Runar Soltveit
@soltveit.bsky.social
Democratic heart. Facts first.
Committed to freedom, justice, and strong democracy.Critical of authoritarian forces.
Committed to freedom, justice, and strong democracy.Critical of authoritarian forces.
In 1994, Ukraine gave up the world’s third-largest nuclear arsenal. In return, Russia, the United States, and the United Kingdom committed to respecting Ukraine’s sovereignty and borders under the Budapest Memorandum, registered with the UN. In 2014, Russia violated the agreement #BudapestMemorandum
www.securitycouncilreport.org
December 17, 2025 at 12:34 AM
In 1994, Ukraine gave up the world’s third-largest nuclear arsenal. In return, Russia, the United States, and the United Kingdom committed to respecting Ukraine’s sovereignty and borders under the Budapest Memorandum, registered with the UN. In 2014, Russia violated the agreement #BudapestMemorandum
When borders are changed by force, war spreads.
When democracies hesitate, aggressors advance.
Ukraine defends a principle that kept Europe at peace after 1945:
Might does not make right.
Supporting Ukraine is not charity.
It is deterrence and leadership.
Peace comes only when aggression fails.
When democracies hesitate, aggressors advance.
Ukraine defends a principle that kept Europe at peace after 1945:
Might does not make right.
Supporting Ukraine is not charity.
It is deterrence and leadership.
Peace comes only when aggression fails.
December 16, 2025 at 8:07 PM
When borders are changed by force, war spreads.
When democracies hesitate, aggressors advance.
Ukraine defends a principle that kept Europe at peace after 1945:
Might does not make right.
Supporting Ukraine is not charity.
It is deterrence and leadership.
Peace comes only when aggression fails.
When democracies hesitate, aggressors advance.
Ukraine defends a principle that kept Europe at peace after 1945:
Might does not make right.
Supporting Ukraine is not charity.
It is deterrence and leadership.
Peace comes only when aggression fails.
Mr. Trump; if you truly seek peace, prosperity, and to make America great again, bring your allies with you 🤝🇪🇺🌍🇺🇸🕊️💼 Strong nations are built with trusted partners. There is no contradiction between good alliances and putting national interests first. #StrengthThroughAllies
December 14, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Mr. Trump; if you truly seek peace, prosperity, and to make America great again, bring your allies with you 🤝🇪🇺🌍🇺🇸🕊️💼 Strong nations are built with trusted partners. There is no contradiction between good alliances and putting national interests first. #StrengthThroughAllies
🇪🇺🤝🇺🇸 Europe is America’s closest ally, and not its problem. For 80 years, the US, Europe, and NATO 🛡️ helped keep the world safer through strength 💪 and shared values 🗽. Appeasing Russia isn’t realism. It’s dangerous naïveté. Peace comes through strength ☮️
December 14, 2025 at 4:53 PM
🇪🇺🤝🇺🇸 Europe is America’s closest ally, and not its problem. For 80 years, the US, Europe, and NATO 🛡️ helped keep the world safer through strength 💪 and shared values 🗽. Appeasing Russia isn’t realism. It’s dangerous naïveté. Peace comes through strength ☮️
Russia must leave its neighbors in peace. The Kremlin’s war on Ukraine and pressure on Europe reveal a regime that oppresses both its own people and those beyond its borders. Its brightest minds are fleeing a clear sign of a system in decline. The world needs a Russia that chooses peace, not terror.
November 29, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Russia must leave its neighbors in peace. The Kremlin’s war on Ukraine and pressure on Europe reveal a regime that oppresses both its own people and those beyond its borders. Its brightest minds are fleeing a clear sign of a system in decline. The world needs a Russia that chooses peace, not terror.
Objective facts: Russia must leave Ukraine. There can be no compromise with Russian aggression, occupation, or Russian terror. Freedom is not for sale, and the territory of a sovereign nation is not negotiable.
#StandWithUkraine #RussiaOutOfUkraine 🇺🇦
#StandWithUkraine #RussiaOutOfUkraine 🇺🇦
November 28, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Objective facts: Russia must leave Ukraine. There can be no compromise with Russian aggression, occupation, or Russian terror. Freedom is not for sale, and the territory of a sovereign nation is not negotiable.
#StandWithUkraine #RussiaOutOfUkraine 🇺🇦
#StandWithUkraine #RussiaOutOfUkraine 🇺🇦
The U.S. cannot negotiate away another nation’s territory. “Recognizing” Russia’s occupation of Ukrainian land is a blatant attack on international law and a disastrous reward for aggression. No democracy should accept this. #StandWithUkraine
November 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
The U.S. cannot negotiate away another nation’s territory. “Recognizing” Russia’s occupation of Ukrainian land is a blatant attack on international law and a disastrous reward for aggression. No democracy should accept this. #StandWithUkraine
Where is the America we knew? This “peace plan” is a diktat, an unfinished U.S.-Russia deal that undermines Ukraine’s sovereignty 🇺🇦 and Europe’s security, without consulting them. Europe says no. If Trump pushes it through, it risks open conflict with Europe 🇪🇺. Scandalous #PutinAndTrumpHandInHand🇺🇸🇷🇺
November 23, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Where is the America we knew? This “peace plan” is a diktat, an unfinished U.S.-Russia deal that undermines Ukraine’s sovereignty 🇺🇦 and Europe’s security, without consulting them. Europe says no. If Trump pushes it through, it risks open conflict with Europe 🇪🇺. Scandalous #PutinAndTrumpHandInHand🇺🇸🇷🇺
Russia is throwing mercenaries and North Korean soldiers into the war to occupy a sovereign Ukraine, backed by weapons from Iran, North Korea, and China. And now they’re getting political tailwind from Trump. It’s insane 🔥
#StandWithUkraine #UkraineWar #WarAndPolitics #Trump
#StandWithUkraine #UkraineWar #WarAndPolitics #Trump
November 22, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Russia is throwing mercenaries and North Korean soldiers into the war to occupy a sovereign Ukraine, backed by weapons from Iran, North Korea, and China. And now they’re getting political tailwind from Trump. It’s insane 🔥
#StandWithUkraine #UkraineWar #WarAndPolitics #Trump
#StandWithUkraine #UkraineWar #WarAndPolitics #Trump
🇺🇦 Ukraine strikes deep into Russia, disabling strategic bombers with surgical precision, and no civilian targets, no terror. 🇷🇺 Russia retaliates by bombing homes, hospitals, and power grids. The contrast is stark:
One defends freedom. The other wages war on fear
#StandWithUkraine #FreedomVsTyranny
One defends freedom. The other wages war on fear
#StandWithUkraine #FreedomVsTyranny
June 1, 2025 at 7:44 PM
🇺🇦 Ukraine strikes deep into Russia, disabling strategic bombers with surgical precision, and no civilian targets, no terror. 🇷🇺 Russia retaliates by bombing homes, hospitals, and power grids. The contrast is stark:
One defends freedom. The other wages war on fear
#StandWithUkraine #FreedomVsTyranny
One defends freedom. The other wages war on fear
#StandWithUkraine #FreedomVsTyranny
🇷🇺 When Putin’s advisor claims the Soviet Union still exists, he exposes Russia’s true aim: to erase Ukraine’s sovereignty and justify invasion.
📢 The USSR ended in 1991. Ukraine is a sovereign nation. This is not an “internal conflict”, it’s a war of aggression.
#StandWithUkraine #Disinformation
📢 The USSR ended in 1991. Ukraine is a sovereign nation. This is not an “internal conflict”, it’s a war of aggression.
#StandWithUkraine #Disinformation
May 28, 2025 at 6:43 AM
🇷🇺 When Putin’s advisor claims the Soviet Union still exists, he exposes Russia’s true aim: to erase Ukraine’s sovereignty and justify invasion.
📢 The USSR ended in 1991. Ukraine is a sovereign nation. This is not an “internal conflict”, it’s a war of aggression.
#StandWithUkraine #Disinformation
📢 The USSR ended in 1991. Ukraine is a sovereign nation. This is not an “internal conflict”, it’s a war of aggression.
#StandWithUkraine #Disinformation
Trump hasn’t shifted his view on Ukraine, he’s doubling down on a transactional approach: Less U.S. support, pressure for a ceasefire, and territorial gains for Russia as the price.This isn’t peace, it’s power politics. Europe must act, not interpret 🇪🇺🇺🇦
#StandWithUkraine
#StandWithUkraine
April 30, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Trump hasn’t shifted his view on Ukraine, he’s doubling down on a transactional approach: Less U.S. support, pressure for a ceasefire, and territorial gains for Russia as the price.This isn’t peace, it’s power politics. Europe must act, not interpret 🇪🇺🇺🇦
#StandWithUkraine
#StandWithUkraine
Trump wants to make peace by forcing Ukraine to surrender territory violently seized by Russia. That’s not peace, it’s capitulation. He rewards aggression, undermines international law, and weakens NATO. This isn’t statesmanship, it’s geopolitical gambling with Europe’s security.
April 23, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Trump wants to make peace by forcing Ukraine to surrender territory violently seized by Russia. That’s not peace, it’s capitulation. He rewards aggression, undermines international law, and weakens NATO. This isn’t statesmanship, it’s geopolitical gambling with Europe’s security.
Russia scores just 12/100 in Freedom House 2025. Navalny is dead in prison. Putin “reelected” with 88%, no real opposition allowed.The rule of law, free speech and democracy have been replaced by fear, force, and control. Russia is not free. Its an authoritarian regime #HumanRights #Authoritarianism
Russia: Freedom in the World 2025 Country Report | Freedom House
See the Freedom in the World 2025 score and learn about democracy and freedom in Russia.
freedomhouse.org
April 16, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Russia scores just 12/100 in Freedom House 2025. Navalny is dead in prison. Putin “reelected” with 88%, no real opposition allowed.The rule of law, free speech and democracy have been replaced by fear, force, and control. Russia is not free. Its an authoritarian regime #HumanRights #Authoritarianism
Putin has once again revealed his true face: 19 civilians killed, including children, in yet another Russian missile strike on a Ukrainian residential area. This isn’t war. It’s terrorism. A war criminal sits in the Kremlin. He must be held accountable. #StandWithUkraine #PutinWarCriminal
Russian missile hits residential area in Ukraine's Kryvyi Rih, kills 12
A Russian missile attack on the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih hit a residential area on Friday, killing at least 12 people, the regional governor said on the messaging app Telegram.
www.reuters.com
April 5, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Putin has once again revealed his true face: 19 civilians killed, including children, in yet another Russian missile strike on a Ukrainian residential area. This isn’t war. It’s terrorism. A war criminal sits in the Kremlin. He must be held accountable. #StandWithUkraine #PutinWarCriminal
Trumps so called “Liberation Day” marks the beginning of new trade chaos. A 25% tariff on cars and fresh punitive measures against trading partners will escalate global instability. This is not strength, it is isolation, inflation and uncertainty #TradeWar
Trump to escalate global trade tensions with new reciprocal tariffs on US trading partners
U.S. President Donald Trump was poised to impose sweeping new reciprocal tariffs on global trading partners on Wednesday, upending decades of rules-based trade, threatening cost increases and likely drawing retaliation from all sides.
www.reuters.com
April 2, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Trumps so called “Liberation Day” marks the beginning of new trade chaos. A 25% tariff on cars and fresh punitive measures against trading partners will escalate global instability. This is not strength, it is isolation, inflation and uncertainty #TradeWar
20 Lessons to Resist Tyranny.
Do not obey in advance.
Defend truth. Protect institutions.
Democracy dies through silence.
Read. Share. Act.
Do not obey in advance.
Defend truth. Protect institutions.
Democracy dies through silence.
Read. Share. Act.
You have to see this.
PoliticsGirl and her husband teamed up with the brilliant Timothy Snyder (author of On Tyranny) and the legendary John Lithgow to create something truly powerful. It’s important, it’s urgent—and it needs to be shared far and wide.
PoliticsGirl and her husband teamed up with the brilliant Timothy Snyder (author of On Tyranny) and the legendary John Lithgow to create something truly powerful. It’s important, it’s urgent—and it needs to be shared far and wide.
20 Lessons on Tyranny: by Timothy Snyder / read by John Lithgow
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
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April 1, 2025 at 10:58 PM
20 Lessons to Resist Tyranny.
Do not obey in advance.
Defend truth. Protect institutions.
Democracy dies through silence.
Read. Share. Act.
Do not obey in advance.
Defend truth. Protect institutions.
Democracy dies through silence.
Read. Share. Act.
Viktor Orban 🇭🇺 is looting EU funds 🇪🇺💶 to enrich his cronies while blocking aid to Ukraine and shielding Putin. Sitting comfortably in Brussels, he undermines European unity. Hungary has become the Kremlins Trojan horse, financed by the EU itself. Enough is enough.
#StandWithUkraine #EU #Orban
#StandWithUkraine #EU #Orban
a man in a suit and tie is making a face
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is making a face
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March 31, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Viktor Orban 🇭🇺 is looting EU funds 🇪🇺💶 to enrich his cronies while blocking aid to Ukraine and shielding Putin. Sitting comfortably in Brussels, he undermines European unity. Hungary has become the Kremlins Trojan horse, financed by the EU itself. Enough is enough.
#StandWithUkraine #EU #Orban
#StandWithUkraine #EU #Orban
Russias expansionism is no accident, its strategic, calculated, and ideologically driven. The Surkov leaks and his own words expose a cold blueprint to destabilize democracies and fracture nations. Read and judge for yourself:
Vladislav Surkov: «Russland vil ekspandere i alle retninger, så langt Gud vil.»
Dersom du ikke vet hvem Surkov er, burde du lese dette intervjuet - og vet du hvem han er, burde du også lese det: Kjenn din fiende enda bedre. 🧵1/9
www.lexpress.fr/monde/europe...
Dersom du ikke vet hvem Surkov er, burde du lese dette intervjuet - og vet du hvem han er, burde du også lese det: Kjenn din fiende enda bedre. 🧵1/9
www.lexpress.fr/monde/europe...
EXCLUSIVE. Vladislav Sourkov, the wizard of the Kremlin : "Russia will expand in all directions, as far as God wills"
The inventor of Putinism had not spoken since the start of the war in Ukraine. L'Express spoke to him.
www.lexpress.fr
March 30, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Russias expansionism is no accident, its strategic, calculated, and ideologically driven. The Surkov leaks and his own words expose a cold blueprint to destabilize democracies and fracture nations. Read and judge for yourself:
The only real solution to the war in Ukraine: Russia must end its aggression, withdraw from occupied territories, and respect Ukraines sovereignty. Peace begins when international law is upheld, not when borders are redrawn by force.
#StandWithUkraine #Peace #StopTheWar #InternationalLaw
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#StandWithUkraine #Peace #StopTheWar #InternationalLaw
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March 30, 2025 at 11:17 AM
The only real solution to the war in Ukraine: Russia must end its aggression, withdraw from occupied territories, and respect Ukraines sovereignty. Peace begins when international law is upheld, not when borders are redrawn by force.
#StandWithUkraine #Peace #StopTheWar #InternationalLaw
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#StandWithUkraine #Peace #StopTheWar #InternationalLaw
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Stalin murdered millions in the Gulag and wiped out all opposition. Putin jails, poisons, and kills critics, invades neighboring countries, and cultivates a cult of personal greatness. Different era, same authoritarian legacy. #Putin #Stalin #StandWithUkraine
March 29, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Stalin murdered millions in the Gulag and wiped out all opposition. Putin jails, poisons, and kills critics, invades neighboring countries, and cultivates a cult of personal greatness. Different era, same authoritarian legacy. #Putin #Stalin #StandWithUkraine
The EU backs Ukraine with billions in aid, no strings attached, no claims on its future. The U.S., meanwhile, demands control over Ukraine’s mineral wealth to repay military support. That’s not solidarity. That’s a transactional power play disguised as help. Slava Ukraini 🇪🇺🇺🇦
US is pushing more expansive minerals deal with Ukraine, sources say
The Trump administration has proposed a new, more expansive minerals deal with Ukraine, according to three people familiar with the ongoing negotiations and a summary of a draft proposal obtained by Reuters.
www.reuters.com
March 28, 2025 at 5:39 PM
The EU backs Ukraine with billions in aid, no strings attached, no claims on its future. The U.S., meanwhile, demands control over Ukraine’s mineral wealth to repay military support. That’s not solidarity. That’s a transactional power play disguised as help. Slava Ukraini 🇪🇺🇺🇦
Putin is glorifying Stalin and rewriting history to justify repression, violence, and war. When a dictator starts praising a mass murderer as a role model, we know where it’s heading. This isn’t nostalgia , it’s a warning. #Putin #Stalin #Ukraine #Dictatorship
Putin echoes Stalin in 'very, very scary' speech
The speech that Russian President Vladimir Putin made on Wednesday bore the hallmark of unapologetic authoritarianism, Russia experts and observers said.
www.aol.com
March 27, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Putin is glorifying Stalin and rewriting history to justify repression, violence, and war. When a dictator starts praising a mass murderer as a role model, we know where it’s heading. This isn’t nostalgia , it’s a warning. #Putin #Stalin #Ukraine #Dictatorship
Europe is taking action!
– More weapons, training & ammo for Ukraine
– Frozen Russian assets to fund arms
– Zelenskyy called for air defense – Europe listens. This is responsibility in action: defending freedom, peace & security.
#StandWithUkraine #EU #EuropeActs #FreedomFirst #Ukraine
✊🏼🕊️💪🏼 🇺🇦🇪🇺
– More weapons, training & ammo for Ukraine
– Frozen Russian assets to fund arms
– Zelenskyy called for air defense – Europe listens. This is responsibility in action: defending freedom, peace & security.
#StandWithUkraine #EU #EuropeActs #FreedomFirst #Ukraine
✊🏼🕊️💪🏼 🇺🇦🇪🇺
Ukraine's allies meet with new aid, security assurances in mind
Some 30 leaders will meet in Paris on Thursday to discuss with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy how to strengthen military support, review ceasefire efforts and assess what role they could play if a peace deal is struck with Russia.
www.reuters.com
March 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Europe is taking action!
– More weapons, training & ammo for Ukraine
– Frozen Russian assets to fund arms
– Zelenskyy called for air defense – Europe listens. This is responsibility in action: defending freedom, peace & security.
#StandWithUkraine #EU #EuropeActs #FreedomFirst #Ukraine
✊🏼🕊️💪🏼 🇺🇦🇪🇺
– More weapons, training & ammo for Ukraine
– Frozen Russian assets to fund arms
– Zelenskyy called for air defense – Europe listens. This is responsibility in action: defending freedom, peace & security.
#StandWithUkraine #EU #EuropeActs #FreedomFirst #Ukraine
✊🏼🕊️💪🏼 🇺🇦🇪🇺
The war in Ukraine isn’t about NATO.
It’s about Putin’s attempt to erase a sovereign nation and rebuild an empire.
If Ukraine falls, Europe’s security is at risk.
This concerns us all.
#StandWithUkraine #DefendDemocracy
It’s about Putin’s attempt to erase a sovereign nation and rebuild an empire.
If Ukraine falls, Europe’s security is at risk.
This concerns us all.
#StandWithUkraine #DefendDemocracy
March 25, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The war in Ukraine isn’t about NATO.
It’s about Putin’s attempt to erase a sovereign nation and rebuild an empire.
If Ukraine falls, Europe’s security is at risk.
This concerns us all.
#StandWithUkraine #DefendDemocracy
It’s about Putin’s attempt to erase a sovereign nation and rebuild an empire.
If Ukraine falls, Europe’s security is at risk.
This concerns us all.
#StandWithUkraine #DefendDemocracy