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Eva Hartog

@evahartog.bsky.social
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Security reporter @POLITICOEurope | ex-Moscow correspondent | ex-columnist @DeGroene | ex-chief editor @MoscowTimes | ✉️ reach me at ehartog@politico.eu

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Eva Hartog @evahartog.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Latin America is becoming increasingly important for Russia's war. This year, Ukraine captured four times as many Latin American fighters as in the entire period since Russia’s 2022 invasion. One-third of those POWs are from Peru. My latest: www.politico.com/news/magazin...
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Russia Said These Foreigners Wouldn’t Have to Fight. Then It Sent Them to the Frontlines.
One wounded Peruvian escaped and made his way home.
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Eva Hartog @evahartog.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
"Since January, Washington has governed Venezuela in all but name. Now, it's exerting equally tight control over how Venezuela pursues a new democratic government, along with who gets to take part in the process." w/ colleague Eric Bazail-Eimil www.politico.com/news/2026/08...
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How Trump took control of Venezuela’s democratic transition
The U.S. has sidelined opposition leader María Corina Machado and bet on a “serious” but little-known regime critic as it tries to restore democracy in Venezuela.
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Eva Hartog @evahartog.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
“We know everything already, but we’d like to know more." My deep-dive into how the FSB tries to recruit informants to keep tabs on Russian dissidents and foreigners helping them abroad
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‘Don’t make me chase you’: Leaked texts reveal how Russian spies recruit, pressure and run their informants
A cache of messages and recordings offers rare insight into Moscow’s efforts to infiltrate opposition groups in Europe.
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Eva Hartog @evahartog.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Interesting read by colleague Nette Nöstlinger on Germany's plans to ramp up its intelligence prowess in light of the Russian (and U.S.) threats www.politico.eu/article/germ...
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Germany plans to give spies vast new powers in rollback of postwar restraints
Berlin is preparing its foreign intelligence service for a world where the U.S. halts intelligence sharing.
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PubAffairs EU Debates, News & Opinions 🇪🇺 @pubaffairsbruxelles.eu · 21/01/2026
#GlobalEurope & #UkraineWar: For #Russia, #Greenland offers an ‘ideal solution’ to its #Ukraine problem, by @evahartog.bsky.social | Politico www.politico.eu/article/russ...
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For Russia, Greenland offers an ‘ideal solution’ to its Ukraine problem
Moscow’s approach to the showdown over the Arctic island: Troll and hope the West falls apart.
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 09/01/2026
This week on EU Confidential, host Sarah Wheaton is joined by Allison Hoffman, Nick Vinocur, Eva Hartog and Bartosz Brzeziński to unpack what Donald Trump’s moves in Venezuela reveal about the world he’s shaping — and the uncomfortable position they leave Europe in. 🎧 Listen here:
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Whose world is it now? Trump, power and Europe
Europe had barely switched off its out-of-office replies before geopolitics came roaring back. In the first days of January, events in Caracas — and rhetoric f
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Eva Hartog @evahartog.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
"I can't explain why we have different opinions on what has to be done right now,” an exasperated Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys told me last night on the EU's disunity on using Russian frozen assets."Now is the moment. Spring is too late."
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De Groene Amsterdammer @groene.nl · 03/12/2025
🎙️Buitenlandse Zaken blikt terug op grote geopolitieke ontwikkelingen van het afgelopen jaar, tijdens een speciale live-opname. Met oa Rusland-expert @evahartog.bsky.social oud-China-correspondent Garrie van Pinxteren, en Groene-redacteur @yaghoubsharhani.bsky.social 👉 www.groene.nl/podcasts/bui...
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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
The 🇳🇱 elections were not the first (or the last) w AI generated images. But the combination of AI content, systematic far-right circulation, and use of chabots for vote advice was a new ‘AI cocktail’. Comments in @evahartog.bsky.social @pieterhaeck.bsky.social story www.politico.eu/article/elec...
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The week that AI deepfakes hit Europe’s elections
Dutch and Irish elections show voters now have to worry if the political content they consume is real.
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Eva Hartog @evahartog.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
"The Dutch election is one of the first in Europe where we see that AI has become an integral part in electoral campaigns in various ways." My story with @pieterhaeck.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/elec...
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The week that AI deepfakes hit Europe’s elections
Dutch and Irish elections show voters now have to worry if the political content they consume is real.
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Eva Hartog @evahartog.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Less than a week from now the #Netherlands will elect a new government. Ahead in the polls is the far-right PVV — widely known for its anti-Islam rhetoric, less known for this: the party has only one formal member who makes all the decisions. Guess who. My story: www.politico.eu/article/geer...
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Geert Wilders’ one-man rule — and what that means for the Dutch
How Europe’s smallest party became the Netherlands’ largest political force.
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Stephan Faris @stephanfaris.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Geert Wilders’ one-man rule — and what that means for the Dutch How Europe’s smallest party became the Netherlands’ largest political force. By @evahartog.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/geer...
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Geert Wilders’ one-man rule — and what that means for the Dutch
How Europe’s smallest party became the Netherlands’ largest political force.
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Mark Duursma @markduursma.eurosky.social · 16/10/2025
Wilders uitgelegd voor buitenlanders Door @evahartog.bsky.social in @politico.eu
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Eva Hartog @evahartog.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Washington is urging foreign govts to uphold Cuba sanctions, arguing it’s the largest contributor of foreign troops to Russia after N. Korea. Havana denies it. Meanwhile, Cuban recruits on the front are stuck — see my @politico.eu piece early this year tinyurl.com/2ps8ww8u
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Putin’s passport trap: The Cubans caught in Moscow’s endless war
“As Russian citizens, we have to stay on the front — until the end,” one recruit said.
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Eva Hartog @evahartog.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Verstka reports that Russians with missing relatives in the war are being told to download Max for updates, including DNA results. I wrote about the Kremlin's "national messenger" last week here: 👇https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-app-max-data-privacy-concerns-whatsapp-kremlin-china/
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Eva Hartog @evahartog.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Ik mocht iets schrijven voor @groene.nl over het overlijden van mijn vader Wim Hartog, en van mijn mentor Derk Sauer. In het kort: de missie is (nog) groter dan de man. Laten we dat vooral niet vergeten. www.groene.nl/artikel/wim-...
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Eva Hartog neemt afscheid van haar vader, Paustovski-vertaler Wim Hartog, én haar professionele vader, Derk Sauer
Kort na elkaar verloor journalist Eva Hartog haar vader, Paustovski-vertaler Wim Hartog, én haar professionele vader, Derk Sauer, met wie ze samenwerkte bij The Moscow Times. Ondanks hun verschillende...
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