Analyst Russia and former USSR. Sideline: China https://xitter.cf/t.co/xIAd4UZyGc + https://xitter.cf/t.co/2PyXvFC8Ze Lezingen e.d., mail: [email protected]
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Kan Poetin rustig achterover leunen nu hij 'zijn discipel' Trump heeft ingepakt, en de EU, te beginnen in Duitsland en Frankrijk, van binnenuit kapot wordt gemaakt door extreem-links en - rechts? Mijn commentaar gisteren op @NPO1 , bij 'Eva': npo.nl/start/afspelen/eva_33…
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We need to consider banning European political parties that are loyal to the Kremlin. They would side with Russia if it attacked, and that makes them a serious national security risk
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🇫🇷🇷🇺 French intelligence agencies have confirmed that Russia-linked bot networks are weaponizing the past weekend's violent riots by flooding social media with old, recycled, and AI-generated fake videos of police brutality to provoke the rioters even further.
Russian networks like "Matryoshka" are acting as digital opportunistic arsonists, intentionally exaggerating the scale of the chaos to simulate nationwide civil unrest.
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Donald Trump has abandoned the Western order, turning America into a Russian ally, @RadioFreeTom argues: theatln.tc/ZkAeQt3l
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In de Donbas zijn hulpverleners die burgers evacueren voortdurend doelwit. Tijdens een evacuatie in #Sloviansk verwoestten de Russen de auto van volunteer Vladyslav Samusenko met een drone. Een paar minuten later stuurden ze hem een private message met een foto van hun misdaad. 'We weten waar je woont.'
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Tens of millions of dollars that the London-listed iron ore giant Ferrexpo donated to a Ukrainian charity were not used for their intended purpose, according to a forensic report shared with OCCRP. Instead, the charitable funds flowed through dozens of Ukrainian companies — some of which were owned or controlled by Ferrexpo’s then-CEO Kostyantyn Zhevago.
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Der russischen Turnerin Angelina Melnikowa wurde die Einreise zur WM nach Rotterdam wegen ihrer Nähe zum Kreml verweigert. Die Behörden haben gemacht, wozu der Weltverband nicht in der Lage war. Link in X-Bio.
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Unbelievable.
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Trump: "Russia, frankly, has been fine on Ukraine. They haven't been doing much."
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Same day a Russian drone killed six civilians, including children, in a Kharkiv region park. Overnight strikes cut power to 550,000 households. Ukrainian civilian casualties up 85% y/y in September.
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Hoe is de speech NAVO generaal Grynkewich aangekomen in Rusland? "Ook voor Poetin is de toespraak van de militaire commandant een oppepper," zegt Rusland expert @HSalemon in podcast De Dag op @NPORadio1.
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Donald Trump has abandoned the Western order, turning America into a Russian ally, @RadioFreeTom argues: theatln.tc/ZkAeQt3l
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PS I’ve met Putin many times and listened in on calls with him as well. I also speak Russian. Yes he is soft spoken, deliberate, and measured. So what? He’s still a killer. He still launched a barbaric invasion of Ukraine, that has produced tragic loss of life not seen on this scale in Europe since WWII.
Vance: "I've never met Putin in person. I've spoken to him on the phone. He was calmer than you might expect. The American media has a stereotype of him. He's very deliberate and measured in his words.
I think, at his core, he's someone who cares about Russia's interests as he sees them. One reason he respects the President is that he recognizes the President cares about the interests of the American people."
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The United States is delaying the delivery of Patriot interceptor missiles already paid for under a NATO-coordinated weapons purchasing initiative, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with Bloomberg on Oct. 18. @KyivIndependent
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Door schepen enkele kilometers buiten de territoriale wateren aan te vallen, voorkomt Rusland een harde NAVO-reactie. “Het blijft uiterst link”, zegt HCSS defensie expert @PPMBolder in @gva.
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Russian media in an uproar, elated that Putin owns Trump completely and their wars can continue to expand.
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Wordt Oekraïne anno 2026 geofferd in een nieuw duivelspact, net als in 1939? Zal het ook vrede brengen? Nee. Recente column over het verraad van Trump en de oorlogsdoelen van Poetin👇
nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/10/14/afg…
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Meanwhile in Russia: state TV host Vladimir Solovyov and his guests worried that Congress will derail Trump's diesel deal with Russia, besmirched Americans, insulted the British and mentioned me (because my ongoing reporting keeps getting on their nerves).
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Op de avond dat Rusland opnieuw flats in Kyiv heeft gebombardeerd, noemt Angelina de weigering van haar visum voor Rotterdam “een onmenselijke behandeling”.
Want sport moet natuurlijk buiten ‘politiek’ blijven? Even een simpele check:
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De speech van Grynkewich moest NAVO-burgers in een tijd van hybride aanvallen geruststellen en tegelijk een stevige waarschuwing geven aan het adres van Rusland. @HSalemon keek naar Russische tv en andere media om te zien hoe de toespraak daar is geland.
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