‘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.

“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

Germany plans to give spies vast new powers in rollback of postwar restraints Berlin is preparing its foreign intelligence service for a world where the U.S. halts intelligence sharing.

Interesting read by colleague Nette Nöstlinger on Germany's plans to ramp up its intelligence prowess in light of the Russian (and U.S.) threats www.politico.eu/article/germ...

For Russia, Greenland offers an ‘ideal solution’ to its Ukraine problem Moscow’s approach to the showdown over the Arctic island: Troll and hope the West falls apart.

#GlobalEurope & #UkraineWar: For #Russia, #Greenland offers an ‘ideal solution’ to its #Ukraine problem, by @evahartog.bsky.social | Politico

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Whose world is it now? Trump, power and Europe Europe had barely switched off its out-of-office replies before geopolitics came roaring back. In the first days of January, events in Caracas — and rhetoric f

This week on EU Confidential, host Sarah Wheaton is joined by Allison Hoffman, Nick Vinocur, Eva Hartog and Bartosz Brzeziński to unpack what Donald Trump’s moves in Venezuela reveal about the world he’s shaping — and the uncomfortable position they leave Europe in.

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"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."

🎙️Buitenlandse Zaken blikt terug op grote geopolitieke ontwikkelingen van het afgelopen jaar, tijdens een speciale live-opname. Met oa Rusland-expert @evahartog.bsky.social oud-China-correspondent Garrie van Pinxteren, en Groene-redacteur @yaghoubsharhani.bsky.social 👉 www.groene.nl/podcasts/bui...

The week that AI deepfakes hit Europe’s elections Dutch and Irish elections show voters now have to worry if the political content they consume is real.

The 🇳🇱 elections were not the first (or the last) w AI generated images. But the combination of AI content, systematic far-right circulation, and use of chabots for vote advice was a new ‘AI cocktail’.

Comments in @evahartog.bsky.social @pieterhaeck.bsky.social story
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The week that AI deepfakes hit Europe’s elections Dutch and Irish elections show voters now have to worry if the political content they consume is real.

"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." My story with @pieterhaeck.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/elec...

Geert Wilders’ one-man rule — and what that means for the Dutch How Europe’s smallest party became the Netherlands’ largest political force.

Less than a week from now the #Netherlands will elect a new government. Ahead in the polls is the far-right PVV — widely known for its anti-Islam rhetoric, less known for this: the party has only one formal member who makes all the decisions. Guess who. My story:
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Geert Wilders’ one-man rule — and what that means for the Dutch How Europe’s smallest party became the Netherlands’ largest political force.

Geert Wilders’ one-man rule — and what that means for the Dutch

How Europe’s smallest party became the Netherlands’ largest political force.

By @evahartog.bsky.social
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Wilders uitgelegd voor buitenlanders

Door @evahartog.bsky.social in @politico.eu

Putin’s passport trap: The Cubans caught in Moscow’s endless war “As Russian citizens, we have to stay on the front — until the end,” one recruit said.

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
@politico.eu piece early this year tinyurl.com/2ps8ww8u

Verstka reports that Russians with missing relatives in the war are being told to download Max for updates, including DNA results. I wrote about the Kremlin's "national messenger" last week here: 👇www.politico.eu/article/russia-app-max-d...

Eva Hartog neemt afscheid van haar vader, Paustovski-vertaler Wim Hartog, én haar professionele vader, Derk Sauer Kort na elkaar verloor journalist Eva Hartog haar vader, Paustovski-vertaler Wim Hartog, én haar professionele vader, Derk Sauer, met wie ze samenwerkte bij The Moscow Times. Ondanks hun verschillende...

Ik mocht iets schrijven voor @groene.nl
over het overlijden van mijn vader Wim Hartog, en van mijn mentor Derk Sauer. In het kort: de missie is (nog) groter dan de man. Laten we dat vooral niet vergeten. www.groene.nl/artikel/wim-...