbolic gestures and surprise visits to challenge Norwegian authority while remaining below the thr...
www.hybridcoe.fi
December 10, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Our paper about Russian subversive activities on Svalbard after 2014 is today published by the European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats (Hybrid CoE): Download, read and repost 🙌.
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A grim example of how 🇷🇺 deliberately blurs out the distance between WWII and today's bestial war. Unveiled in Severomorsk on Tuesday, the monument to warriors fighting in 🇺🇦 partly include WWII uniforms, a Soviet flag and looks similar to those commemorating the Red Army's victory and sacrifice.
November 4, 2025 at 3:33 PM
A grim example of how 🇷🇺 deliberately blurs out the distance between WWII and today's bestial war. Unveiled in Severomorsk on Tuesday, the monument to warriors fighting in 🇺🇦 partly include WWII uniforms, a Soviet flag and looks similar to those commemorating the Red Army's victory and sacrifice.
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Anti-drone nets installed at Russian nuclear test site on Novaya Zemlya archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, @thebarentsobserver.com reports
Satellite images taken Aug. 14 show three rows of fuel tanks covered with blue metal nets known as “cope cages.”
Satellite images taken Aug. 14 show three rows of fuel tanks covered with blue metal nets known as “cope cages.”
Anti-drone nets installed at Russian nuclear test site on Novaya Zemlya archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, The Barents Observer reports
Russia has installed protective anti-drone nets over fuel storage tanks at the secret military settlement of Severny on the Novaya Zemlya archipelago, according to updated Google Earth images dated Au...
theins.press
October 6, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Anti-drone nets installed at Russian nuclear test site on Novaya Zemlya archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, @thebarentsobserver.com reports
Satellite images taken Aug. 14 show three rows of fuel tanks covered with blue metal nets known as “cope cages.”
Satellite images taken Aug. 14 show three rows of fuel tanks covered with blue metal nets known as “cope cages.”
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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.
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.
‼️ There will be no victory over Ukraine, we need to get out of the war, - Girkin-Strelkov
September 29, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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.
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.
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Kyiv region
September 28, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Kyiv region