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Deep inside a mountain, Britain prepares for Russian onslaught British military planners travelled to Bodø, nestled between the sea and snow-capped peaks of the Arctic Circle, to war-game out the response to Russian threats.

Defence ministers went to the Arctic this week to war game what would happen if Russia seeds disorder on their doorstep.

“Russia is living in the Arctic. We need to step up on the European side to learn to live in the ice-covered polar sea.”

My piece from Bodø: www.politico.eu/article/brit...

Norwegian "NASAMS" air defense system in service with the Ukrainian Armed Forces

Warning over privacy of encrypted messages as Russia targets Signal Messenger | Computer Weekly Russia-backed hacking groups have developed techniques to compromise encrypted messaging services, including Signal, WhatsApp and Telegram, placing journalists, politicians, and activists of interest ...

From last month...
www.computerweekly.com/news/3666194...

2) Our allies are watching. It’s worth also considering how our allies will read this story too.

Handlingsregelen må ikke stå i veien for en kraftig økning av Norges støtte til Ukraina Ved å gi Ukraina det landet trenger, gjør vi nettopp det handlingsregelen var ment å gjøre.

Handlingsregelen må ikke stå i veien for en kraftig økning av Norges støtte til Ukraina, skriver Knut N. Kjær, tidl. sjef i Oljefondet, og 46 andre kjente akademikere, økonomer og forskere.

www.aftenposten.no/meninger/deb...

Commander of the Finnish Defense Forces: Take Russia Seriously According to General Janne Jaakkola, the West is losing its advantage and must take action now to counter a militarized Russia.

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Today, UN countries came together in defence of international law, the UN Charter and a just and sustainable peace for Ukraine 🇺🇦.
 
Russia started this war. They must end it immediately.
 
#StandWithUkraine

Dette kan du gjøre for å støtte Ukraina: Trykk på «republiser-knappen» - slik at flest mulig får vite om den politiske markeringen på mandag.

Marco Rubio Is Walking into a Trap Ukraine still has an opportunity to win the war—if the Trump administration will let it.

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#NavalNews #Submarines #SubSaturday
Royal Norwegian Navy Ula-class (Type 210) diesel-electric attack submarine KNM Utstein (S-302) with Royal Danish Navy Merlin & Seahawk helicopters during the exercise ARCTIC DOLPHIN 2025. Photo by Mathias Christensen/Royal Danish Navy.

According to the official statement Denmark will inspect vessels that are not assessed as innocent passage AND are anchored at the Skaw anchorage (Skagen Red)

Murkowski and Chemnitz: Greenland “Ally, not an Asset” | U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska

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EU medicines agency quits X, moves to Bluesky The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said on Monday it would no longer post on X and would use rival Bluesky instead, becoming the latest organisation to quit a social media platform that some have criticised for its content.

EU medicines agency quits X & moves to Bluesky

"EMA will no longer post updates and content on X. We believe the X platform no longer suits our communication needs” the agency said in a statement

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A Total Eclipse of The Sun The refusal by the British press and politicians to touch revelations of serious criminality at The Sun tells us everything we need to know about how power really works in the UK

🔴A Total Eclipse of The Sun

Why the refusal by the British press and politicians to touch revelations of serious criminality at The Sun tells us everything we need to know about how power really works in the UK

www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/a-total-ec...

Hurray. The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is on Bluesky! @norwaymfa.government.no 🇳🇴

The watchmen at mount Iyvara sharpen Russia's view towards northern NATO territory New radars at the small mountain top significantly expand Russian air defence forces' eyes and ears over northern Finland and Norway.

Russia's new radars at the small hilltop of Iyvara significantly expand the country's eyes and ears over northern Finland and Norway

Good decision. Glad I was already here.

The Barents Observer departs X We will no longer post content on Elon Musk’s X (formerly Twitter), as the social media platform has transformed into a machine of disinformation and propaganda.

The Barents Observer will no longer post content on X as the social media platform has transformed into a machine of disinformation and propaganda. www.thebarentsobserver.com/news/the-bar...

This was in fact a cause for serious discussion when Finland did the DCA-negotiations with the US, and we eventually ended up with a workable legal solution to allow the US forces to bring and eat their own meals as long as they don’t start selling them on the open market. 😎

How Mark Zuckerberg Is Making Meta More MAGA-Friendly Lowering the age minimum on Facebook Dating

How Mark Zuckerberg Is Making Meta More MAGA-Friendly
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Big influx of users from Threads pushes Bluesky to 27,000,000 users

Ikke bare inntekter uteblitt, men utgifter til en 4 måneders sjøreise påført.

looking at subscriber data for my Substack and can you spot the point at which I decided to give up on posting into the ether on Twitter and decided to start posting here full-time instead

Hundretusener av nordmenn bruker Bluesky: Nesten halvparten så stort som X For noen måneder siden hadde få hørt om X-utfordreren. Nå bruker over 300.000 nordmenn Bluesky.

Over 300 000 nordmenn bruker nå BlueSky.
nrkbeta.no/2024/12/28/h...

SitRep - 13/12/24 - Another huge Russian missile/drone attack on Ukrainian energy infrastructure

An overview of the daily events in Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Russia once again scrambled a big amount of missiles, and attacked energy infrastructure

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🇫🇷🚀 France to resume production of SCALP EG cruise missiles, data from French financial reports for 2025.

Another Internet cable has been damaged between Finland and Sweden, Aftonbladet reports.

This break happened on land within Finland. Authorities suspect sabotage. An investigation is ongoing.

Ignore Putin’s Bluffs and Focus On the Real ‘Red Line’ in Russia’s War Against Ukraine There is only one red line in this war and it’s one that Russia crosses daily

Russia has skilfully exploited the discrepancy between expectations on Ukraine to adhere to imaginary limits and the complete absence of expectations on own behaviour. The real red line must remain clear: targeted attacks on civilian infrastructure are unacceptable.
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