Only Trump can save Russia.

@Wikipedia is systematically changing the birthplaces of Baltic nationals born between 1945 and 1991 to “Soviet Union.” I corrected my own birthplace to Estonia. Within two minutes, an editor changed it back to “Estonian SSR, Soviet Union” Let me be clear: I was born in Estonia — temporarily occupied by the Soviet Union. That is what I was told by my parents and what I have known all my life. If Wikipedia wishes to write “Soviet-occupied Estonia,” that would at least reflect historical reality. But reducing my birthplace to “Estonian SSR” erases the fact of occupation, Estonia's identity and the legal continuity of the Republic of Estonia. I have spent much of my life working to restore and safeguard Estonia’s independence. Having non-Baltic editors insist on rewriting my birthplace as “Estonian SSR” feels like a symbolic continuation of that occupation. People born in Nazi-occupied Denmark were still born in Denmark. People born today in Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine are still born in Ukraine. Does Wikipedia list “Reichskommissariat Ostland, Generalbezirk Estland” as the birthplace of people born in Estonia between 1941 and 1944? Estonian SSR was a construct created by the Russian occupiers never recognised by anyone and is used today as a meme of Russian imperialist hallucinations.

Remembrance is not a violation. I met with Ukrainian skeleton racer and member of Ukraine’s National Olympic Team, Vladyslav Heraskevych, and his father, coach of Ukraine’s skeleton team, Mykhailo Heraskevych. I presented Vladyslav with the Order of Freedom. Ukraine will always have champions and Olympians. But above all, Ukraine’s greatest asset is Ukrainians – those who cherish the truth and the memory of the athletes killed by Russia, athletes who will never compete again because of the Russian aggression. Thank you for your stance, your strength, and your courage. Glory to Ukraine!

This 8 year old Professional Ukrainian Gymnast Can't compete either because russia blew her leg off F*ck you 🖕🇷🇺

"Man rokās ir ķivere. Domāju, visiem ir skaidrs, ko šajā brīdī tas nozīmē. Gribu, lai visa Latvijas tauta un pasaule zina, ka mēs šajā grūtajā laikā esam ar Ukrainu. Bijām, esam un būsim. Mēs esam ar Ukrainu. Slava Ukrainai!" sarunā ar Latvijas Televīziju teica Aparjods. #LSM #ZiemasOS2026

Better call Peter G 🇱🇻

"If remembering the fallen is a violation of the rules, then silence about their killers is complicity." Ukrainian footballers at the Russian‑destroyed Lokomotyv stadium in Kyiv showed their support for Vladyslav Heraskevych, who was disqualified before the first run of the 2026 Olympic skeleton event because he refused to follow the order not to wear his "helmet of remembrance" with images of Ukrainian athletes killed by Russia.

Disqualified by IOC. Overqualified by dignity.

I want to thank everyone for all the support we’re receiving. There really is an incredible amount of it. For me, the sacrifice of the people depicted on the helmet means more than any medal ever could - because they gave the most precious thing they had. And simple respect toward them is exactly what I want to give.

🇱🇻🇺🇦 Latvijas skeletona izlases treneris Ivo Šteinbergs trešdien publiski vērsās pie Starptautiskās Olimpiskās komitejas (SOK) ar aicinājumu nepieļaut Ukrainas sportistu diskvalifikāciju. “Nekādā gadījumā mēs nevaram pieļaut to, ka bojā gājušo sportistu piemiņa ir iemesls diskvalifikācijai (..), ka tiek vērsti noteikumi pret ukraiņu sportistiem,” paziņojumā “Instagram” norāda Šteinbergs. delfi.lv/a/120106388

Am I showing “conflict” on the helmet? I’m showing athletes who died since last Winter Olympic Games . By which details did he determine that the helmet is showing a conflict? The whole world sees ‘memory’, but he sees a conflict?

The Olympic Committee (IOC) doesn’t want you to see this. So, here it is: a helmet honoring Ukrainian Olympic athletes killed defending their country against the barbarian russian invasion that is now entering its fifth year. The Olympic Games have always been Political Games. In 2022 Olympics, China asked putin to wait until its Games were over before invading Ukraine. So let’s stop the hypocrisy. @iocmedia @heraskevych

Olimpiskie apļi ir totalitāro režīmu instruments, norāda žurnālists Armands Puče. "Tas būtībā ir Hitlera izdomāts formāts. Nacistiskā Vācija 1936. gadā izveidoja šī brīža moderno olimpisko spēļu kārtību."  Puče uzsver, ka Olimpiskās spēles nav atdalāmas no politikas – tur, kur ir karogi un himnas, tur ir arī politika. Tāpat viņa ieskatā arī Latvija šobrīd uztur olimpisko apļu sapni. "MVP diskusiju" skaties Delfi

I race for them / Я змагаюсь за них ❤️‍🩹 Сьогодні розкажу про шолом, в якому я збираюсь виступати на Олімпійських іграх вже через кілька днів. На шоломі намальовані спортсмени які були вбиті під час війни, а точніше лише маленька їх частина. Це несправедливо, й ці люди не мали б йти від нас в такому ранньому віці. Цим я хочу віддати данину цим людям та їх родинам. Світ має знати ціну Української свободи. —— Today I’m going to tell you about the helmet in which I will compete at the Olympic Games in just a few days. On the helmet are depicted athletes who were killed during the war — or to be more precise, only a small fraction of them. It is unfair, and these people should not have left us at such a young age. With this I want to pay tribute to these individuals and to their families. The world needs to know the true price of Ukrainian freedom.

Vladyslav Heraskevych at the 2026 Olympics wearing a helmet with photographs of Ukrainian athletes who had been killed by the russian war. “Some of them were my friends,” he said. 💔

If you still think the Trump WH is being played by Russia, then the one who is being played is you. The fake negotiations, the "two weeks" delays, the threats and calls, it's all a charade. Trump has worked hand in glove with Russia to try to force Ukraine to surrender.

We await the reaction of America to the Russian strikes. It was the U.S. proposal—to halt strikes on energy during diplomacy and severe winter weather. The President of the United States made the request personally. Russia responded with a record number of ballistic missiles.

🗣️ Statement from Shakhtar CEO Serhii Palkin on the potential return of Russia to international FIFA tournaments. "The position from FIFA President Gianni Infantino regarding the possible return of Russian teams to international competitions represents a complete detachment from reality and I am profoundly disappointed by it. "The reality is this: we have been surviving a full scale war for four years. Hundreds of thousands of people have been killed. Cities have been destroyed. Civilian, sporting, energy and heating infrastructure has been devastated. The lives of millions of people has been shattered. "I want to publicly ask Mr Infantino: What led him to make such a statement at this moment? And why, after four years of war, has he not once come to Ukraine to see with his own eyes what is happening here? "Let him come and see how people live. How children play football in Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipro, Kyiv and Lviv - under air-raid sirens, next to bomb shelters, under the constant threat of missiles and drones. "I invite Mr Infantino to attend our first match in February. Let him speak with our players - with Dmytro Riznyk, who lost his brother in the war, and with Denys Tvardovskyi, whose father was also killed defending Ukraine. "Just yesterday, 16 Ukrainian miners were killed when a Russian drone hit the bus they were travelling in. Many of them were supporters of FC Shakhtar. This horror does not stop. "And a statement about the return of Russian football is not a 'step towards peace'. It is a continuation of this horror. It is an attempt to pretend that war and aggression do not exist. "Football cannot exist outside reality. And it has no right to turn a blind eye to evil. "Mr Infantino should also reflect on this: by supporting the return of Russia to international competitions, he would be making not only a sporting decision, but a political and moral one. "And such a decision carries responsibility - including responsibility for complicity in the silencing of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by Russia against Ukraine."

FIFA President Gianni Infantino said the ban on the participation of Russian athletes should be lifted: "We have to. Definitely." "Because this ban has not achieved anything, it has just created more frustration and hatred." He said he believes "having girls and boys from Russia being able to play football games in other parts of Europe would help." I strongly disagree. Russian sports is very much a part of Russia’s politics, and most Russian athletes openly support the Kremlin’s regime. Source: news.sky.com/story/fifa-pres…