Atle Bersvendsen @atleb.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Putin doesn't give a shit: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...nytimes.comTroop Casualties in Ukraine War Near 2 Million, Study Finds 000
Atle Bersvendsen @atleb.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Is it a "piece deal" in stead of peace deal? www.reuters.com/world/europe...reuters.comUS links security guarantees for Ukraine to peace deal ceding Donbas, FT reportsThe Trump administration has signalled to Ukraine that U.S. security guarantees depend on Kyiv agreeing to a peace deal likely requiring it to cede the Donbas region to Russia, the Financial Times rep... 000
Atle Bersvendsen @atleb.bsky.social · 27/01/2026And Indias tight friendship with Russia is just forgotten...? 000
Atle Bersvendsen @atleb.bsky.social · 26/01/2026Rumble in the east: www.wsj.com/world/china/...wsj.comExclusive | China’s Top General Accused of Giving Nuclear Secrets to U.S.Bribery allegations have also been leveled against Gen. Zhang Youxia, whose downfall carries implications for the country’s military readiness. 000
Atle Bersvendsen @atleb.bsky.social · 24/01/2026In most civilized countries when times are hard, leading politicians seek to unite rather than divide. Branding shooting victims as "assassins" and "terrorists" before the investigation have even started, is not responsible behaviour in a rule and law-based nation 000
Atle Bersvendsen @atleb.bsky.social · 23/01/2026Norwegian Nato-troops "staying off the front lines: in Afghanistan: youtu.be/VgXHDtx1PeM?...youtu.beNORGE (NORWEGIAN) WAR CRY: TILL VALHALL FROM TMBN1 - GHORSACH, AFGHANISTAN - ENGLISH TRANSLATIONYouTube video by SERGEANT ROCK'S HEADBANGERS BALL 000
Atle Bersvendsen @atleb.bsky.social · 22/01/2026On to the next smokescreen? www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...theguardian.comWhat’s in Trump’s Greenland ‘deal’ and will it last?Details of agreement are scant and president has tendency to back down and then relaunch a fight weeks later 000
Atle Bersvendsen @atleb.bsky.social · 21/01/2026This didn't age well: www.reuters.com/world/china/...reuters.comTrump urges Iranians to keep protesting, saying 'help is on its way'Iranian authorities have accused the U.S. and Israel of fomenting the unrest. 000
Atle Bersvendsen @atleb.bsky.social · 21/01/2026How can the US president continue to say that Nato hasn't done anything for USA, when the only time article 5 has been envoked, is after 9/11. TO HELP THE US!!!! 000
Reposted by Atle BersvendsenSenator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 20/01/2026This is not a rational person. And this is deeply disturbing coming from an American President. NATO is not our enemy—they are unequivocally our closest friends and allies. At this point, how can you not call into question the mental fitness of this President? 2590198666439
Atle Bersvendsen @atleb.bsky.social · 20/01/2026Trump: - Nato should to something for the United States Nato did, after 9/11, and payed in blood in the first and only time article 5 is invoked 000
Atle Bersvendsen @atleb.bsky.social · 20/01/2026Don't know if it means anything in the global political climate, but this is not the first time Norway has been a target for what the independent Nobel peace prize committee have decided. Last time it was China, now it is the USA. Or should we say Donald Trump? www.cmi.no/publications...cmi.noToo big to fault? Effects of the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize on Norwegian exports to China and foreign policyIn October 2010, the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the Nobel peace prize to Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo. The Chinese government r... 000
Atle Bersvendsen @atleb.bsky.social · 19/01/2026Madness. edition.cnn.com/2026/01/19/e...edition.cnn.comPutin invited to join Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ for Gaza, Kremlin says | CNNRussian President Vladimir Putin has been invited to join US President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace,” the committee that will oversee the reconstruction of Gaza, his spokesman said on Monday. 000
Atle Bersvendsen @atleb.bsky.social · 19/01/2026Now the last few sane republican politicians in the US actually need to visit The White house and tell the president that enough is enough: 000
Atle Bersvendsen @atleb.bsky.social · 18/01/2026Don't forget Ukraine, who pays the prize everyday for dictorial ambitions: kyivindependent.com/russian-atta...kyivindependent.comRussian attacks kill 5, injure 30 across Ukraine as Moscow again targets energy infrastructureThe strikes came as Ukraine faces severe cold and ongoing disruptions to heat and electricity supplies following repeated attacks on the energy sector, which prompted a state of emergency earlier this... 000
Atle Bersvendsen @atleb.bsky.social · 17/01/2026I've been to the US several times. I love and respect the american people and the idea that is the USA. But what the US government is doing to long time allied countries now, is not in line with that. The threats against countries that stood with USA after 9/11, are simply shameful and disloyal 000
Atle Bersvendsen @atleb.bsky.social · 17/01/2026Governing just by emotions. Shameful actions against allies: edition.cnn.com/2026/01/17/e...edition.cnn.comTrump threatens new tariffs on European allies over Greenland until deal reached, as thousands protest | CNNPresident Donald Trump said Saturday the United States will impose new tariffs on several European countries unless a deal is reached for the purchase of Greenland, escalating his long-running push fo... 000
Atle Bersvendsen @atleb.bsky.social · 16/01/2026Most people doesn't think it is ok taking someone elses prize. Most people. 000
Atle Bersvendsen @atleb.bsky.social · 16/01/2026Unbeliveable, but hey; maybe he'll stop talking about it now? edition.cnn.com/2026/01/15/a...edition.cnn.comVenezuela’s Machado gave Trump her Nobel prize. In return she received a swag bag but no promise of support | CNNWhen Venezuela’s opposition leader María Corina Machado walked into the White House on Thursday, she came bearing the gift US President Donald Trump has long coveted: a Nobel Peace Prize. 000
Atle Bersvendsen @atleb.bsky.social · 15/01/2026Remind me; who invaded who and who is killing civilians by the thousands? www.reuters.com/world/europe...reuters.comExclusive: Trump says Zelenskiy, not Putin, is holding up a Ukraine peace dealU.S. President Donald Trump told Reuters that Ukraine - not Russia - is holding up a potential peace deal, rhetoric that stands in marked contrast to that of European allies, who have consistently arg... 000
Reposted by Atle BersvendsenEric Schmitt @erschm.bsky.social · 12/01/2026Russia’s fearsome arsenal fizzled in Venezuela and the Venezuelan military’s incompetence played a big part in the successful U.S. commando raid to seize Maduro www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/w...nytimes.comRussia’s Fearsome Arsenal Fizzled in Venezuela. Here’s Why. 14614
Atle Bersvendsen @atleb.bsky.social · 12/01/2026Simply insane: www.foxnews.com/politics/tru...foxnews.comTrump's Greenland push escalates as GOP lawmaker moves to make it America's 51st stateHouse Republican introduces bill to make Greenland America's 51st state as President Donald Trump pushes for U.S. control of the strategic Danish Arctic territory. 000
Atle Bersvendsen @atleb.bsky.social · 10/01/2026And the west does what...? kyivindependent.com/russia-claim...kyivindependent.comRussia hits Lviv with rare Oreshnik missile, SBU saysThe Oreshnik is a Russian intermediate-range ballistic missile designed to carry nuclear weapons. 010
Atle Bersvendsen @atleb.bsky.social · 09/01/2026Still a mystery how the russians can use whatever foreign soldiers and weapons they want, while ukrainians "can't" get enough support from Europe because it will "escalate" the war. 000
Atle Bersvendsen @atleb.bsky.social · 09/01/2026"Russia wants Ukraine to succeed" edition.cnn.com/2026/01/08/e...edition.cnn.comRussia hits Ukraine with hypersonic ballistic missile, strikes kill four in Kyiv, Ukraine authorities say | CNNRussia launched a barrage of missiles at Ukraine overnight Thursday, killing at least four people in the capital Kyiv and hitting infrastructure in the country’s west with a ballistic missile, authori... 010
Atle Bersvendsen @atleb.bsky.social · 08/01/2026In the midst of the zone-flooding: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...whitehouse.govWithdrawing the United States from International Organizations, Conventions, and Treaties that Are Contrary to the Interests of the United StatesMEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United 010
Atle Bersvendsen @atleb.bsky.social · 03/01/2026No matter cause/effect for american action in Venezuela, this will inflict massive pain on the Russia-China axis. And US forces have made a laughing stock of the russian air defence in Venezuela. Putin must have a bad day now 000
Atle Bersvendsen @atleb.bsky.social · 03/01/2026Is it war or just a "special operation"? edition.cnn.com/2026/01/03/a...edition.cnn.comCNN team witnesses multiple explosions in Venezuela’s capital Caracas | CNNA CNN team witnessed several explosions on Saturday night in Caracas, and reported that some areas of the city were without electricity. 010
Atle Bersvendsen @atleb.bsky.social · 01/01/2026May the protesters succeed: edition.cnn.com/2026/01/01/m...edition.cnn.comIran protests turn deadly after clashes with police across several provinces | CNNPeople protesting deteriorating economic conditions in Iran took to the streets across several of the country’s provinces over the past day, with some demonstrations turning deadly after clashes with ... 010
Reposted by Atle BersvendsenChristiaan Triebert @trbrtc.bsky.social · 30/12/2025A scorched boat washed ashore on a remote beach in Colombia. Then mangled bodies. And then empty packets, a few with marijuana traces. We matched the physical and digital evidence to a U.S. airstrike — and found a fishing community terrified to go to sea. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/w...nytimes.comGrim Evidence of Trump’s Airstrikes Washes Ashore on a Colombian Peninsula 17795362
Atle Bersvendsen @atleb.bsky.social · 30/12/2025Would have been laughable if it wasn't so serious. But the homocidal maniacs in Moscow that rain bombs down on civilians in Ukraine every day, will say and do anything to stop a peace deal. Let's hope the US doesn't buy this, and support the ukrainians: edition.cnn.com/2025/12/29/e...edition.cnn.comUkraine denies Russian claim that drone attack targeted one of Putin’s residences | CNNUkraine emphatically denied a Russian allegation Monday that a Ukrainian drone attack targeted one of President Vladimir Putin’s residences. 100
Atle Bersvendsen @atleb.bsky.social · 29/12/2025"Russia wants Ukraine to succeed" - Trump. Oh, so 11 years of shooting and bombing civilians is just Putin helping Ukraine? 000
Atle Bersvendsen @atleb.bsky.social · 27/12/2025Just a big fuck you to even the US: edition.cnn.com/2025/12/26/e...edition.cnn.comRussia launches mass attack on Kyiv ahead of Trump-Zelensky peace talks | CNNRussia launched a large-scale overnight attack on Kyiv after Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said he plans to meet his US counterpart Donald Trump in Florida Sunday, as efforts continue to end ... 000
Atle Bersvendsen @atleb.bsky.social · 26/12/2025Ukraine is straight up draining the russian army. US and other western countries should ask them what support they want, and watch them continue to defend themselves heroically and crush Russia at the same time. Can't comprehend that US leadership doesn't see this kyivindependent.com/general-staf...kyivindependent.comGeneral Staff: Russia has lost 1,202,070 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022The number includes 840 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day. 000
Atle Bersvendsen @atleb.bsky.social · 26/12/2025Trump: "We have attacked terrorists killing christians". Nigeria: “This is not about religion." Ok. 000
Atle Bersvendsen @atleb.bsky.social · 25/12/2025US or UN og anybody else gonna do something about this nuclear threat? Or can rocketboy do whatever he wants? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/w...nytimes.comNorth Korea Unveils the Completed Hull of What It Calls a Nuclear Submarine 000
Atle Bersvendsen @atleb.bsky.social · 25/12/2025Definitely. www.tiktok.com/@foxnews/vid...tiktok.com“We need more high IQ people in the country” After a child says he wants a Kindle for Christmas, President Trump responds by telling him, “You must be a high IQ person.”TikTok video by Fox News 000
Atle Bersvendsen @atleb.bsky.social · 23/12/2025Hey USA, when will your leaders understand that Russia doesn't want peace - other than their bloody and dictatorial peace? There are peace talks taking place now and what does Putin show? Only aggression and evil: kyivindependent.com/explosions-h...kyivindependent.comEntire oblasts in Ukraine 'almost completely without power' after mass Russian missile, drone attackThe attack comes as President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Ukrainians should brace for mass Russian missile and drone strikes over the Christmas period. 000
Atle Bersvendsen @atleb.bsky.social · 23/12/2025The leadership of a democratic nation talks open about taking over a big part of a friendly ally. Even though this possibly is just another smokescreen; how did we get to this point in history? 000
Atle Bersvendsen @atleb.bsky.social · 22/12/2025How is it possible to not read this as a direct threat from a (once) near and dear ally? I just hope that there is some opposition left in the US to stop what these extreme and anti-european politicians are thinking of. Or....? news.sky.com/story/trumps...news.sky.comTrump's new Greenland envoy intends to make territory 'a part of the US'Denmark describes his comments as "completely unacceptable" and summons the US ambassador in a new eruption of tensions over the future of the vast Danish island. 000
Atle Bersvendsen @atleb.bsky.social · 15/12/2025Quite shocking to hear how political naive and late the Biden administration acted on the immigration to the US. Biden admin. not accepting how challenging the flow of immigrants to the US is/was, must have been a real christmas gift for the Trump campaign: open.spotify.com/episode/7mSn...open.spotify.comHow Biden Lost Americans’ Faith in Immigration 000
Atle Bersvendsen @atleb.bsky.social · 11/12/2025"The EU should be supporting free speech" www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/t...nytimes.comU.S. Plans to Scrutinize Foreign Tourists’ Social Media History 100
Atle Bersvendsen @atleb.bsky.social · 09/12/2025It seems that quite a few people - especially in the US government - need to read up on some basics about Nato and article 5. The concept, now obviously contested by the US president, was invoked only once in history, by US in the aftermath of the attacks of 9/11: www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...lemonde.frArticle 5, the pillar of NATO undermined by Donald TrumpThe text providing for the mutual commitment of the members of the Atlantic Alliance, now contested by the US president, was invoked only once in history, in the aftermath of the attacks of September ... 010
Atle Bersvendsen @atleb.bsky.social · 06/12/2025"Russia is spared, unsurprisingly, similar criticism, and deemed a relationship worthy of strategic stability.” Yeah, not surprised. But still it is so sad seeing a historically strong and strategic relationship being spit on like this. edition.cnn.com/2025/12/05/e...edition.cnn.comTrump lays bare his contempt for Europe in blistering new national security plan | CNN“America Alone” might be the simplest précis of the White House’s new National Security Strategy, an extraordinary document released Friday that starkly lays out the administration’s broad foreign pol... 021