Kristian Kiehling
@kristiankiehling.bsky.social
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 is carefully handcrafted. " Kur aitas, tur vilks." https://kristiankiehling.substack.com/
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 12:52 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"
It really does feel like living one hundred years ago,when few people saw what was coming, and even fewer people believed them. The painting 'Abend über Potsdam' by Lotte Laserstein (1930) captures the mood perfectly. Today's Germans do not understand the danger that Russia poses to Europe's future.
December 6, 2025 at 5:27 PM
It really does feel like living one hundred years ago,when few people saw what was coming, and even fewer people believed them. The painting 'Abend über Potsdam' by Lotte Laserstein (1930) captures the mood perfectly. Today's Germans do not understand the danger that Russia poses to Europe's future.
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 4:20 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.
Happy independence day to you from Germany!
December 6, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Happy independence day to you from Germany!
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 5:52 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 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 "Novorossya" for reference. english.nv.ua/nation/peace...
December 6, 2025 at 5:36 AM
The free world should take note that the Russian "Führer" has once again revealed his 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 "Novorossya" for reference. english.nv.ua/nation/peace...
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 5:25 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.
It defies belief how countries that were themselves brutally colonized for centuries could stoop so low as to actively side with a brutal, imperialist empire that is waging a genocidal war of aggression.
December 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
It defies belief how countries that were themselves brutally colonized for centuries could stoop so low as to actively side with a brutal, imperialist empire that is waging a genocidal war of aggression.
The Irish couldn't care less. They're too busy carrying out your information warfare agenda to emphasize the "real genocide" and divert the world's attention from your people's actions in Ukraine.
December 5, 2025 at 12:28 PM
The Irish couldn't care less. They're too busy carrying out your information warfare agenda to emphasize the "real genocide" and divert the world's attention from your people's actions in Ukraine.
It's interesting that the daughter of the Russian war criminal sounds exactly like every other ordinary Russian living the high life abroad while their compatriots commit genocide—just like the German Nazis,who were also infamous for claiming,"It wasn't me; it was Hitler."
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December 5, 2025 at 4:56 AM
It's interesting that the daughter of the Russian war criminal sounds exactly like every other ordinary Russian living the high life abroad while their compatriots commit genocide—just like the German Nazis,who were also infamous for claiming,"It wasn't me; it was Hitler."
inshe.tv/suspilstvo/2...
inshe.tv/suspilstvo/2...
The fact that a Kremlin operative feels comfortable insulting and belittling the head of Europe's most powerful nation speaks volumes about how closely the Russians think they are allied with the Trump clan. It's unfortunate that Merz reneged on his election promise to deliver 'Taurus' to Ukraine
December 5, 2025 at 4:47 AM
The fact that a Kremlin operative feels comfortable insulting and belittling the head of Europe's most powerful nation speaks volumes about how closely the Russians think they are allied with the Trump clan. It's unfortunate that Merz reneged on his election promise to deliver 'Taurus' to Ukraine
The Germans are realizing far too slowly that their Angst stemming from WW2/Cold War era has been exploited by the Russians, causing them to doubt their ability to assume a leading role in Europe. However, onsequential rearmament and closer cooperation with EU allies and Ukraine are hopeful signs.
December 4, 2025 at 10:14 AM
The Germans are realizing far too slowly that their Angst stemming from WW2/Cold War era has been exploited by the Russians, causing them to doubt their ability to assume a leading role in Europe. However, onsequential rearmament and closer cooperation with EU allies and Ukraine are hopeful signs.
You might be wondering why Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever is going to such lengths to protect the frozen Russian assets held by the Belgian company Euroclear? This thread by @vic_010100 reveals his travels to the RF and his dealings with Sobyanin and Beglov threadreaderapp.com/thread/19959...
December 3, 2025 at 9:33 AM
You might be wondering why Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever is going to such lengths to protect the frozen Russian assets held by the Belgian company Euroclear? This thread by @vic_010100 reveals his travels to the RF and his dealings with Sobyanin and Beglov threadreaderapp.com/thread/19959...
The contrast speaks for itself. Clean-shaven and beaming, Witkoff eagerly licked the Russian boot, praising Moscow as a "magnificent city" during his meeting with the Russians. This is in stark contrast to his earlier meeting with the Ukrainians, when he was unshaven, disheveled, and in a bad mood.
December 3, 2025 at 6:35 AM
The contrast speaks for itself. Clean-shaven and beaming, Witkoff eagerly licked the Russian boot, praising Moscow as a "magnificent city" during his meeting with the Russians. This is in stark contrast to his earlier meeting with the Ukrainians, when he was unshaven, disheveled, and in a bad mood.
John Bolton: "Whatever Putin might agree to in the near term, it'll only be to get some respite from the last nearly four years of war, and to prepare for the third invasion of Ukraine since 2014. There is no deal that's going to satisfy the Kremlin"
December 3, 2025 at 6:13 AM
John Bolton: "Whatever Putin might agree to in the near term, it'll only be to get some respite from the last nearly four years of war, and to prepare for the third invasion of Ukraine since 2014. There is no deal that's going to satisfy the Kremlin"
Europe has reached this threshold before, when a bloodthirsty nation, whipped up by hatred, promised to console itself with a piece of land. The sooner European nations intervene to prevent Russia from partitioning Ukraine, the less likely Russia will be able to invade Ukraine a third time.
December 3, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Europe has reached this threshold before, when a bloodthirsty nation, whipped up by hatred, promised to console itself with a piece of land. The sooner European nations intervene to prevent Russia from partitioning Ukraine, the less likely Russia will be able to invade Ukraine a third time.
This is the moment after the meeting where the Kremlin aide confirms the colonialist nature of the so-called peace negotiations yet again.
Q: "Won't they go to Kyiv?"
Yuri Ushakov: "They didn't promise us they would go to Kyiv. They promised they'd return home, to their native Washington."
Q: "Won't they go to Kyiv?"
Yuri Ushakov: "They didn't promise us they would go to Kyiv. They promised they'd return home, to their native Washington."
December 3, 2025 at 5:59 AM
This is the moment after the meeting where the Kremlin aide confirms the colonialist nature of the so-called peace negotiations yet again.
Q: "Won't they go to Kyiv?"
Yuri Ushakov: "They didn't promise us they would go to Kyiv. They promised they'd return home, to their native Washington."
Q: "Won't they go to Kyiv?"
Yuri Ushakov: "They didn't promise us they would go to Kyiv. They promised they'd return home, to their native Washington."
The fact that the Russian Führer felt comfortable enough to threaten Europe with war again just before meeting with U.S. and Chinese envoys speaks volumes about the nature of the Moscow negotiations.
December 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The fact that the Russian Führer felt comfortable enough to threaten Europe with war again just before meeting with U.S. and Chinese envoys speaks volumes about the nature of the Moscow negotiations.
The stark contrast between Witkoff's usually beaming face and clean-shaven appearance when meeting with the Russian Führer, compared to the sour expression he wore during his meeting with the Ukrainians in South Florida, spawned dozens of memes.
December 2, 2025 at 5:55 AM
The stark contrast between Witkoff's usually beaming face and clean-shaven appearance when meeting with the Russian Führer, compared to the sour expression he wore during his meeting with the Ukrainians in South Florida, spawned dozens of memes.
If this claim by the Russian gangster Kirill Dmitriev is true, at what point will the EU issue sanctions against the US?
November 30, 2025 at 8:38 AM
If this claim by the Russian gangster Kirill Dmitriev is true, at what point will the EU issue sanctions against the US?
The words are correct, but the country is not.
November 29, 2025 at 5:13 PM
The words are correct, but the country is not.