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Torkil Sørensen

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Historian interested in #Worldcommunism esp. in Germany and Denmark. Danish Refugee Council 1986-2000. Nordic Council 2000-2017. (Re-)posting about history-in-the-making and #history. Now and then photos. Posting in (not perfect) English / German / Danish

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The blacklisted Kremlin official behind Trump’s ‘pro-Russia’ peace plan for Ukraine Born in Soviet-era Kyiv, Kirill Dmitriev is a key ally of Vladimir Putin and has been involved behind-the-scenes with the US plan for Ukraine

The blacklisted Kremlin official behind Trump’s ‘pro-Russia’ peace plan for Ukraine

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...

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California is now second to Texas in installed solar, with 23.8 GW operating as of October 2025 and an additional 20.6 GW of grid-scale projects in the pipeline https://www.spglobal.com/market-intelligence/en/news-insights/research/2025/11/rapid-solar-build-continues-to-cloud-sunny-economics-in-california

California is now second to Texas in installed solar, with 23.8 GW operating as of October 2025 and an additional 20.6 GW of grid-scale projects in the pipeline https://www.spglobal.com/market-intelligence/en/news-insights/research/2025/11/rapid-solar-build-continues-to-cloud-sunny-economics-in-california

19.2 GW distributed

19.2 GW distributed

California installed solar capacity just crossed 43 GW.. with another 20 GW in the pipeline. ☀️🔋🔌💡

22.11.2025 16:17 — 👍 79    🔁 25    💬 4    📌 0

Latvia, together with the other Baltic and Nordic countries, stands firmly alongside Ukraine.

We continue our work on a plan that will help achieve a just and lasting peace in Ukraine, while at the same time strengthening Europe’s security.

Statement by the NB8 leaders ➡️ stm.dk/statsministe...

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Farage is a traitor.

22.11.2025 18:49 — 👍 9    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Hmmm…what USAID wasn’t bad for America…what if getting rid of it only hurt us and everyone else?

What if the richest man in the world being responsible for ending aid to the poorest people in the world will go down as one of the most bizarre and disgusting acts of the 21st century?

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🇺🇸‼️ Key Trump administration officials knew nothing about the peace plan, it was secretly developed only by Witkoff and Putin's envoy Dmitriev, and then shown to Trump, — Bloomberg

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The US does virtually nothing for Ukraine - some intelligence & some arms Europe pays for.
Trump is a full-fledged supporter of Putin & not entitled to any voice on Ukraine.
Ukraine & Europe should just ignore the Kremlin proposal that Trump embraces as his.

22.11.2025 17:00 — 👍 228    🔁 61    💬 15    📌 1
Map showing scores from the Economist's city livability index

Map showing scores from the Economist's city livability index

Most livable cities in 2025
1 Copenhagen
2 Vienna/Zurich (tie)
4 Melbourne
5 Geneva
6 Sydney
7 Osaka/Auckland (tie)
9 Adelaide
10 Vancouver

Economist Intelligence Unit rankings: www.economist.com/graphic-deta...

22.11.2025 16:59 — 👍 29    🔁 10    💬 3    📌 3

Americans have no idea what socialism means

In the civilized parts of the world it means people have the power to choose to not be screwed over by rapey, greedy corporate thugs. That’s it. That’s all it means

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Enig.
Man kan også forske i kommunister i Mellemkrigstiden…

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In Chemnitz wurde neulich diese schöne Fahrradbrücke eröffnet. Jetzt kam raus: Der Radverkehr ist seit Einweihung im Vergleich zum Vorjahr um 32% gestiegen. Von 777 Fahrradfahrern pro Tag auf 1027/Tag. Der alte Satz: „Build it and they will come“ wurde also erneut eindrucksvoll bewiesen😊

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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz made clear: “This war can only end with Ukraine’s full consent. It cannot be resolved by great powers over the heads of those under attack.” He stressed that Europe must be part of any solution and warned that Ukraine’s defeat would destabilize the entire continent.

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The more concerning scenario is the US and Russia coordinating their foreign policies to attempt to coerce Ukraine, but that is also yet to happen. Plus, thanks to Ukraine's resistance and European support, the US and Russia are not guaranteed to succeed at coercion. 2/2

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Echoing a point made by @aphclarkson.bsky.social, I believe that a lot of the panic in Europe over US dealings with Russia has proved misplaced. The US has not waged the leverage needed to ensure Moscow sticks to any point of the leaked deal. There is no ‘table’ for Europe to sit at. 1/2

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Ed Wexler

Ed Wexler

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Putin beharrt seit 3 Jahren auf seinen Maximalforderungen. Er wird nicht Ruhe geben, ehe er nicht die gesamte Ukraine kontrolliert: Entweder durch brutale Eroberung oder durch ein Marionettenregime. Einer der 28 Punkte sind Neuwahlen in der Ukraine – da wird Putin seinen Mann installieren wollen.

22.11.2025 17:15 — 👍 29    🔁 7    💬 1    📌 1
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When superpowers break the rules Manifest expansionist ambitions of the three most powerful countries in the world — China, the United States, and Russia — are undermining the current world order. Since its founding, the People's Re...

"Manifest expansionist ambitions of the three most powerful countries in the world — China, the United States, and Russia — are undermining the current world order,” writes Andreas Umland, an analyst at the Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies (SCEEUS), in this op-ed.

22.11.2025 16:17 — 👍 485    🔁 159    💬 23    📌 8

I am sorry to say: even if it is not accepted. The mere fact that Trump & Vance put a deal on the table in which the US is conceived as a) benefiting financially from a deal akin to capitulation and b) the US is the neutral party mediating between Russia and Nato destroys us leadership.

22.11.2025 16:22 — 👍 76    🔁 31    💬 4    📌 1

🎯💯 Repeat after me:

Ukraine is not losing the war, Russia is.
Ukraine is not losing the war, Russia is.
Ukraine is not losing the war, Russia is.
Ukraine is not losing the war, Russia is.

We should keep supporting #Ukraine till it wins.
We should stop bending the knee for Trump.
🇺🇦🫶🇪🇺
#EUdef #dkpol

22.11.2025 13:39 — 👍 12    🔁 5    💬 2    📌 0
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Lidegaard sagsøgt af Messerschmidt: Mini Trump, absurd, hyklerisk Læs mere her

- Det er en helt absurd situation. Messerschmidt beskylder os andre for at lyve, mens han selv indsender en kronik med fejlagtige citater, siger @martinlidegaard.radikale.dk til Ekstra Bladet #dkpol ekstrabladet.dk/nyheder/poli...

22.11.2025 13:50 — 👍 22    🔁 6    💬 2    📌 1
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🇪🇺🇬🇧🇺🇦 Europe firmly rejects Trump’s Ukraine peace plan in its current form, - BILD

Leaders say Ukraine must not be forced to give up territory, its army must not be weakened, and Russian “security guarantees” cannot be trusted.

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‼️A Russian Mi-8 helicopter was shot down by a drone for the first time!

Glory to Ukrainian Special Operations Forces!

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The art of the deal

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European leaders’ joint statement cleverly kicks Trump’s pro-Putin Ukraine plan way down the road. It needs “additional work”.

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As Ukraine marks Holodomor Remembrance Day, mourning millions of victims of Stalin's genocidal famine, it feels as though the Trump administration is happy to give Putin another chance to finish off what Stalin started. Europe should do everything in its power to help Ukraine & defeat Russia.

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Lithuanian Railways suspended the transit of cargo belonging to Lukoil and its affiliated companies to Russia's Kaliningrad region, the company said in a statement.

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If European leaders contemplate whether they can afford the costs & risks of supporting 🇺🇦 alone, withstand their pro-Russian far-right parties, explain hardship to their people:

They should not forget whether they can „afford“ millions of new refugees leaving Ukraine for central & Western Europe.

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