Eva Hartog

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[Eva Hartog @EvaHartog]

“We know everything already, but we’d like to know more." My deep-dive into how the FSB tries to recruit informants to keep tabs on Russian dissidents and foreigners helping them abroad
https://t.co/24IlF0kMIR

[POLITICOEurope @POLITICOEurope]

In recent weeks, a cluster of anonymous Russian-language social media accounts has called for the takeover of the Estonian city of Narva and described it as “Russian land.”

For its mayor, this fake story has become a real problem.
https://t.co/mFrxfmgdFm

[Eva Hartog @EvaHartog]

Na 30+(!) jaar kan Geert, de beste onder ons, nu ook z’n werk niet meer doen. Daarmee staat de teller Nederlandse correspondenten in Rusland op 0. Een nieuw dieptepunt. https://t.co/EK2wnuvG6X

[Laura Starink @LauraStarink1]

Lees @EvaHartog, ooit Onze vrouw in Moskou, over de stokoude KGB-trukendoos om Informelle Mitarbeiter te werven onder Russen, al dan niet in emigratie. Depressing stuff.

[Javi Cuesta @Jglez360]

‘Don’t make me chase you’: Leaked texts reveal how Russian spies recruit, pressure and run their informants

A cache of messages and recordings offers rare insight into Moscow’s efforts to infiltrate opposition groups in Europe. Por @EvaHartog
https://t.co/QMC1mrhRLL

[Eva Hartog @EvaHartog]

one of the main authorities on the Russian intelligence sphere (whose insights I included in my latest piece, see previous post) 👇

[Andrei Soldatov @AndreiSoldatov]

A court in Moscow has sentenced me in absentia to 4 years in a second criminal case (the first verdict is still pending).
The ruling also includes a ban on my involvement in websites and information networks — including the internet.
https://t.co/8DFGEwbkx4

[Eva Hartog @EvaHartog]

Gewoon dit: https://t.co/9Grr1hJkZZ

[Eva Hartog @EvaHartog]

Let's help get this guy a new phone.

[Evan Gershkovich @evangershkovich]

Sorry. Phone died. What did I miss? In the meantime, I wrote a book

[Eva Hartog @EvaHartog]

Igor Kostyukov, head of Russian military intelligence, on the possibility of U.S.-brokered peace talks with Ukraine stalling because of the #IranWar : "The U.S. needs the talks more than we do."

[Shaun Walker @shaunwalker7]

ICYMI: reposting my long story on intelligence backdrop to Putin's Ukraine invasion: how US/UK found out so much about Russian plans, why Europe & Zelenskyy didn't believe, & much more. 100+interviews & months of work, so I'll be happy if you have a read! https://t.co/VFqxQUPsKG

[Eva Hartog @EvaHartog]

Four years into its war against Ukraine, Moscow continues to up the ante. Russia's foreign intelligence service (SVR) this morning: "London and Paris plan to supply Kyiv with nuclear bomb"

[Eva Hartog @EvaHartog]

"I can't explain why we have different opinions on what has to be done right now,” an exasperated Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys told me last night on the EU's disunity on using Russian frozen assets. "Now is the moment. Spring is too late."

[Eva Hartog @EvaHartog]

"The Dutch election is one of the first in Europe where we see that AI has become an integral part in electoral campaigns in various ways." Story with @pieter_haeck https://t.co/eRoXbPlKq4

[Spiros Margaris @SpirosMargaris]

The week that AI deepfakes

hit Europe’s elections

https://t.co/qEkF1I5Gah @pieter_haeck @EvaHartog @POLITICOEurope

[Eva Hartog @EvaHartog]

Dutch papers today, most of which have run with Jetten as the “big winner” of yesterday’s election. Outlier is @nrc, which put Timmermans on the cover as Wilders’ main opponent. That didn’t age well…

[Eva Hartog @EvaHartog]

Less than a week from now, the Dutch will elect a new government. Ahead in the polls is the far-right PVV, widely known for its anti-Islam views. Less known is this: the party has only one formal member who makes all the decisions. Guess who? My story 👇 https://t.co/NkmX7YfHxw

[Eva Hartog @EvaHartog]

Washington is urging foreign govts to uphold Cuba sanctions, arguing it’s the largest contributor of foreign troops to Russia after N. Korea. Havana denies it. Meanwhile, Cuban recruits on the front are stuck — see my @POLITICOEurope piece early this year https://t.co/PLoS7RYVnT

[Eva Hartog @EvaHartog]

Only several days later and Estonia has been added to the list. Really interesting to exchange thoughts on Russia's game plan with @LungescuOana and @jancienski , facilitated by the inimitable @swheaton & @DionisiosSturis

[Oana Lungescu @LungescuOana]

Are #NATO & the #EU prepared to deal with Putin’s #drones over Poland & Romania? One of the questions we discuss in @POLITICOEurope’s EU Confidential podcast with @swheaton @EvaHartog @jancienski. Check it out 🎧🔽

@RUSI_org @dionis @DSturis

https://t.co/m25TZTVJ09

[Eva Hartog @EvaHartog]

Alexei Navalny's team shares a photo of what they say was the prison cell in which the late Russian opposition leader died in February 2024. Bible on the table. English-Russian dictionary on the bench. Bed bolted to the wall for maximum discomfort. Chilling.

[Георгий Албуров @alburov]

Это камера ШИЗО, в которой умирал Алексей Навальный. На столе лежит библия, на прибитой скамейке англо-русский словарь, на полу арестанские варежки, шарф и шапка. Кровать пристегнута к стене, под ней Алексея оставили разбежавшиеся вертухаи, когда он кричал от боли и просил их вызвать врача. Это небольшая часть того, что мы знаем про тот чудовищный день, но много у нас еще нет. Мы будем рады любой информации, присылайте её на [email protected]

[Eva Hartog @EvaHartog]

.@verstka_media reports that Russians with missing relatives in the war are being told to download Max for updates, incl DNA test results. Certainly one way to boost user numbers... I wrote about the Kremlin's "national messenger" last week here: 👇https://t.co/enCPIXx52u