In today’s Vatnik Soup, we examine the ties of Donald Trump and his family to Russian intelligence operatives and the Kremlin. His current dealings with Putin may shock some people, but the pattern of collusion has been clear for more than a decade.

Hvis du er i vildrede over de mange russiske desinformations-kampagner mod bl.a. Danmark, er det bedste du kan gøre for dit mentale helbred at oplyse dig selv. Et godt sted at starte er det her interview med Yevhen fra StopFake, som jeg talte med tidl. på året: open.substack.com/pub/mortenha...

Yevhen har kæmpet for Ukraine på den digitale slagmark siden 2014

Som chefredaktør for StopFake har Yevhen Fedchenko bekæmpet fake news og russisk desinformation siden Krim-invasionen i 2014. Han advarer om en informationskrig, der hastigt spreder sig.

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🔥🛢️3 Russian refineries hit in 3 days, with a combined nominal refining capacity of 32.9 million tonnes per year. What stands out in new wave of Ukrainian refinery strikes is the scale. One possibility is that Ukraine accumulated strike assets during the lull, allowing more concentrated attacks.

Let’s help them fight.

Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦@reshetz.bsky.social · yesterday

These men are your friends. They fight for freedom. Let’s help them fight. Only 2700 left to close on my fundraiser for these friendly men: dzygaspaw.com/mira-for-wol...

"Sure, we killed your citizens, then spent years lying about it and attacking anyone individual or organisation trying to find the truth, and still refuse to admit what we did despite multiple court cases saying we're responsible, but we're you're fwiends."

Andreas Umland@umland.eurosky.social · 2d ago

For Europeans who read these Kremlin messages everywhere: Ukrainians are not only no enemies of Russia. Russians and Ukrainians are, Moscow claims, "brothers." Putin recently said that, according to "genetic research," they are "one people." What does this imply for non-Ukrainian Europeans?

"Det er svært at tage en debat om ytringsfrihed seriøst, når Ernstveds synspunkter samtidig bliver udbasuneret i samtlige danske aviser, radioer og debatprogrammer." Læs denne klumme af @mortenhammeken.bsky.social.

Det er ikke ytringsfriheden, der er under angreb, Peter Ernstved

Debatten om OLFI's chefredaktør Peter Ernstved søges belejligt afsporet: hans præmis er enten uoplyst eller uærlig, og man mistænker kynisk selvpromovering.

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Bunker Grandpa has circled back to the ‘according to the Rurik dynasty in 853’ nonsense.

Serbiske tragedier, voldsparate ultras og paralleller til Viktor Orbáns nederlag. Den serbiske studenterbevægelse vandt stort ved søndagens valg, og har genskabt håbet om forandringer. Læs mere her: www.europanyt.dk/p/studenterb...

Studenterbevægelsen sejrer i Serbien

Den unge generation vandt overbevisende, da flere måneders store protester kulminerede i valget søndag. Nu venter en stor opgave med at omdanne gadeenergien til politiske forandringer.

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I said that this was a Russian trope at the time in testimony to Congress and am glad to see this excellent documentation of Russia’s use of Vance’s vocal chords.

Scott Horton@robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 2w ago

Leaks from Putin's office have revealed an extensive influence operation targeting JD Vance, which achieved everything it set out to achieve. Read all about how JD Vance and others fell for a lie about Volodymyr Zelensky concocted by agents of Russia's Presidential Administration. And how the Vice

Another day another insane revelation that gets drowned out by

Í'm mostly shocked that he was forced to resign.

The OPCW, who did great work investigating chemical attacks in Syria despite foreign interference and rampant conspiracy theories, is facing a funding crisis thanks to the US withholding funds - europeanleadershipnetwork.org/commentary/t...

The OPCW’s funding crisis is a threat to global security

With the United States withholding its financial contribution to the OPCW, the organisation faces a funding crisis that threatens its vital work. Former Director-General Ahmet Üzümcü argues that the O...

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Palantir didn't have to evade the UK's controls on lobbyists to get astonishing, unminuted access to government ministers and officials, or even to hire them to lobby their colleagues. Why not? Because there aren't any. My column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Palantir is worming its way into the British state – it’s time to curb this controversial US company’s influence | George Monbiot

Tom Watson has said ‘mob rule’ must not decide public contracts. Perhaps he should take a look at his new employer, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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Jean-Luc “Méluche” Mélenchon. Our soup rebrewed as an expanded substack article (free). vatniksoup.substack.com/p/jean-luc-m...

Jean-Luc Mélenchon

Jean-Luc “Méluche” Mélenchon

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Europæiske lande opruster mod desinformation. Men tilgangen er forkert, advarer @eliothiggins.bsky.social. Læs interview i EuropaNyt: www.europanyt.dk/p/flere-euro...

Flere europæiske lande opruster mod desinformation. Men tilgangen er forkert, advarer eksperter

En række europæiske lande vil ruste befolkningerne bedre mod løgne, konspirationsteorier og desinformation på nettet. Eksperter mener imidlertid, der er brug for en nytænkning af problemet.

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Privately, Zelensky must be somewhat satisfied. He couldn't get a more ringing endorsement than Trump saying he should step down.

Trump just suggested that Ira could take out LA or San Diego. Why? Because he secretly hopes for a crisis ahead of the midterms that provides cover to cancel the election. It’s hard to think of another leader in world history who has been this deranged, unhinged and drunk on power.

Den pro-ukrainske premierminister vandt stort. Den pro-russiske opposition gik også frem, og den lokale udgave af Trump fik et glimrende valg. Efter weekendens valg er Letland mere politisk polariseret end nogensinde. Læs mere her: www.europanyt.dk/p/letlands-k...

Letlands konservative vinder stort

Den næsten spritnye premierminister fik et stort rygstød, da der søndag igen var valg i Letland. Den pro-russiske populistkoalition gik også frem, mens de andre regeringspartier fik valgtæsk.

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"Russia sends nuclear warning to NATO as tensions rise in the Baltic" (Reuters, today) Here we go again... 🥱 vatniksoup.com/en/nuclear-t...

Russian Nuclear Threats Timeline | Vatnik Soup

Vatnik Soup: Your most comprehensive resource on pro-Kremlin disinformation and propaganda.

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Ukraine reportedly used its FP-7 ballistic missile in combat for the first time in the last 24 hours, while another strike hit a Krasnozavodsk plant producing thermobaric warheads for Shahed drones. Let's fucking go, get it Ukraine. 🦩🔥

Today my daughter asked a homeless guy in front of the supermarket if he was hungry. He then asked us for a bottle of water. This made me think about how she has already done more kind deeds in her 7 years than the entire Trump administration has done through decades of bloated, corrupt existence.

Skud mod danske helikoptere, droner i Tyskland og sabotage i Nederland. Hvorfor optrapper Rusland hybridkrigen lige nu? Hybridkrigen hænger tæt sammen med krigen i Ukraine. Læs hele analysen her: www.europanyt.dk/p/skud-mod-d...

Skud mod danske helikoptere, droner i Tyskland og sabotage i Nederland. Hvorfor optrapper Rusland hybridkrigen lige nu?

Mens den russiske militærindsats i Ukraine er gået i stå, er hybridkrigen mere aktiv end nogensinde. De to forhold er tæt forbundet.

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Right-wing 'free-speech absolutists' when the state uses its violence monopoly to impose an actual censorship: 😴😴😴

Linke vinder stort i et valg, der handlede om dyre boliger i den tyske hovedstad. Længere nordpå var der sejr til det højreradikale AfD. For kansler Metz var begge dele en katastrofe. Få hele overblikket i EuropaNyt : www.europanyt.dk/p/venstreflj...

Venstrefløjen vinder stort i Berlin

Mens mediernes fokus var rettet mod Alternative für Deutschland, vandt den tyske venstrefløj stort ved valget i Berlin. Resultatet lægger yderligere pres på kansler Merz.

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All of our Broe Trucks have been delivered from our Train to Kyiv fundraiser! Here is a behind the scenes video of a recent hand off. Thank you everyone who continues to support Ukraine! @69thsb.bsky.social

Good morning @tomwatsonofficial.bsky.social Your journey from MP who most understood the Cambridge Analytica scandal to paid-up Palantir apologist is really quite the journey. Hope the pay packet is worth it. 💰 Here’s some background reading ahead of your first day 🧵👇

There’s honestly not much hope for Russia after Putin. But this kid gives me a tiny amount.

Our negotiators did exactly what was expected of them: Took the existing terms and repackaged them in a way Trump could sell as some kind of win ahead of the midterms. Great job - HOWEVER; I remain doubtful we've heard the end of this. For that we need the obituary. www.reuters.com/world/europe...

Greenland, Denmark say Trump deal won't compromise sovereignty

President Trump said earlier that the ‌deal would give Washington "permanent control" over the Arctic island's security, leaving its precise scope unclear.

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Nigel Farage og Reform UK er igen indblandet i en korruptionsskandale. Kommer det til at rykke ved den nationalkonservative partileders ambition om at blive Storbritanniens næste premierminister? Ja, mener den walisiske kommentator Deiniol Brown. Læs mere her: www.europanyt.dk/p/ny-skandal...

Ny skandale i Reform UK rokker ved Farages drøm om premierministerposten

Det højreradikale britiske parti er kommet i mediernes søgelys, efter hemmelige optagelser har afsløret endnu en skandale om partiets finansiering. Kommer det til at koste Farage denne gang?

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Extraordinary reporting: "Kremlev’s previously unreported relationship with Trump Jr. represents an extraordinary development: a member of Putin’s circle financially supporting the president’s son and gaining intimate access to the Trump family."

Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch

The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large...

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