Kristian Kiehling
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Danish born German and Latvian indie filmmaker and retired actor. Focuses on journalism and foreign policy in Eastern (Central) Europe. No A.I. Every post […]
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So, what business did Politico's Christina 'Dasha' Burns have to ask Donald Trump, "Do you think it's time for Ukraine to hold an election?" And why did Trump respond, "Yeah, I think it’s time," confusing Ukraine with Russia yet again? […]
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December 9, 2025 at 5:18 PM
So, what business did Politico's Christina 'Dasha' Burns have to ask Donald Trump, "Do you think it's time for Ukraine to hold an election?" And why did Trump respond, "Yeah, I think it’s time," confusing Ukraine with Russia yet again? […]
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Do not continue buying U.S. weapon systems unless you want to see a repeat of the Swiss blockade scenario involving the reexport of ammunition used in German Gepard anti-aircraft tanks!
https://www.euractiv.com/news/us-denies-german-request-to-integrate-american-artillery-rockets/
https://www.euractiv.com/news/us-denies-german-request-to-integrate-american-artillery-rockets/
EXCLUSIVE: US denies German request to integrate American artillery rockets | Euractiv
The refusal could make it more difficult for the German military to cooperate with the US and other NATO allies
www.euractiv.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Do not continue buying U.S. weapon systems unless you want to see a repeat of the Swiss blockade scenario involving the reexport of ammunition used in German Gepard anti-aircraft tanks!
https://www.euractiv.com/news/us-denies-german-request-to-integrate-american-artillery-rockets/
https://www.euractiv.com/news/us-denies-german-request-to-integrate-american-artillery-rockets/
"Lithuania’s interior ministry said that 600 smuggling balloons and 197 drones have entered Lithuanian airspace so far this year."
https://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2025/1209/1548057-lithuania-weather-balloons/
https://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2025/1209/1548057-lithuania-weather-balloons/
Lithuania in state of emergency over weather balloons
Lithuania's government has declared a state of emergency over disruptions caused to its airspace by weather balloons, sent from Belarus.
www.rte.ie
December 9, 2025 at 4:12 PM
"Lithuania’s interior ministry said that 600 smuggling balloons and 197 drones have entered Lithuanian airspace so far this year."
https://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2025/1209/1548057-lithuania-weather-balloons/
https://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2025/1209/1548057-lithuania-weather-balloons/
The Russian soldier is a mercenary without a conscience who kills for a living.
“My financial situation improved significantly. It may sound sad, but for me personally, signing the contract made my life better,” Anton says. “The hardest part is being far from my children. But even knowing that […]
“My financial situation improved significantly. It may sound sad, but for me personally, signing the contract made my life better,” Anton says. “The hardest part is being far from my children. But even knowing that […]
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December 9, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The Russian soldier is a mercenary without a conscience who kills for a living.
“My financial situation improved significantly. It may sound sad, but for me personally, signing the contract made my life better,” Anton says. “The hardest part is being far from my children. But even knowing that […]
“My financial situation improved significantly. It may sound sad, but for me personally, signing the contract made my life better,” Anton says. “The hardest part is being far from my children. But even knowing that […]
Idea for a 'peace deal' : the Russians trade their entire RF -territory for the right to colonize Mars, provided they would be ready to move there collectively and with immediate effect.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/lithuania-belarus-russia-nato-ukraine-b2880700.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/lithuania-belarus-russia-nato-ukraine-b2880700.html
Lithuania declares national emergency over security risks posed by balloons from Belarus
Lithuania's government has declared a national emergency over security risks from balloons coming from Belarus
www.independent.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Idea for a 'peace deal' : the Russians trade their entire RF -territory for the right to colonize Mars, provided they would be ready to move there collectively and with immediate effect.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/lithuania-belarus-russia-nato-ukraine-b2880700.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/lithuania-belarus-russia-nato-ukraine-b2880700.html
These days, Oksana Zabushko probably wouldn't be published in the New York Times.
"Russia will not become a democracy until it falls apart. That’s because Russia is not really a nation-state but the same premodern multiethnic empire living on geographic expansion and resource looting as 300 […]
"Russia will not become a democracy until it falls apart. That’s because Russia is not really a nation-state but the same premodern multiethnic empire living on geographic expansion and resource looting as 300 […]
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December 9, 2025 at 7:28 AM
These days, Oksana Zabushko probably wouldn't be published in the New York Times.
"Russia will not become a democracy until it falls apart. That’s because Russia is not really a nation-state but the same premodern multiethnic empire living on geographic expansion and resource looting as 300 […]
"Russia will not become a democracy until it falls apart. That’s because Russia is not really a nation-state but the same premodern multiethnic empire living on geographic expansion and resource looting as 300 […]
President Zelenskyy said that Trump has his own vision for resolving the war that differs from the Ukrainian perspective. Zelenskyy noted that the original 28-point US-Russian peace plan has been amended and reduced to 20 items, with the "openly anti-Ukrainian points" removed […]
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December 9, 2025 at 6:53 AM
President Zelenskyy said that Trump has his own vision for resolving the war that differs from the Ukrainian perspective. Zelenskyy noted that the original 28-point US-Russian peace plan has been amended and reduced to 20 items, with the "openly anti-Ukrainian points" removed […]
By agreeing to sell advanced H200 chips to China, the U.S. may now effectively be aiding Russia's most important military ally. China's People's Liberation Army uses advanced chips designed by U.S. companies to develop AI-enabled military capabilities.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg9q635q6po
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg9q635q6po
Trump gives Nvidia the OK to sell advanced AI chips to China
Nvidia had been at the centre of a geopolitical tug-of-war between the US and China in recent months.
www.bbc.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:13 AM
By agreeing to sell advanced H200 chips to China, the U.S. may now effectively be aiding Russia's most important military ally. China's People's Liberation Army uses advanced chips designed by U.S. companies to develop AI-enabled military capabilities.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg9q635q6po
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg9q635q6po
On Monday at the G7 summit, Japan signaled that it would join the refusenicks Belgium, France, and the U.S. in blocking the use of it's frozen Russian assets held by Japanese banks for a loan to Ukraine.
https://www.politico.eu/article/japan-eu-frozen-russian-assets-ukraine-loan-g7/
https://www.politico.eu/article/japan-eu-frozen-russian-assets-ukraine-loan-g7/
December 9, 2025 at 5:23 AM
On Monday at the G7 summit, Japan signaled that it would join the refusenicks Belgium, France, and the U.S. in blocking the use of it's frozen Russian assets held by Japanese banks for a loan to Ukraine.
https://www.politico.eu/article/japan-eu-frozen-russian-assets-ukraine-loan-g7/
https://www.politico.eu/article/japan-eu-frozen-russian-assets-ukraine-loan-g7/
Olga Lautmans's analysis of the new National Security Strategy and the hostility of U.S. foreign policy toward Europe is one of the best summaries of this dark moment in world history.
https://olgalautman.substack.com/p/americas-foreign-policy-now-alligns?r=k8nwv&triedRedirect=true
https://olgalautman.substack.com/p/americas-foreign-policy-now-alligns?r=k8nwv&triedRedirect=true
America’s Foreign Policy Now Aligns With Russia
Last week’s release of Trump’s National Security Strategy made one thing brutally clear and that is that the United States is no longer fully shaping its own foreign policy.
olgalautman.substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Olga Lautmans's analysis of the new National Security Strategy and the hostility of U.S. foreign policy toward Europe is one of the best summaries of this dark moment in world history.
https://olgalautman.substack.com/p/americas-foreign-policy-now-alligns?r=k8nwv&triedRedirect=true
https://olgalautman.substack.com/p/americas-foreign-policy-now-alligns?r=k8nwv&triedRedirect=true
Belgium's refusal to release its frozen Russian assets has paralyzed the EU’s plan to create a Ukraine relief fund using those reserves. Now, France also seems to be undermining European unity by quietly withholding 18 billion euros in frozen assets held at private banks in the country […]
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December 9, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Belgium's refusal to release its frozen Russian assets has paralyzed the EU’s plan to create a Ukraine relief fund using those reserves. Now, France also seems to be undermining European unity by quietly withholding 18 billion euros in frozen assets held at private banks in the country […]
To avoid a hostile takeover of the hearts and minds of the electorate and government, as occurred in the U.S., European nations should follow the example of countries such as Taiwan and Finland, which have experience combating totalitarian information warfare […]
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December 8, 2025 at 6:17 AM
To avoid a hostile takeover of the hearts and minds of the electorate and government, as occurred in the U.S., European nations should follow the example of countries such as Taiwan and Finland, which have experience combating totalitarian information warfare […]
According to a report by the Institute for the Study of War on Dec. 6, the Russians are increasingly relying on India to ease its domestic labor shortages and are currently negotiating with New Delhi for support in producing drones for Russia’s war effort […]
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December 8, 2025 at 5:29 AM
According to a report by the Institute for the Study of War on Dec. 6, the Russians are increasingly relying on India to ease its domestic labor shortages and are currently negotiating with New Delhi for support in producing drones for Russia’s war effort […]
Due to its historic experiences and proximity to the aggressive Russian Federation, Finland is leading the way in media literacy and successfully fighting disinformation.
https://newhumanist.org.uk/articles/6482
https://newhumanist.org.uk/articles/6482
December 8, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Due to its historic experiences and proximity to the aggressive Russian Federation, Finland is leading the way in media literacy and successfully fighting disinformation.
https://newhumanist.org.uk/articles/6482
https://newhumanist.org.uk/articles/6482
Despite the fact that the Chinese are already holding their third joint anti-missile drills with the Russians, the misguided German Minister of Foreign Affairs still believes it is wise to urge China to promote peace in Ukraine […]
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December 8, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Despite the fact that the Chinese are already holding their third joint anti-missile drills with the Russians, the misguided German Minister of Foreign Affairs still believes it is wise to urge China to promote peace in Ukraine […]
There is Russia written all over the right-wing Reform UK party, led by the anti-Semitic neo-Nazi Nigel Farage. Yet, the British electorate is so confused that the party still leads the polls by a nine percent margin […]
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December 8, 2025 at 4:55 AM
There is Russia written all over the right-wing Reform UK party, led by the anti-Semitic neo-Nazi Nigel Farage. Yet, the British electorate is so confused that the party still leads the polls by a nine percent margin […]
It takes a special kind of Russian stupidity to conduct a poll on X and blame unfavorable results on "EU bots" and "censorship" while using a VPN because one's own country currently restricts citizens' access to X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, Discord, Signal, Viber, and Telegram.
December 7, 2025 at 3:09 PM
It takes a special kind of Russian stupidity to conduct a poll on X and blame unfavorable results on "EU bots" and "censorship" while using a VPN because one's own country currently restricts citizens' access to X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, Discord, Signal, Viber, and Telegram.
You know you've been sold out when a Russian toilet brush sums up your country's national security strategy with the following words:
"The adjustments [to the NSS] that we see, they correspond in many ways to our vision"
"The adjustments [to the NSS] that we see, they correspond in many ways to our vision"
December 7, 2025 at 12:54 PM
You know you've been sold out when a Russian toilet brush sums up your country's national security strategy with the following words:
"The adjustments [to the NSS] that we see, they correspond in many ways to our vision"
"The adjustments [to the NSS] that we see, they correspond in many ways to our vision"
There is one way to make sure that Russia's attempt to colonize Ukraine and erase its cultural identity will never succeed: decolonize your friends' and family's bookshelves by gifting them beautiful Ukrainian books for Christmas.This incredible website lists translations in English, Spanish and […]
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December 7, 2025 at 7:07 AM
There is one way to make sure that Russia's attempt to colonize Ukraine and erase its cultural identity will never succeed: decolonize your friends' and family's bookshelves by gifting them beautiful Ukrainian books for Christmas.This incredible website lists translations in English, Spanish and […]
The Russians are still successfully circumventing EU sanctions on their information warfare weapons. Disguised as the voices of the "underrepresented" Global South, clandestine Russian propaganda outlets continue to influence young audiences desperate for alternatives to mainstream media […]
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December 7, 2025 at 5:45 AM
The Russians are still successfully circumventing EU sanctions on their information warfare weapons. Disguised as the voices of the "underrepresented" Global South, clandestine Russian propaganda outlets continue to influence young audiences desperate for alternatives to mainstream media […]
The Guardian is once again aiding the Russian information war by creating a false sense of balance between press releases from Ukrainian authorities and misleading Russian propaganda:
" Ukrainian authorities said the drone was Russian. Moscow denied it had attacked the plant." Bad journalism! […]
" Ukrainian authorities said the drone was Russian. Moscow denied it had attacked the plant." Bad journalism! […]
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December 7, 2025 at 5:28 AM
The Guardian is once again aiding the Russian information war by creating a false sense of balance between press releases from Ukrainian authorities and misleading Russian propaganda:
" Ukrainian authorities said the drone was Russian. Moscow denied it had attacked the plant." Bad journalism! […]
" Ukrainian authorities said the drone was Russian. Moscow denied it had attacked the plant." Bad journalism! […]
Pavel Durov has finally grown tired of playing the "free speech" activist and is no longer hiding his ties to the Kremlin and his murderous homeland.
December 6, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Pavel Durov has finally grown tired of playing the "free speech" activist and is no longer hiding his ties to the Kremlin and his murderous homeland.
As Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine are bombed again tonight by ordinary Russians, it serves as a tragic reminder that the free world is repeating the mistake it made in 1940 when it failed to protect the UK from Nazi bombardment. Stopping the Russians now would avert a larger war in Europe.
December 6, 2025 at 5:53 AM
As Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine are bombed again tonight by ordinary Russians, it serves as a tragic reminder that the free world is repeating the mistake it made in 1940 when it failed to protect the UK from Nazi bombardment. Stopping the Russians now would avert a larger war in Europe.
The free world should take note that the Russian "Führer" has once again revealed his insatiable lust for more conquest. In a recent interview, he mentioned that "Donbas and Novorossya" will be "liberated." Below is a map of the imperialistic concept of […]
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December 6, 2025 at 5:38 AM
The free world should take note that the Russian "Führer" has once again revealed his insatiable lust for more conquest. In a recent interview, he mentioned that "Donbas and Novorossya" will be "liberated." Below is a map of the imperialistic concept of […]
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The fact that the Russians are intensifying their information warfare campaign to prevent the release of their frozen assets at Euroclear speaks to their enormous fear of losing access to the funds they need to continue their costly war of conquest in Ukraine.
December 6, 2025 at 5:26 AM
The fact that the Russians are intensifying their information warfare campaign to prevent the release of their frozen assets at Euroclear speaks to their enormous fear of losing access to the funds they need to continue their costly war of conquest in Ukraine.