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Luke Harding @lukeharding1968.bsky.social · 2h

Thanks to the brilliant @snellarthur.bsky.social for a lively discussion about the US's betrayal of Ukraine, and Trump's slavish relationship with Russia. Why does the US president behave like this? My answer: greed, ideology, dictator envy and kompromat, collected by the KGB and its FSB successor

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Luke Harding @lukeharding1968.bsky.social · 4h

My take on the Moscow-Washington axis, demonstrated by Donald Trump's open support in recent days for Vladimir Putin. The US has lifted sanctions on Russia, is buying its diesel, and is pressuring Ukraine to capitulate. The obvious question: is Trump a Kremlin asset? www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DfK...

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Trump rewards Putin and betrays Ukraine with Russia diesel deal | The Latest

YouTube video by Today in Focus

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daviddonohoe.bsky.social @daviddonohoe.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

He is a Russian asset. Read Luke Hardings work, @lukeharding1968.bsky.social very well researched and hard to discredit. It’s time the USA woke up to the reality that their president is compromised His book Collusion & the below article are great sources www.theguardian.com/news/2017/no...

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How Trump walked into Putin’s web

The long read: The inside story of how a former British spy was hired to investigate Russia’s influence on Trump – and uncovered explosive evidence that Moscow had been cultivating Trump for years

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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

So, finally, a PM who admits there **was** Russian interference in the Brexit Referendum — after all the evidence amassed by myself @carolecadwalla.bsky.social @lukeharding1968.bsky.social Sergei Cristo, J Patrick et al — dismissed as conspiracy for ten long years Truth is the daughter of Time

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Luke Harding @lukeharding1968.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Trump's latest extraordinary betrayal of Ukraine

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sianushka.bsky.social @sianushka.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I spoke to @lukeharding1968.bsky.social about his brilliant and shocking new book Betrayal, about being expelled from Moscow, Ukraine's resilience, the US's betrayal of its allies, and drinking Odessan wine in Kyiv. For @opendemocracy.net www.opendemocracy.net/podcasts/tru...

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Palantir and the art of Tax Avoidance

Luke Harding on Putin’s war, Biden’s hesitancy, Trump acting as a Russian asset, and Kremlin links to Brexit and Britain’s hard right.

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Russell England @russellengland.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

"I would just say, as a final thought: we haven't got to the bottom of Russia and Brexit because there's been no proper inquiry. We haven't got to the bottom of who is funding Reform. And I think it's crucial. It's crucial for our democracy." - @lukeharding1968.bsky.social

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Luke Harding @lukeharding1968.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Great piece by my Guardian colleague @koryodynasty.bsky.social on South Korea shipping fuel to Russia in July & August. It comes amid a row between Seoul and Kyiv over the return of two North Korean prisoners of war and Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...

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Fuel from South Korea being shipped to Russia as Ukraine war grinds on

Exclusive: Guardian analysis finds more than 150,000 tonnes of fuel was shipped to Russian ports in July and August, some using sanctioned tankers

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Luke Harding @lukeharding1968.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

My interview with @thedailybeast.bsky.social about Trump's relationship with Putin, their Alaska summit and the return of imperialism, with the US, Russia and China acting in concert. Around 340K views so far on Youtube & Apple/Spotify! With thanks to Joanna Coles www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWFB...

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I Know the Secret of Why Trump Truly Fears Putin | The Daily Beast Podcast

YouTube video by The Daily Beast

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Luke Harding @lukeharding1968.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Here's a review of Betrayal from the Oxford alumni magazine Quad and of Ukrainian Lessons, by my Guardian colleague Charlotte Higgins www.alumni.ox.ac.uk/article/reme...

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REMEMBER NOW?

Two urgent books about Ukraine by eminent Oxford alumni

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Luke Harding @lukeharding1968.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Friends! I'm speaking about my new book Betrayal at Blackwells in Oxford on Thursday (Sep 24) at 5.30pm, as part of the bookshop's non-fiction festival. In conversation with @julianevans.bsky.social, who has written a wonderful book about Odesa, Undefeatable www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/julian-eva...

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Julian Evans and Luke Harding in conversation

Authors Julian Evans and Luke Harding discuss their respective new books, 'Undefeatable' and 'Betrayal'.

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Chipping Campden Literature Festival @chipcampdenlitfest.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Delighted @lukeharding1968.bsky.social will be with us in May Festival News Letter: www.campdenmayfestivals.co.uk/newsletter

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Nick Cohen @nickcohen.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

"Trump’s presidency is Russia’s greatest victory over the west" Podcast with the Guardian’s @lukeharding1968.bsky.social on how Russia is attacking Europe and America is on its side

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Trump’s presidency is Russia’s greatest victory over the west

The Lowdown on MAGA, Farage, and Putin

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Luke Harding @lukeharding1968.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

A great review of Betrayal in @prospectmagazine.co.uk: "Harding’s gift has always been to connect individual lives to grand geopolitical happenings. His prose is lean and cinematic, moving briskly between eyewitness observation and geopolitical analysis" www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/culture/7458...

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This is the new world order

And it’s been made by madmen who have their eyes on empires and their fingers on nuclear buttons

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Luke Harding @lukeharding1968.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

there will be an intelligence squared podcast!

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Luke Harding @lukeharding1968.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Great to talk to @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social last night about my new book Betrayal at a packed Kings Place in London. We discussed Trump and Putin, our dark geopolitical times, and Russian spies and Reform. There were jokes amid the gloom! Thanks to Intelligence Squared for an incredible evening

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Luke Harding @lukeharding1968.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Friends! I'm talking about my new book Betrayal with Alastair Campbell this evening at Kings Place in London. Tickets below if you would like to come, plus details of my other events this autumn. I'm speaking at literary festivals in Cambridge, Hay, and Oxford, among others linktr.ee/luke_harding

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Betrayal | Linktree

Trump, Putin and The New Age of Conquest - the new book from Luke Harding. Out Now.

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Luke Harding @lukeharding1968.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I launched my book Betrayal last night at Daunt's in Holland Park in London! A fun evening with friends, family and colleagues from @theguardian.com, followed by a pint in the pub down the road. This morning a little hungover! Thanks to my brilliant publisher @faberbooks.bsky.social

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Luke Harding @lukeharding1968.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

My newsletter for @theguardian.com about the relationship between Trump and Putin. It includes the cover of the new Danish edition of my book Betrayal, published on Fri. It's a terrifying image of a wolf with the earth in its teeth, against a blood red background! www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...

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What’s really behind Trump’s deference to Putin?

Whether or not US president fits the definition of a Russian asset, his actions align closely with the Kremlin’s interests

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Luke Harding @lukeharding1968.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

My interview with @eldiario.es about my new book Betrayal [Spanish]: "The Americans are mired in another quagmire in the Middle East, and the Russians, after almost five years, are nowhere near achieving their objectives in Ukraine. Both powers share the same hubris, and the same miscalculations."

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Luke Harding @lukeharding1968.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

My new book Betrayal: Trump, Putin and the New Age of Conquest is published today by @faberbooks.bsky.social. See linktree below for events and literary festivals

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Luke Harding @lukeharding1968.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Thanks Keir and look forward to reading yours! I think our positions on Trump and Ukraine are pretty similar

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Luke Harding @lukeharding1968.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

The Guardian's review of my new book Betrayal. The headline asks: "Is Trump a Russian asset? My answer, broadly, is yes. (Most people seem to agree; the piece has generated 5K comments; typically "Duh"!) "If he were a Russian agent, what would he do differently?” www.theguardian.com/books/2026/a...

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Betrayal by Luke Harding review – could Donald Trump be a Russian asset?

A Guardian correspondent’s sobering account of the US betrayal of Ukraine – and the possible reasons behind it

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Luke Harding @lukeharding1968.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Here's an exclusive extract from my new book Betrayal, about how Russian spies infiltrated Nigel Farage's party. It tells the inside story of Nathan Gill, a former UKIP MEP, now in jail, who accepted £££ in bribes to make pro-Russian speeches. Thanks @thenerve.news www.thenerve.news/p/luke-hardi...

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Bribes, betrayal … and Reform’s Nathan Gill: inside Russia’s dark operation to drive a wedge between Ukraine and Europe

In an exclusive extract from his new book, acclaimed foreign correspondent Luke Harding joins the dots of a continent-wide Kremlin influence network disrupted by the jailing of a former senior officia...

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Luke Harding @lukeharding1968.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Thanks to @thenerve.news for running an extract from my new book Betrayal, published next week by Guardian Faber. Below is the story of Nathan Gill, the UKIP and Reform politician who took $$$$$ from Russia

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Luke Harding @lukeharding1968.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

I sat down with Oli Dugmore for an in-depth video podcast. We discussed Trump's relationship with Putin, the KGB's mysterious break-ins at our Moscow apartment, and the wobbling world order. Also the Kremlin's delusional Ukraine war. Thks @newstatesman1913.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=37ok...

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Could Trump be working for Russia? | Luke Harding | The Exchange

YouTube video by The Exchange

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Luke Harding @lukeharding1968.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

On Wednesday Moscow threatened London with unspecified "consequences", after it emerged Ukraine was using British-made drones to strike strategic targets in Russia, including refineries. I discussed what this might mean with @theguardian.com's The Latest podcast www.theguardian.com/news/video/2...

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How credible is Russia’s threat against UK? - The Latest

Russia has threatened the UK with ‘consequences’ after reports that British drones have been used by Ukraine to strike targets on Russia’s mainland for the first time. Annie Kelly speaks to senior int...

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Luke Harding @lukeharding1968.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

My piece on "Yoblyks": videos from #Ukrainian kamikaze drones as they chase Russian soldiers to their deaths. The clips have become a social media genre. “It’s impossible for me to feel sorry for them. Our task is to laugh at these enemies," one editor explained www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

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‘Our task is to laugh at these enemies’: the Ukrainian unit posting drone videos of Russian soldiers’ last moments

Creators of chase compilations reject any moral qualms and say they show ‘death is waiting’ for those who join war

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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

The president is making US policy friendlier to North Korea and Russia than Canada and Oman. Are you kidding me?

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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

North Korea is hacking our infrastructure. Sending troops and weapons to kill Ukrainians and providing weapons and support to Iran. South Korea is a democratically ally.

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Luke Harding @lukeharding1968.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

First review of my book Betrayal: Trump, Putin and the New Age of Conquest from the Sunday Independent! "Essential reading ... a valuable chronicle of recent history and its human cost. Somehow, despite all the chaos and uncertainty, it ends on a note of hope." Thanks Frieda Klotz & @independent.ie

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Luke Harding @lukeharding1968.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Good to talk to the BBC about the big events of the noughties - the US-led invasion of Afghanistan, the 2004 Orange Revolution in Ukraine, the murder of Alexander Litvinenko - and what they say about our tottering world order www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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How Did We Get Here? - No World Order - 3. Russia goes its own way - BBC Sounds

From 9/11 to Iraq, assassinations and the invasion of Georgia in 2008

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chris daly @chris-daly.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

A deeply compassionate commentary by @lukeharding1968.bsky.social for a photo essay on Ukraine in today's Guardian. Hard reading, it is a story of personal and national resilience. www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

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Blinded by War: documenting the aftermath of injury in Ukraine – photo essay

Since 2025, Paula Bronstein has been photographing wounded Ukrainian servicemen as they learn to live with the loss of sight, hearing and limbs

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Luke Harding @lukeharding1968.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

My Sunday essay on #Ukraine's long-range drone strikes against Russia. “We are making history here. This is where democracy beats totalitarianism," Lt Col Ray said, as a drone vanished over the horizon, engine thrumming. It left black smoke & a whiff of gunpowder www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

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‘This is where democracy beats totalitarianism’: Ukraine’s drone strike force takes the fight to Russia

Exclusive: at a launch site in the Ukrainian countryside, members of the elite ‘Magyar’s Birds’ brigade are turning Russia’s vast size into a weakness

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Arthur Snell @snellarthur.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

I can’t believe that Reform UK turned out to be financed by a bunch of money laundering fronts for Russia. It’s just so unexpected.

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Luke Harding @lukeharding1968.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I got back from Ukraine to find copies of my new book, "Betrayal: Trump, Putin and the New Age of Conquest" waiting for me! It's my tenth non-fiction work, published by @faberbooks.bsky.social on August 27th, with international editions to follow

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