Kari Aga Myklebost
@kariagam.bsky.social
Outdoor-loving dog-person stuck as Professor of Russian History, UiT The Arctic University of Norway. Currently researching contemporary Russian memory politics in the European North, https://uit.no/project/normemo.
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Not sure I understand why the Trump administration cares about Christians in Nigeria and not Christians in Ukraine
December 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Not sure I understand why the Trump administration cares about Christians in Nigeria and not Christians in Ukraine
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OTD in 1991 the soviet union collapsed. Its creation was a great catastrophe as millions of citizens suddenly found themselves involuntarily living in Russia.
December 26, 2025 at 11:27 AM
OTD in 1991 the soviet union collapsed. Its creation was a great catastrophe as millions of citizens suddenly found themselves involuntarily living in Russia.
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You'd think the fact that the Russian constitution already says invading countries is illegal would mean we have no need to sign yet another treaty promising we won't invade countries.
But you would be wrong.
But you would be wrong.
December 23, 2025 at 1:48 PM
You'd think the fact that the Russian constitution already says invading countries is illegal would mean we have no need to sign yet another treaty promising we won't invade countries.
But you would be wrong.
But you would be wrong.
Meanwhile in Russia: State surveillance app Max is coercively implemented throughout universities, while WhatsApp, Telegram and other services are blocked.
ru.thebarentsobserver.com/studentov-v-...
ru.thebarentsobserver.com/studentov-v-...
Студентов в России принуждают к «национальному мессенджеру»
Российские вузы по всей стране переводят учебные процессы в «национальный мессенджер» Max, фактически вынуждая студентов устанавливать приложение. Отказ от Max всё чаще оборачивается давлением и санкц...
ru.thebarentsobserver.com
December 23, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Meanwhile in Russia: State surveillance app Max is coercively implemented throughout universities, while WhatsApp, Telegram and other services are blocked.
ru.thebarentsobserver.com/studentov-v-...
ru.thebarentsobserver.com/studentov-v-...
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Russia violates:
UN Charter
Nuclear NPT
Helsinki Accords
Belovezha Accords
Paris Charter
Budapest Memo
Black Sea Fleet Treaty
Ukr-Ru Friendship Treaty
Treaty on Azov Sea & Kerch Strait
Karkiv pact
Etc
But Russia we will sign a legal document that we won't attack EU...
UN Charter
Nuclear NPT
Helsinki Accords
Belovezha Accords
Paris Charter
Budapest Memo
Black Sea Fleet Treaty
Ukr-Ru Friendship Treaty
Treaty on Azov Sea & Kerch Strait
Karkiv pact
Etc
But Russia we will sign a legal document that we won't attack EU...
December 22, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Russia violates:
UN Charter
Nuclear NPT
Helsinki Accords
Belovezha Accords
Paris Charter
Budapest Memo
Black Sea Fleet Treaty
Ukr-Ru Friendship Treaty
Treaty on Azov Sea & Kerch Strait
Karkiv pact
Etc
But Russia we will sign a legal document that we won't attack EU...
UN Charter
Nuclear NPT
Helsinki Accords
Belovezha Accords
Paris Charter
Budapest Memo
Black Sea Fleet Treaty
Ukr-Ru Friendship Treaty
Treaty on Azov Sea & Kerch Strait
Karkiv pact
Etc
But Russia we will sign a legal document that we won't attack EU...
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Researchers Kari Aga Myklebost and Stian Bones, in collaboration with editor of The Barents Observer, Thomas Nilsen, have analyzed how Russia operates in relation to Svalbard. www.tv2.no/nyheter/adva... @thomasnilsen.bsky.social @stianbones.bsky.social @kariagam.bsky.social
– Tester Norge
Russland bruker Svalbard som arena for eskalerende hybride trusler. Målet er å teste handlingsrom og knekke Norges sanksjoner, ifølge ny rapport.
www.tv2.no
December 22, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Researchers Kari Aga Myklebost and Stian Bones, in collaboration with editor of The Barents Observer, Thomas Nilsen, have analyzed how Russia operates in relation to Svalbard. www.tv2.no/nyheter/adva... @thomasnilsen.bsky.social @stianbones.bsky.social @kariagam.bsky.social
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"Russland forsøker å få med seg Trump-administrasjonen i retning av å lette på sanksjonene og åpne opp for økonomisk samarbeid i Arktis. Vi må snakke og skrive om det Russland gjør. Det i seg selv er en måte å avkle de russiske handlingsmønstrene." @kariagam.bsky.social @thomasnilsen.bsky.social
December 22, 2025 at 10:15 AM
"Russland forsøker å få med seg Trump-administrasjonen i retning av å lette på sanksjonene og åpne opp for økonomisk samarbeid i Arktis. Vi må snakke og skrive om det Russland gjør. Det i seg selv er en måte å avkle de russiske handlingsmønstrene." @kariagam.bsky.social @thomasnilsen.bsky.social
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Armed mercenaries tied to Russia’s FSB and formerly linked to Wagner are now guarding Russian shadow fleet tankers. Hired through Moran Security, they wear camo, isolate themselves from crews, and often override foreign captains. Danish pilots say they act as the real authority on board
December 18, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Armed mercenaries tied to Russia’s FSB and formerly linked to Wagner are now guarding Russian shadow fleet tankers. Hired through Moran Security, they wear camo, isolate themselves from crews, and often override foreign captains. Danish pilots say they act as the real authority on board
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Disquieting paper from the 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘏𝘺𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘥 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘴, Helsinki/FIN, on #Russia operations to destabilize #Svalbard & threatening all #Arctic, Dec 2025.
By @kariagam.bsky.social, @stianbones.bsky.social (both UiT #Tromsø) & @thomasnilsen.bsky.social (ed. @thebarentsobserver.com):
By @kariagam.bsky.social, @stianbones.bsky.social (both UiT #Tromsø) & @thomasnilsen.bsky.social (ed. @thebarentsobserver.com):
Hybrid threats in high latitudes: Facing Russia on Svalbard
This Hybrid CoE Paper outlines how Moscow blends information campaigns, coercive signalling at sea, symbolic gestures and surprise visits to challenge Norwegian authority while remaining below the thr...
www.hybridcoe.fi
December 16, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Disquieting paper from the 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘏𝘺𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘥 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘴, Helsinki/FIN, on #Russia operations to destabilize #Svalbard & threatening all #Arctic, Dec 2025.
By @kariagam.bsky.social, @stianbones.bsky.social (both UiT #Tromsø) & @thomasnilsen.bsky.social (ed. @thebarentsobserver.com):
By @kariagam.bsky.social, @stianbones.bsky.social (both UiT #Tromsø) & @thomasnilsen.bsky.social (ed. @thebarentsobserver.com):
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Kari Aga Myklebost, Havard Baekken, Stian Bones (eds.)
The Politics of World War II Memories in the North: Regional and Transborder Memory Politics in Russia and Norway // JSPPS 11, no. 2 (2025). Open Access:
www.ibidem.eu/en/Topics/So...
The Politics of World War II Memories in the North: Regional and Transborder Memory Politics in Russia and Norway // JSPPS 11, no. 2 (2025). Open Access:
www.ibidem.eu/en/Topics/So...
December 18, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Kari Aga Myklebost, Havard Baekken, Stian Bones (eds.)
The Politics of World War II Memories in the North: Regional and Transborder Memory Politics in Russia and Norway // JSPPS 11, no. 2 (2025). Open Access:
www.ibidem.eu/en/Topics/So...
The Politics of World War II Memories in the North: Regional and Transborder Memory Politics in Russia and Norway // JSPPS 11, no. 2 (2025). Open Access:
www.ibidem.eu/en/Topics/So...
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OTD in 2021 Russian MFA denied any preparations against Ukraine or aggressive intentions.
She was half right. We weren’t prepared.
She was half right. We weren’t prepared.
December 16, 2025 at 11:48 AM
OTD in 2021 Russian MFA denied any preparations against Ukraine or aggressive intentions.
She was half right. We weren’t prepared.
She was half right. We weren’t prepared.
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#Svalbard is Norwegian territory & #NATO land. But bc of its special status, it is one of the most likely targets when Putin decides to escalate his war on #Europe further.
#Russia #Ukraine @kariagam.bsky.social @thomasnilsen.bsky.social
#Russia #Ukraine @kariagam.bsky.social @thomasnilsen.bsky.social
December 16, 2025 at 8:06 AM
#Svalbard is Norwegian territory & #NATO land. But bc of its special status, it is one of the most likely targets when Putin decides to escalate his war on #Europe further.
#Russia #Ukraine @kariagam.bsky.social @thomasnilsen.bsky.social
#Russia #Ukraine @kariagam.bsky.social @thomasnilsen.bsky.social
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New paper about Russian subversive activities on Svalbard after 2014 is published by the European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats (Hybrid CoE). Written by the two UiT professors @kariagam.bsky.social &
@stianbones.bsky.social and Barents Observer editor @thomasnilsen.bsky.social
@stianbones.bsky.social and Barents Observer editor @thomasnilsen.bsky.social
Hybrid threats in high latitudes: Facing Russia on Svalbard
This Hybrid CoE Paper outlines how Moscow blends information campaigns, coercive signalling at sea, symbolic gestures and surprise visits to challenge Norwegian authority while remaining below the thr...
www.hybridcoe.fi
December 12, 2025 at 7:44 AM
New paper about Russian subversive activities on Svalbard after 2014 is published by the European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats (Hybrid CoE). Written by the two UiT professors @kariagam.bsky.social &
@stianbones.bsky.social and Barents Observer editor @thomasnilsen.bsky.social
@stianbones.bsky.social and Barents Observer editor @thomasnilsen.bsky.social
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This new Hybrid CoE paper is a must-read for anyone interested in Svalbard and Russia’s hybrid activities on this strategically important Norwegian Arctic archipelago. 📝 @thomasnilsen.bsky.social @kariagam.bsky.social & @stianbones.bsky.social
Our paper about Russian subversive activities on Svalbard after 2014 is today published by the European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats (Hybrid CoE): Download, read and repost 🙌.
Hybrid threats in high latitudes: Facing Russia on Svalbard
This Hybrid CoE Paper outlines how Moscow blends information campaigns, coercive signalling at sea, symbolic gestures and surprise visits to challenge Norwegian authority while remaining below the thr...
www.hybridcoe.fi
December 11, 2025 at 4:16 PM
This new Hybrid CoE paper is a must-read for anyone interested in Svalbard and Russia’s hybrid activities on this strategically important Norwegian Arctic archipelago. 📝 @thomasnilsen.bsky.social @kariagam.bsky.social & @stianbones.bsky.social
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Our paper about Russian subversive activities on Svalbard after 2014 is today published by the European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats (Hybrid CoE): Download, read and repost 🙌.
Hybrid threats in high latitudes: Facing Russia on Svalbard
This Hybrid CoE Paper outlines how Moscow blends information campaigns, coercive signalling at sea, symbolic gestures and surprise visits to challenge Norwegian authority while remaining below the thr...
www.hybridcoe.fi
December 10, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Our paper about Russian subversive activities on Svalbard after 2014 is today published by the European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats (Hybrid CoE): Download, read and repost 🙌.
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A grim example of how 🇷🇺 deliberately blurs out the distance between WWII and today's bestial war. Unveiled in Severomorsk on Tuesday, the monument to warriors fighting in 🇺🇦 partly include WWII uniforms, a Soviet flag and looks similar to those commemorating the Red Army's victory and sacrifice.
November 4, 2025 at 3:33 PM
A grim example of how 🇷🇺 deliberately blurs out the distance between WWII and today's bestial war. Unveiled in Severomorsk on Tuesday, the monument to warriors fighting in 🇺🇦 partly include WWII uniforms, a Soviet flag and looks similar to those commemorating the Red Army's victory and sacrifice.
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Anti-drone nets installed at Russian nuclear test site on Novaya Zemlya archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, @thebarentsobserver.com reports
Satellite images taken Aug. 14 show three rows of fuel tanks covered with blue metal nets known as “cope cages.”
Satellite images taken Aug. 14 show three rows of fuel tanks covered with blue metal nets known as “cope cages.”
Anti-drone nets installed at Russian nuclear test site on Novaya Zemlya archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, The Barents Observer reports
Russia has installed protective anti-drone nets over fuel storage tanks at the secret military settlement of Severny on the Novaya Zemlya archipelago, according to updated Google Earth images dated Au...
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October 6, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Anti-drone nets installed at Russian nuclear test site on Novaya Zemlya archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, @thebarentsobserver.com reports
Satellite images taken Aug. 14 show three rows of fuel tanks covered with blue metal nets known as “cope cages.”
Satellite images taken Aug. 14 show three rows of fuel tanks covered with blue metal nets known as “cope cages.”
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At long last they’re getting there.
Like in Finland during March of 1940 and then again in the summer of 1944.
It’s a myth that Russia never gives up. They gave up in Finland, Afghanistan and Syria.
Nothing like getting out of a futile and costly war you can just walk away from any day you want.
Like in Finland during March of 1940 and then again in the summer of 1944.
It’s a myth that Russia never gives up. They gave up in Finland, Afghanistan and Syria.
Nothing like getting out of a futile and costly war you can just walk away from any day you want.
‼️ There will be no victory over Ukraine, we need to get out of the war, - Girkin-Strelkov
September 29, 2025 at 7:49 PM
At long last they’re getting there.
Like in Finland during March of 1940 and then again in the summer of 1944.
It’s a myth that Russia never gives up. They gave up in Finland, Afghanistan and Syria.
Nothing like getting out of a futile and costly war you can just walk away from any day you want.
Like in Finland during March of 1940 and then again in the summer of 1944.
It’s a myth that Russia never gives up. They gave up in Finland, Afghanistan and Syria.
Nothing like getting out of a futile and costly war you can just walk away from any day you want.
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Kyiv region
September 28, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Kyiv region
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On Lawfare Daily, @lapatina.bsky.social sat down with Minna Ålander and Mykhailo Soldatenko to discuss Russia’s recent air incursions into Poland and Estonia and whether NATO’s response to it has been proportional. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawf...
September 23, 2025 at 1:48 PM
On Lawfare Daily, @lapatina.bsky.social sat down with Minna Ålander and Mykhailo Soldatenko to discuss Russia’s recent air incursions into Poland and Estonia and whether NATO’s response to it has been proportional. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawf...
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Do not believe anything until the Kremlin denies it™️
⚡️Russia denies violating Estonian airspace with MiG-31 fighter jets.
"During the flight, the Russian aircraft did not deviate from the agreed-upon route and did not violate Estonian airspace," the Russian Defense Ministry claimed.
"During the flight, the Russian aircraft did not deviate from the agreed-upon route and did not violate Estonian airspace," the Russian Defense Ministry claimed.
Russia denies violating Estonian airspace with MiG-31 fighter jets
"During the flight, the Russian aircraft did not deviate from the agreed-upon route and did not violate Estonian airspace," the Russian Defense Ministry claimed.
kyivindependent.com
September 20, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Do not believe anything until the Kremlin denies it™️
Folkeopplysning fra Johanne Kalsaas ved Universitetet i Bergen om russiske «nett-krigere».
www.aftenposten.no/meninger/kro...
www.aftenposten.no/meninger/kro...
For russiske hackere var stortingsvalget en «Operasjon Norge»
Hva kan vi lære av sabotasjeaksjonen?
www.aftenposten.no
September 19, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Folkeopplysning fra Johanne Kalsaas ved Universitetet i Bergen om russiske «nett-krigere».
www.aftenposten.no/meninger/kro...
www.aftenposten.no/meninger/kro...
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Wrong again. You are witnessing Norway’s contribution to the defense of Ukraine’s freedom & independence as a sovereign democratic state, which Russia has unlawfully attacked for more than 11 years. Ukraine will never be russia #StandWithUkraine
September 13, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Wrong again. You are witnessing Norway’s contribution to the defense of Ukraine’s freedom & independence as a sovereign democratic state, which Russia has unlawfully attacked for more than 11 years. Ukraine will never be russia #StandWithUkraine
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Putin has remade the Russian political system in his image. What happens when he is no longer in power?
Putin’s Musings on Immortality Highlight His Glaring Succession Dilemma - The Moscow Times
The aging autocrats walked side by side, leading a procession of foreign leaders to watch a military parade in Beijing.
www.themoscowtimes.com
September 13, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Putin has remade the Russian political system in his image. What happens when he is no longer in power?