https://bsky.app/profile/marcuskolga.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcuskolga.bsky.social/post/3mtvtghbi4k2rLet’s not forget that Canada’s neighbours put this person in a position to do this, enabling him to relentlessly threaten and abuse us while inflicting what may be irreversible damage on the U.S.-Canada relationship. Canadians will not forget.25 Aug 2026 12:36 +0000at://did:plc:vdayfo2ajvbkzuckjxkmwcnc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvtghbi4k2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcuskolga.bsky.social/post/3mtlo3nhgnc2cThe Kremlin’s denial of the 23.8.1939 Hitler-Stalin Pact is the cardinal lie on which most others are based - including those used to justify its war against Ukraine. Black Ribbon Day ensures we never forget the truth and victims of Soviet + Nazi terror. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/a2e82d8deede8d125ba7ca76dee6b790609d49fb17794c5405ffaf789ca3cdc4/GC2LDSF3INEHLF6N6NS4WYO4FA/21 Aug 2026 11:33 +0000at://did:plc:vdayfo2ajvbkzuckjxkmwcnc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtlo3nhgnc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/marcuskolga.bsky.social/post/3mtbuqqeyhc2nUkraine’s successful drone strikes deep inside Russia are putting intense pressure on the economy and the Kremlin. But Ukraine remains vulnerable to relentless Russian drone and missile attacks on civilians. I discussed the latest developments on CBC’s The National: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uikbjNjYTnE17 Aug 2026 14:06 +0000at://did:plc:vdayfo2ajvbkzuckjxkmwcnc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtbuqqeyhc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcuskolga.bsky.social/post/3mst2hklwzs2yHonoured to have co-authored this opinion about Canada's new Foreign Influence Transparency Registry with colleagues Sarah Teich and Gloria Fung for today's Globe. Will it work? That depends on its implementation and enforcement.... https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-the-new-foreign-interference-law-is-a-good-start-will-it-work/11 Aug 2026 16:38 +0000at://did:plc:vdayfo2ajvbkzuckjxkmwcnc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mst2hklwzs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcuskolga.bsky.social/post/3msjpg57ktk26Russian diplomat/FSB agent Ivan Danilenkov indulging in some not-so-sneaky anti-Ukrainian vandalism. The PM and Ms Anand should send this orc home to Putin.07 Aug 2026 23:27 +0000at://did:plc:vdayfo2ajvbkzuckjxkmwcnc/app.bsky.feed.post/3msjpg57ktk26https://bsky.app/profile/marcuskolga.bsky.social/post/3ms6rvgrygc24China is a predator, not a partner. It is helping sustain Russia’s war against Ukraine while working with Russia on anti-satellite weapons + systems designed to penetrate NATO/NORAD defenses. Charles Burton and I argue that Canada cannot ignore the Russia-China alliance. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Aug 2026 15:12 +0000at://did:plc:vdayfo2ajvbkzuckjxkmwcnc/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms6rvgrygc24https://bsky.app/profile/marcuskolga.bsky.social/post/3mrxm2lfpdk2hMore reckless, clownish foreign policy from Trump. Backtracking on Ukraine’s ability to produce Patriots will only embolden Putin and leave countless Ukrainian civilians at even greater risk from Russia’s relentless attacks. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/31/trump-cabinet-camp-david-ukraine31 Jul 2026 18:39 +0000at://did:plc:vdayfo2ajvbkzuckjxkmwcnc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrxm2lfpdk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcuskolga.bsky.social/post/3mrcyydxuuk2cThings you can’t make up: Dugin retweets Simonyan promoting a Tucker Carlson interview with an American turncoat and a senior Russian RT propagandist, in which he gushes about Putin’s Russia.23 Jul 2026 14:04 +0000at://did:plc:vdayfo2ajvbkzuckjxkmwcnc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrcyydxuuk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/marcuskolga.bsky.social/post/3mqrb7hbdus2uPutin’s repression extends well beyond Russia’s borders and into Western democratic countries, including Canada. Grateful to Alex Shprintsen, Terry McKenna and the CBC team for giving survivors the opportunity to share their experiences -and my own- with Canadians. https://youtu.be/teckdoLF0Kc?si=xhJiEz_BBUZHeCwy16 Jul 2026 12:43 +0000at://did:plc:vdayfo2ajvbkzuckjxkmwcnc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqrb7hbdus2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcuskolga.bsky.social/post/3mqjq3ffk4k22The Lukashenka regime is seizing property of Belarusian Canadians, harassing relatives + monitoring activities in efforts to intimidate them into silence. My new Atlantic Council DFRLab report on Belarusian transnational repression in Canada is featured in today’s Globe. https://dfrlab.org/2026/07/13/distance-wont-protect-you-belarusian-transnational-repression-in-13 Jul 2026 12:48 +0000at://did:plc:vdayfo2ajvbkzuckjxkmwcnc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqjq3ffk4k22https://bsky.app/profile/marcuskolga.bsky.social/post/3mq7okukqdk2wRussians are increasingly realizing that Putin has dragged their country into hopeless economic + social peril through an unwinnable, strategically pointless, criminal war. That realization is becoming a threat to the regime itself. Let’s help Ukraine finish the job https://nationalpost.com/opinion/marcus-kolga-putins-russia-is-at-a-dead-end-canada-must-help-ukraine-finish-the-job09 Jul 2026 12:54 +0000at://did:plc:vdayfo2ajvbkzuckjxkmwcnc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq7okukqdk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/marcuskolga.bsky.social/post/3mpqpl5ajos2kCanada’s Foreign Influence Transparency Registry comes into force August 4. By Oct 2, Canadians acting on behalf of foreign states or collaborating with RT, Kremlin-linked think tanks + groups like the Canada Eurasia Russia Business Assc must be registered. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-canadas-foreign-influence-registry-expected-to-launch-in-early-august/03 Jul 2026 14:03 +0000at://did:plc:vdayfo2ajvbkzuckjxkmwcnc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpqpl5ajos2khttps://bsky.app/profile/marcuskolga.bsky.social/post/3mpmbygzess2sDisgraceful. Spotted just north of Barrie Ontario on Canada Day. There’s nothing patriotic about defacing our national symbols.01 Jul 2026 19:49 +0000at://did:plc:vdayfo2ajvbkzuckjxkmwcnc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpmbygzess2shttps://bsky.app/profile/marcuskolga.bsky.social/post/3moks5ul2vs25“…if Ukraine burns, your Moscow will burn too” - President Zelensky, June 18, 2026.18 Jun 2026 12:08 +0000at://did:plc:vdayfo2ajvbkzuckjxkmwcnc/app.bsky.feed.post/3moks5ul2vs25https://bsky.app/profile/marcuskolga.bsky.social/post/3moe6wjn3lc2bX, Meta, Google +TikTok shape what millions of Canadians see every day. We cannot not rely on their goodwill. My new Balsillie paper argues for a Canadian DSA, aligned w/ Europe, to demands transparency, accountability + action against information manipulation. https://balsilliepapers.ca/bsia-paper/defending-canadas-information-sovereignty-aligning-with-the-eus-digital-services-act/15 Jun 2026 21:08 +0000at://did:plc:vdayfo2ajvbkzuckjxkmwcnc/app.bsky.feed.post/3moe6wjn3lc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcuskolga.bsky.social/post/3mo6heowrt225On June 14, we remember the tens of thousands of Estonians, Latvians and Lithuanians forced from their homes at gun point, forced into cattle cars + sent to Gulag camps in 1941. We must never forget + must demand justice for these Soviet Russian crimes. https://macdonaldlaurier.ca/perpetrators-soviet-crimes-account/13 Jun 2026 14:23 +0000at://did:plc:vdayfo2ajvbkzuckjxkmwcnc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo6heowrt225https://bsky.app/profile/marcuskolga.bsky.social/post/3mnwo4ubdhs2nEven Russia’s playgrounds are now being weaponized by Putin’s regime. Children are being surrounded by vulgar militarist propaganda that glorifies war, normalizes violence, and conditions them to accept aggression as patriotism. https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-playgrounds-war-theme-militarize-children/33770975.html10 Jun 2026 12:02 +0000at://did:plc:vdayfo2ajvbkzuckjxkmwcnc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnwo4ubdhs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/marcuskolga.bsky.social/post/3mnrm5i7its2aCanadian businessman whose company sells armoured trucks to repressive authoritarian regimes, including Russia, has been sanctioned by EU but both he and his UAE based company escaped Canada’s sanctions list. Why? https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-guerman-goutorov-streit-group-russia-ukraine-war/08 Jun 2026 11:44 +0000at://did:plc:vdayfo2ajvbkzuckjxkmwcnc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnrm5i7its2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/marcuskolga.bsky.social/post/3mm7qmo3i422mGreat to see Canada’s MFA, Anita Anand, in Tallinn tomorrow to inaugurate Canada’s embassy in Estonia. It was an honour to help lead the advocacy to establish the embassy + I remain grateful to @chrystia-freeland.bsky.social for her leadership in advancing it. https://arvamus.postimees.ee/8473865/marcus-kolga-kanada-kohalolek-tallinnas-on-voit-eestlastele-molemal-pool-atlandi-ookeani19 May 2026 15:50 +0000at://did:plc:vdayfo2ajvbkzuckjxkmwcnc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm7qmo3i422m