Lars Eide

Norwegian lawyer and civil servant (ret.)
Norwegian, European, US politics - Human Rights - Constitutional law Cartoons #StandWithUkraine

[Vatnik Soup @P_Kallioniemi]

My dog every time I open a bag of chips:

[Stephanie Baker @StephaniBaker]

The Kremlin’s cognitive warfare is evolving. Leaked documents from Russia’s Social Design Agency reveal efforts to move beyond planting fabricated stories on social media. Now Russian influence operators are trying to create Wikipedia clones and fake think tanks to shape the information powering search engines and AI chatbots. https://t.co/R1NqMxyJjr

[David Frum @davidfrum]

In the old USSR, people could be arrested for photographing bridges, tunnels, etc. A repressive and paranoid regime assumed the photographers must be spies and saboteurs. Americans laughed at such petty tyranny. Nothing like that could happen in their free country! Until now.

[Barstool Sports @barstoolsports]

Imagine you’re on your morning commute in NYC and you meet the Viking Row head on

[Financial Times @FT]

America’s allies look to declare independence from the US https://t.co/57zySMskx5 | opinion

[Gideon Rachman @gideonrachman]

Never forgave Zelensky for standing up to him in Kyiv and refusing to sign away Ukraine’s mineral rights. According to our correspondent who saw Bessent, immediately afterwards, he was trembling after meeting Zelensky

[Lars Eide @lars_eide]

@ruthbenghiat Pretty obvious. https://t.co/MRR58AdpJI

[Lars Eide @lars_eide]

@LorrieAnn25 @NBCNews With the many examples of Trump, ICE and the FBI abusing their power, it should be a given to support Slotkin's proposal. Trump's contempt for law and justice is obvious, and you Republicans know it. Sad to see today's GOP, greetings from Norway. https://t.co/MRR58AdpJI

[Kateryna Lisunova @KaterynaLis]

Vladyslav Heraskevych (@heraskevych ):

“I am willing to speak in any capacity, in every scenario about Ukraine and what is happening in our country. For me, this is much more important than anything else in my life. We are facing devastating losses and a devastating tragedy. And it is not right to ignore it or pretend that everything is fine.”

“My goal is to come back in four years to the French Olympics with the same helmet - and win Ukraine’s first-ever Olympic medal in skeleton,” said in an interview with Kateryna Lisunova in New York.

Just as promised, I’m dropping a very inspiring interview with an equally inspiring person.

Please watch, share, and subscribe on YouTube. This story needs your boost and support, friends 👇🙏

https://t.co/nL708J7eUp

[max seddon @maxseddon]

Ukraine's attacks on Russia's energy facilities have made plumes of black smoke and fuel rationing a fact of life.

Today's hit on the Moscow Oil Refinery was part of the largest ever drone strike on the Russian capital. Our story with @fabrice_deprez: https://t.co/74sNUK2TSb

[Kate from Kharkiv @BohuslavskaKate]

MACRON: Americans tried to negotiate with Russia. What was the result of those efforts? Nothing.

We Europeans also tried to negotiate with Russia. What happened? Nothing.

Zelenskyy also said, "I’m ready to negotiate with Russia." What did Putin say? "No."

So, President Trump, just like all the G7 members, agreed that Russia has shown no serious willingness to engage in peace negotiations.

We all agreed to increase our support for Ukraine. We all stated that we would increase pressure on Russia, and we all agreed to remain steadfast on this path.

This represents real change compared to the last few months, not just from Europe, but from all G7 members and all those who support Ukraine.

[Andrii Sybiha 🇺🇦 @andrii_sybiha]

From Evian to Brussels.

Building on the momentum created at the G7 Summit, in the coming days, together with President @ZelenskyyUa, we will work with allies and partners to accelerate decisions on defense support, strengthen pressure on Russia, and reinforce our shared security.

A stronger Ukraine means a stronger Europe. And a stronger Europe brings lasting peace closer for all of us.

[Andrii Sybiha 🇺🇦 @andrii_sybiha]

One of the most popular questions asked by Muscovites this morning is “What is going on?”

I can answer. Your country started a war of aggression against ours. For years, it has been killing our people.

Now that you know what’s going on, ask Putin when he is planning to end it.

[Saint Javelin @saintjavelin]

When Notre-Dame burned in 2019, the world stopped.

Today, Russia damages Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, a monastery nearly 1,000 years old and older than Notre-Dame itself.

A thousand years of history deserves the same attention, the same sympathy, and the same protection.

[Kateryna Lisunova @KaterynaLis]

Very emotional moment from the interview with Zelenskyy. You should watch this.

JOURNALIST: Do you miss being an actor?

ZELENSKYY:?I miss being a good father.

JOURNALIST: When your children were little, what did you tell them the most? What was the thing that you told them the most when they were small?

ZELENSKYY: I love you.

JOURNALIST: And what do you tell them now that they're older?

ZELENSKYY: Oh, I miss you.

JOURNALIST: When was the last time you cried?

ZELENSKYY: I will try to do it after our interview. No, I mean this, between us. I'm a normal man and then there are a lot of different moments, between us, almost each day, a lot of losses on the battlefield and civilians, and there are absolutely crazy attacks on our people.

And I'm just, it's… I mean, It's very difficult really, when I give orders (medals). I said about it. It's always difficult for me when I give orders (medals) to the mothers and fathers, who lost their children. In such moments, really, I often cry.

JOURNALIST: Are you a hero?

ZELENSKYY: No.

JOURNALIST: So who is your hero?

ZELENSKYY:?My hero? My children, my army, our army, and Ukrainian people. So I'm a part… I'm also a Ukrainian, so I'm a part of our nation. But now our nation, I think, that our nation is absolutely heroic.

[Kate from Kharkiv @BohuslavskaKate]

Merz: "Ukraine has been defending its freedom for more than 4 years."

(AfD members laughing)

Merz: "That’s telling sign, ladies and gentlemen. They laugh about it, they laugh about fate of millions of people in Ukraine and they travel to Moscow for their champagne receptions."

[Lars Eide @lars_eide]

@PerfectOurUnion @jimsciutto Never forget Mike Johnson’s key role in Donald Trump’s attempts to subvert the results of the 2020 election. He will forever be a election denier. https://t.co/aOnTUwE2vH

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

Open Letter
To the President of the Russian Federation
From the President of Ukraine

When you came to power in Russia more than 26 years ago, many people in Ukraine viewed you positively. That is how it was. But that is now in the past.
Now, the overwhelming majority of Ukrainians view it positively that our long-range drones paid a visit to the opening of your forum in St. Petersburg, covering a distance of more than 1,000 kilometers. As you know very well, that distance is not the limit of our capabilities.

[UNITED24 Media @United24media]

👀 The opening day of Putin's St. Petersburg International Economic Forum features a stark reality check with a vital oil terminal ablaze.

[Shaun Pinner @ShaunPinnerUA]

🔥 This is what St. Petersburg looks like just two hours before the opening of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) and Vladimir Putin's keynote speech.

Bahaahaahaaa!

Notably, a representative of the Trump administration is reportedly attending the forum as Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine and Trump continues to “WHITEWASH WAR CRIMES ”

The optics could hardly be more striking. 🇺🇦