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Hans Rustad

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Uprising against brutal forced conscription in Ukraine
Hans Rustad 
Forced recruitment of young men to the front has long provoked strong reactions among Ukrainians. In Lviv, open unrest broke out during the night…

News

Sánchez caved in
Hans Rustad 
Trump said the United States would halt all trade with Spain. The announcement came as a shock at the NATO summit in Ankara. But…

News

Tehran targets journalists abroad
Hans Rustad 
Romanians George Stana and Nandito Badea were sentenced to 12 and eight years’ imprisonment respectively for the attempted murder of Iranian journalist Pouria Zeraati…

The board

Minorities and people with gaps in their CVs fast-tracked into police jobs
Hans Rustad 
When one reads that “several people with immigrant backgrounds, reduced functional ability and gaps in their CVs have got jobs in the police”, there…

Editorials

What does the judgment against Le Pen say about the state of the rule of law in Europe?
Hans Rustad 
History is not a toolbox where one can play with whatever happens to suit. History is full of warnings. The elite believes it can…

News

Trump fed up with Iran: “They are sick people”
Hans Rustad 
Trump has had enough of Iran’s leadership and says the memorandum no longer applies. Now the weapons are doing the talking. Trump is evidently…

News

Trump: US halts all trade with Spain
Hans Rustad 
Trump says the United States will halt all trade with Spain. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez refused to allow the Americans to use Spanish bases…

Feature

Støre “steels himself” ahead of meeting with Trump
Hans Rustad 
Trump can make Ibsen’s words his own: «Whether I hammer or am hammered, there shall nevertheless be wailing.» No matter what Trump achieves, it…

News

Støre more confrontational towards China than Norwegian media suggest
Hans Rustad 
The press release from the meeting between Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi gives the impression of little more…

Opinion

The devaluation of the term “Expert”
Hans Rustad 
One consequence of the crusade against Trump is that the label “expert” has lost all meaning. When Eirik Løkke expresses his views, he does…

Opinion

The hoof protrudes
Hans Rustad 
The Government is trying to capitalise politically on Norway’s FIFA World Cup campaign. Minister of Culture and Equality Lubna Jaffery claims that state funding…

Opinion

Norway erupts in celebration
Hans Rustad 
The result exceeded all expectations, and tens of thousands of people in central Oslo and at Ullevaal Stadium were able to celebrate without restraint.…

News

Democrats want to make Islamic holidays official state holidays
Hans Rustad 
While Republicans in states such as Texas are busy stemming Islamic influence, Democrats in California are doing the opposite: They are voting to make…

Editorials

What America can teach Europeans
Hans Rustad 
To understand what the USA is, we must first understand ourselves. But Western Europe is unable to understand the patriots’ USA. They have become…

News Brief

Two-tier legal system: Helped husband embezzle 30 million – sentenced to 1 year and 8 months
Hans Rustad 
A woman was an assistant in her husband’s law firm and helped embezzle client funds to the tune of around 60 million. The District…

Editorials

The drone war changes not only the war, but also the people
Hans Rustad 
Kyiv Independent follows a drone team on the front line in the east. It is a window into a reality everyone should know. This…