Kristian Kiehling

@kristiankiehling.bsky.social

Danish born German and Latvian indie filmmaker and retired actor. Focuses on journalism and foreign policy. Latvian National Armed Forces (NBS) : 'russia' is spelled with a lowercase letter. " Kur aitas, tur vilks." https://kristiankiehling.substack.com/

There are many reasons why you should not re-post articles from russian opposition media, one of which is that they often perpetuate Kremlin talking points without journalistic scrutiny. Please consider reading this article/book⬇️ before you re-post articles from the Meduza media outlet. Thank You.

"Kremlin Insiders Say..." How Even Independent Media Spread Russian Misinformation

Since its invasion of Ukraine, even as it struggles on the battlefield, Russia has made significant progress on how to win on the information frontline inside the country.

worldcrunch.com

Germany,2026 "While visiting the airport at night,a tour group spotted a small,hovering drone with four wings – a quadcopter [...] the coach then stopped and the tour guide got out and knocked the drone to the ground.This is because drones are not permitted to fly anywhere on the airport grounds"

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The day after the russians bombed Kyiv with ballistic missiles armed with cluster munition warheads, killing at least 17 civilians, the BBC aired a conversation with Kremlin mouthpiece Mark Galeotti, who complained of a 'tiresome vein of Russophobia in a fair amount of Western coverage' (TS 21:49)

BBC Audio | The Global Story | Why some Westerners are moving to Russia

Russia projects an image of traditional, conservative values. What’s the reality?

bbc.com

"Attached to the drone was a mass,which has been identified as explosive material,containing a detonator." The Germans fail to understand that if they continue to ignore the fact that the russians are at war with them,the russians will continue to have the upper hand. This must change immediately!

Major airport shuts runway down as 'drone carrying detonator' spotted

Investigators have been called in after a suspected bomb drone was discovered at Leipzig/Halle Airport in Germany

mirror.co.uk

The average russian, or 'ordinary russians' as the exiled opposition calls them, continue to struggle to understand that the consequences of waging the largest genocidal war of conquest in Europe since 1945 will affect their daily lives and that they are solely responsible for these consequences.

"After every hard night of Russian strikes, like tonight, millions of Ukrainians are left carrying anger that has nowhere to go[...] My work lets me return the message to sender. The hatred Russia delivers to our cities at night gets packed up and shipped back. We know the addressee." Ira Terekh

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🔴Breaking: A drone was discovered overnight in the freight section close to the Ukrainian Antonov aeroplane at Leipzig Airport in Germany. According to the German publication Bild, it was equipped with an explosive device. www.mdr.de/nachrichten/...

Drohne und verdächtiger Gegenstand: Flugverkehr in Leipzig/Halle gestört

Wegen eines Polizeieinsatzes gab es in der Nacht zum Mittwoch erhebliche Behinderungen am Flughafen Leipzig/Halle. Betroffen war vor allem der Frachtverkehr.

mdr.de

Dear U.S. democrats, 'the nastiest leaders gain followers by offering a way for you to feel powerful through them and in humiliating others'. Please do not trust a populist politician who has based his campaign on division and is now talking about 'mending fences'. (How to Win An Information War)

After years of providing an uncritical platform for russian propaganda narratives disguised as journalism, one Western news journal is finally receiving some backlash for legitimising an internationally indicted war criminal who disseminates pro-russian talking points. Essential reading!

An Open Letter to Arkady Ostrovsky of The Economist, by Victor Rud - https://eutoday.net

I don't suggest The Economist consciously promoted what it knew to be Kremlin narratives. But Melnichenko’s essay reflects one of the most refined Russian

eutoday.net

Ukrainian defenders have struck another Wildberries warehouse in the Tula region,close to Moscow. Wilberries is the largest russian online retailer and a major source of FPV drones and military equipment for ordinary russian soldiers waging the largest genocidal war of conquest in Europe since 1945.

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The depravity of the russians knows no bounds. According to footage from UAVoyager, they have once again used Iskander ballistic missiles equipped with cluster munitions warheads to attack Kyiv's civilian population. Such terror must not be tolerated. The civilized world must stop the russians now!

The failure of European governments to close Ukrainian airspace and protect against boundless russian barbarism is resulting in the needless deaths of Ukrainian civilians every day. This is the consequence of the cowardice of European heads of state and makes people ashamed to be european.

Fourteen killed and 22 injured in large-scale Russian attack on Kyiv Oblast – photos

The number of people killed in a large-scale Russian attack on Kyiv Oblast has risen to 14, while 22 others have been injured.

pravda.com.ua

This article calmly deconstructs yet another russian information warfare attack on the Western media sphere, reminding us that Ukrainian intellectuals are entitled to demand editorial consistency from The Economist when it publishes narratives from russian state media disguised as journalism.

Why Did ‘The Economist’ Platform a Russian Oligarch?

The magazine’s recent interview discussing the future of Russia merely restated Vladimir Putin’s talking points.

nationalinterest.org

In the run-up to the state election in Berlin,the Social Democrats have nominated a russian candidate who chooses to speak to Berliners in the language of those waging war in Europe. However, he does not speak to Ukrainians or Poles, despite there being twice as many of them as russians in Berlin.

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The Irish government purchased a new jet to transport the Taoiseach, but it was ordered without an Israeli-made navigation system because the Republic has refused to purchase products featuring Israeli technology since 2024. As a result, the jet is now useless in Ireland's frequent bad weather.

Republic’s new €53m government jet bought without Israeli-made landing system required for fog

Dublin insists €53m aircraft has ‘no limits on capability despite lacking system to navigate fog and other hazards

irishnews.com

Why does the world allow russians to hunt Ukrainian civilians with FPV drones? In Kherson, a fruit vendor was attacked by ordinary russians with a drone while selling his produce at a market. The 52-year-old vendor suffered blast injuries,a concussion and shrapnel wounds. source: Myroslava Petsa

A French court has rejected russian propagandist Xenia Feodorova's appeal against her deportation. Meanwhile,German authorities are dragging their feet over propagandists Hüseyin Dogru and Lizzie Phelan,who helped to destabilise the country via their russia-financed Redstream and Redfish platforms.

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"Two children and an elderly woman died from Russian guided bomb strikes in Sumy this night. Girls aged 5 and 10. The children's bodies were pulled from the rubble of their home. Unspeakable pain. Deepest condolences to the family of the deceased. A heavy night, terrible consequences" Oleh Hryhorov

In Sumy, 6 Russian KABs hit at night: among the dead are two children

УНН War in Ukraine ✎ At night, Russian troops attacked Sumy with KABs, killing two girls aged 5 and 10 and an elderly woman. Four more people sought help for stress, and r…

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"Two children and an elderly woman died from Russian guided bomb strikes in Sumy this night. Girls aged 5 and 10. The children's bodies were pulled from the rubble of their home. Unspeakable pain. Deepest condolences to the family of the deceased. A heavy night, terrible consequences" Oleh Hryhorov

In Sumy, 6 Russian KABs hit at night: among the dead are two children

УНН War in Ukraine ✎ At night, Russian troops attacked Sumy with KABs, killing two girls aged 5 and 10 and an elderly woman. Four more people sought help for stress, and r…

unn.ua

The deliberate destruction of a people's culture, including books, museums, cultural landmarks and churches, constitutes cultural genocide, or 'culturicide' – a term coined by Polish lawyer Raphael Lemkin in 1944, in the same book that introduced the term 'genocide'. www.kyivpost.com/post/81650

One of Kherson’s Last Landmarks Destroyed as Russian Drone Strikes 300-Year-Old Cossack Church

Built in 1726 without a single metal nail, the oak Cossack church survived years of shelling in the de-occupied Kherson region.

kyivpost.com

This is a reminder that the russian shadow fleet is not only fuelling the war machine attempting to exterminate Ukrainian statehood. It also endangers marine ecosystems worldwide. A group of tankers/cargo vessels are currently waiting north of the Taymyr Peninsula to traverse the Arctic sea route.

Large group of sanctioned tankers prepares for icy convoy on Northern Sea Route

At least nine tankers and four cargo vessels are drifting in the northeastern part of the Kara Sea, waiting for nuclear icebreakers to escort them across the desolate Arctic waters.

thebarentsobserver.com

Meanwhile, in an alternative universe, Tucker Carlson is promoting the work of Darryl Cooper, an amateur historian and ultra-right-wing podcaster who wrote the introduction to a book by a neo-Nazi tweeting about the historical alliance between German Nazis and Arabs fighting against Jews.

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When a country militarises its society from an early age, beginning in kindergarten and continuing through Hitler Youth-like organisations such as 'Yunarmiya', it is planning to wage war against its neighbours for generations to come. The russians do not want peace. (footage from 'Rubikon')

Susan Abdulhawa, a Palestinian author known for inciting hatred against Ukrainians and Jews, has received a book deal from NYC publisher Simon & Schuster. Abdulhawa previously collaborated with Rama Duwaji, the first lady of NYC, who drew the lead graphic for Abdulhawa's essay, 'A Trail of Soap'.

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According to Iranian/russian propaganda narrated by Mohsen Rezaee — an Iranian politician and senior Iranian Revolutionary Guard military officer — the Islamic terror regime had prepared to strike three sites in Ukraine before cancelling the operation following an alleged "apology" from Kyiv.

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The militarisation of children and the recruitment of teenagers living under occupation into the army of the occupying power is a war crime under international law. 'When this becomes the only reality a child knows for years, propaganda stops being perceived as such. It becomes their identity."

He was missing child on Ukraine's own registry. Monitors say they've now found him wearing Russian "Z" and posing with its flag - Euromaidan Press

Oleksandr Mustiatse, a Ukrainian child taken under occupation in Kherson Oblast, has been identified as a Russian soldier.

euromaidanpress.com

P. Kallioniemi writes that a "new left" is forming in the US that is defined by its strong opposition to Ukraine,the Jewish Nation, as well as its sympathy for Russia, Iran and China. As the US Democrats are weak and struggling to define what they stand for, this "new left" wants to fill the gap ⬇️

Thread By @P_Kallioniemi - A “new left” is forming in...

A “new left” is forming in the United States, and it has very little in common with the traditional left. Its defining issue is foreign policy: hostility...

unrollnow.com

In the run-up to the state election in formerly communist East Germany, the pro-russian far-left BSW party is campaigning with Gaza-related and anti-American slogans that replicate those of the neo-Nazi NPD party. (NPD poster from February 2026 in Dresden references the Allied bombing of the city)

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