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Kari Aga Myklebost

@kariagam.bsky.social
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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, uit.no/project/normemo.

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Thomas Nilsen @thomasnilsen.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
7/ Since 2022, similar events have been observed regularly in Barentsburg and Pyramiden, promoting the Kremlin’s strategic narratives. Read more in our paper: Hybrid threats in high latitudes: Facing Russia on Svalbard (with @kariagam.bsky.social @stianbones.bsky.social)
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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...
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Thomas Nilsen @thomasnilsen.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
6/ Russia has Nakhimov Naval Schools in Vladivostok, Murmansk, Kaliningrad, Sevastopol and St. Petersburg. All cities of the country's four fleets. All schools belongs to the 🇷🇺Ministry of Defence. The man to the left is some kind high-level official in a maritime agency or similar (Cpt 1st Rank).
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Thomas Nilsen @thomasnilsen.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
5/ Four teenagers dressed in uniforms used by Russia’s Nakhimov Naval Schools cadets (Нахимовское военно-морское училище). As Svalbard is Norwegian territory, such uniforms may raise legal and ethical questions if they create the impression of official military status or active duty personnel.
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Thomas Nilsen @thomasnilsen.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
4/ The ceremony was led by Consul General Andrey Chemerilo, reported to be GRU-affiliated, and Ildar Neverov, CEO of the Arktikugol mining company and a supporter of Russia’s war against 🇺🇦. Both wore the St George ribbon, a symbol widely associated with Russian military aggression in Ukraine.
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Thomas Nilsen @thomasnilsen.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
3/ The event with Victory Day flags, Russian and Soviet flags took place at a cannon originally taken from the 🇧🇻 warship KNM Sleipner, stationed for WW2 defence of the archipelago. It has no historical link to the USSR, but has nevertheless been used in similar propaganda events in recent years.
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Thomas Nilsen @thomasnilsen.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
2/ The Soviet Union did not take part in any defence operations in Svalbard during WW2. No Soviet citizens were killed there. All Soviet personnel had been evacuated before the major Nazi German naval assault on 8 September 1943 (Operation Citronella), led by the battleship Tirpitz.
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Thomas Nilsen @thomasnilsen.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Russia staged a history-themed propaganda event on the eve of 8 May at Cap Heer, near Barentsburg in Svalbard, featuring teenagers in military-style uniforms, as well as Soviet and Russian flags and St George ribbons. This is why it is problematic:
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 17/04/2026
Hungary held one of the most consequential elections in its modern history on April 12, with implications far beyond its borders. The Kyiv Independent’s Francis Farrell traveled to Budapest to cover the vote at a moment of political uncertainty. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQod...
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I took part in Hungary's turn on Orban after 16 years
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The Barents Observer @thebarentsobserver.com · 24/02/2026
1/3: Today marks four years since Russia’s full scale invasion of Ukraine, and soon 12 years since Moscow first sent troops into eastern Ukraine and stole Crimea. The Barents Observer supports Ukraine. We have done so since 2014.
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The Barents Observer @thebarentsobserver.com · 24/02/2026
2/3: The Barents Observer supports Ukraine because it is the morally right thing to do, and because Russia’s imperial ambitions pose a threat to European security beyond Ukraine’s borders. We see that here in the Arctic border regions.
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The Barents Observer @thebarentsobserver.com · 24/02/2026
3/3: Russian influence operations have targeted core democratic values like free journalism, freedom of expression, regional politics, cross-border relations and cultural events. The dark shadows from the Kremlin walls will never succeed. We will spotlight them. Слава Україні! 🇺🇦
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Aage Borchgrevink @aageb.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Imorgen presenterer jeg et notat om sikkerhetsmessige og -politiske risikoer ifm olje og gassvirksomhet i Barentshavet. Mye bra folk er med, inkl @kariagam.bsky.social @gurimelby.venstre.no og @annekarin.klimastiftelsen.no www.klimastiftelsen.no/arrangement/...
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Kari Aga Myklebost @kariagam.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
One of the last Russian general consulates in Northern Europe feel sorry for themselves.
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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
This is definitely the speech of a man who needed to pass 3 separate cognitive tests in the same year. #Davos26
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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
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.
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Andreas Umland @umland.eurosky.social · 14/01/2026
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.
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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.
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Benjamin Husstad-Nedberg @factforce.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
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..."
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The Barents Observer @thebarentsobserver.com · 08/01/2026
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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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 ...
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The Barents Observer @thebarentsobserver.com · 30/12/2025
The Barents Observer in 2025: A year of censorship and repression. And victory against the Russian state
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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 ...
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 26/12/2025
Not sure I understand why the Trump administration cares about Christians in Nigeria and not Christians in Ukraine
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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
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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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
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.
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Kari Aga Myklebost @kariagam.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
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-...
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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...
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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
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...
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Nerdic Defence @nerdicdefence.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
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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– Tester Norge
Russland bruker Svalbard som arena for eskalerende hybride trusler. Målet er å teste handlingsrom og knekke Norges sanksjoner, ifølge ny rapport.
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Almárien 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦🇵🇸🇬🇱🇩🇰 @rebelbecause.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
"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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– Tester Norge
Russland bruker Svalbard som arena for eskalerende hybride trusler. Målet er å teste handlingsrom og knekke Norges sanksjoner, ifølge ny rapport.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 20/12/2025
Who chose Steve Witkoff? Putin www.wsj.com/world/putin-...
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How Putin Got His Preferred U.S. Envoy: Come Alone, No CIA
The Kremlin fueled the rise of Trump’s friend Steve Witkoff with a prisoner release, sidelining career diplomats.
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 18/12/2025
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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𝐊𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐢𝐬 @kaltweis.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
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):
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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...
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Andreas Umland @umland.eurosky.social · 18/12/2025
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...
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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
OTD in 2021 Russian MFA denied any preparations against Ukraine or aggressive intentions. She was half right. We weren’t prepared.
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Benjamin Husstad-Nedberg @factforce.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
#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
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The Barents Observer @thebarentsobserver.com · 12/12/2025
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
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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...
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Karen-Anna Eggen @kaeggen.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
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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Thomas Nilsen @thomasnilsen.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
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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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...
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Thomas Nilsen @thomasnilsen.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
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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The Insider @theins.press · 06/10/2025
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.”
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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...
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Sarah Kirchberger @sarahkirchberger.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
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.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
Kyiv region
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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 23/09/2025
On Lawfare Daily, @lapatina.bsky.social sat down with Minna Ålander and Mykhailo Soldatenko to discuss Russia’s recent air incursions into Poland and Estonia and whether NATO’s response to it has been proportional. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawf...
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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Do not believe anything until the Kremlin denies it™️
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Kari Aga Myklebost @kariagam.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Folkeopplysning fra Johanne Kalsaas ved Universitetet i Bergen om russiske «nett-krigere». www.aftenposten.no/meninger/kro...
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For russiske hackere var stortingsvalget en «Operasjon Norge»
Hva kan vi lære av sabotasjeaksjonen?
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Anders H. Eide @anderseide.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Wrong again. You are witnessing Norway’s contribution to the defense of Ukraine’s freedom & independence as a sovereign democratic state, which Russia has unlawfully attacked for more than 11 years. Ukraine will never be russia #StandWithUkraine
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The Moscow Times @themoscowtimes.com · 13/09/2025
Putin has remade the Russian political system in his image. What happens when he is no longer in power?
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Putin’s Musings on Immortality Highlight His Glaring Succession Dilemma - The Moscow Times
The aging autocrats walked side by side, leading a procession of foreign leaders to watch a military parade in Beijing.
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The Insider @theins.press · 12/09/2025
The SCO’s coming of age: China stakes claim to a central role in a new global order Twenty years ago, the SCO could have been dismissed as a marginal regional forum. Now, it is a stage to show off Beijing's vision of global governance.
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The SCO’s coming of age: China stakes claim to a central role in a new global order
Earlier this month, Vladimir Putin joined the host of authoritarian leaders who traveled to Tianjin, China, for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s annual summit. Twenty years ago, the SCO could h...
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Thomas Nilsen @thomasnilsen.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
"By refusing to speak on the record with a free Norwegian media censored by Russia, Muratov is actually bringing Russian censorship to Norway."
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Dmitry Muratov brings FSB's playbook when he comes to Kirkenes to talk about 'censorship'
The Nobel Peace Prize winner is travelling from Moscow to the Norwegian border town to speak about 'censorship.' But he refuses to talk with the only Russian-language newspaper in Norway because it is...
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The Barents Observer @thebarentsobserver.com · 09/09/2025
Xi and Putin: World War II History as Geopolitical Power. Opinion piece by @kariagam.bsky.social & @marclanteigne.bsky.social - both professors with @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social www.thebarentsobserver.com/opinion/xi-a...
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Xi and Putin: World War II History as Geopolitical Power
The leaders of China and Russia have come together in a political alliance of remembrance. History has become another method for the two powers to challenge Western states and legitimize aggressive am...
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Marc Lanteigne (林晏) @marclanteigne.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
www.dagsavisen.no/debatt/derfo... A new commentary with @kariagam.bsky.social about how the leaders of China and Russia are seeking to rewrite World War II history for modern-day strategic goals. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social
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Derfor dyrker de gamle kriger
Xi og Putin har funnet sammen i en minnepolitisk allianse. Slik utfordrer Kina og Russland Vesten og legitimerer sine aggressive ambisjoner i dag.
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The Barents Observer @thebarentsobserver.com · 08/09/2025
Moscow's man in Barentsburg is again testing grey-zones in Norway's Svalbard regulations. This time by unveiling a vehicle that is almost identical to police cars in Russia. "Aimed at provoking reactions," says professor @kariagam.bsky.social with @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social.
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Russia brings its own “police” car to Svalbard
Moscow's man is again testing grey-zones in Norway's Svalbard regulations. This time by unveiling a vehicle that is almost identical to police cars in Russia. 'Aimed at provoking reactions,' says expe...
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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Donald's "disappointment with Putin" manifests...
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