Arnout Brouwers
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Arnout Brouwers
@abrouwers.bsky.social
Diplomatic correspondent @volkskrant
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Oppenheimer, gozer, bedankt
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Oppenheimer, gozer, bedankt
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February 8, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Oppenheimer, gozer, bedankt
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Oppenheimer, gozer, bedankt
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February 8, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Putin isn’t really winning. Europe needs to make that clear - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT
Putin isn’t really winning. Europe needs to make that clear
Behind Russia’s victory narrative in Ukraine is a system under strain. To fight back, the ‘middle powers’ must work harder on their own story
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February 7, 2026 at 9:01 AM
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In de zwaarste oorlogswinter tot nu toe worden de opties er voor Oekraïne niet beter op
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In de zwaarste oorlogswinter tot nu toe worden de opties er voor Oekraïne niet beter op
Ondanks beloften van een staakt-het-vuren voert Rusland de terreur tegen Oekraïne verder op. Nu Kyiv geen redding hoeft te verwachten uit Europa en Amerika, zullen aan de onderhandelingstafel ‘onmogel...
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February 6, 2026 at 7:12 PM
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Yet another massive Russian attack on Ukraine last night.

Russia attacked energy infrastructure in the western parts of Ukraine.

Emergency electricity shutdowns in Ukraine.

There are injured and a lot of damage.

Yet another Russian war crime.
February 7, 2026 at 7:20 AM
In de zwaarste oorlogswinter tot nu toe worden de opties er voor Oekraïne niet beter op
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In de zwaarste oorlogswinter tot nu toe worden de opties er voor Oekraïne niet beter op
Ondanks beloften van een staakt-het-vuren voert Rusland de terreur tegen Oekraïne verder op. Nu Kyiv geen redding hoeft te verwachten uit Europa en Amerika, zullen aan de onderhandelingstafel ‘onmogel...
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February 6, 2026 at 7:12 PM
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Wat hebben wij Europeanen ermee te maken dat Oekraïners bevriezen omdat Russen hun energie-infrastructuur hebben kapotgeschoten? Nou, veel.
January 30, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Wat hebben wij Europeanen ermee te maken dat Oekraïners bevriezen omdat Russen hun energie-infrastructuur hebben kapotgeschoten? Nou, veel.
January 30, 2026 at 10:48 AM
True: you can bomb civilians in a Ukrainian train and the news media will not report it in a big way because...
Everyone should see this right now. A baby being pulled out of a passenger train in 🇺🇦Ukraine. Civilians purposefully targeted by russian Shahed drones. This is sick. A friend of mine on the train just sent me this harrowing footage.

#russiaHitsCivilians
#russiaIsATerroistState
#russianWarCrimes
January 28, 2026 at 11:41 AM
"People in Tehran, including officials, say the real death toll may approach 20,000. In 1989 China’s leaders survived mass protests by killing thousands near Tiananmen Square. Iran appears to have followed that script." www.economist.com/middle-east-...
After Iran’s massacres, tensions grow inside the regime
Even as dissidents rally, rivalries may stymie their efforts
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January 26, 2026 at 12:07 PM
"The only parallel offered by online databases occurred in the Holocaust. On the outskirts of Kyiv on Sept. 29 and 30, 1941, Nazi death squads executed 33,000 Ukrainian Jews by gunshot in a ravine known as Babyn Yar."
January 26, 2026 at 11:54 AM
The number of 30.304 "does not reflect protest-related deaths of people registered at military hospitals, whose bodies were taken directly to morgues, or that happened in locales the inquiry did not reach."
January 26, 2026 at 11:52 AM
"So many people were slaughtered by Iranian security services on that Thursday and Friday, it overwhelmed the state’s capacity to dispose of the dead. Stocks of body bags were exhausted, the officials said, and eighteen-wheel semi-trailers replaced ambulances."
January 26, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Voor het geval de enormiteit van de slachtpartij in Iran nog niet op het netvlies stond👇👇👇
"As many as 30,000 people could have been killed in the streets of Iran on Jan. 8 and 9 alone, two senior officials of the country’s Ministry of Health told TIME—indicating a dramatic surge in the death toll."

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Iran Protest Death Toll Could Top 30,000: Local Officials
According to two senior officials of the country’s Ministry of Health who spoke with TIME.
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January 26, 2026 at 11:39 AM
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To all my smug fellow Europeans, sitting like myself in their warm comfortable homes, do you honestly think posterity s going to forgive us for what we are (not) doing now?
The power outages and freezing conditions in Ukraine right now are insane. Greenland news and war “coverage fatigue” not giving it the presence in headlines it deserves. The humanitarian impact is absolutely staggering.
January 24, 2026 at 10:37 PM
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The first Minnesota murder, they refused to let a medical professional help the woman they shot. The second Minnesota murder, they simply shot the medical professional.
January 24, 2026 at 10:03 PM
To all my smug fellow Europeans, sitting like myself in their warm comfortable homes, do you honestly think posterity s going to forgive us for what we are (not) doing now?
The power outages and freezing conditions in Ukraine right now are insane. Greenland news and war “coverage fatigue” not giving it the presence in headlines it deserves. The humanitarian impact is absolutely staggering.
January 24, 2026 at 10:37 PM
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I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening.

The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
January 24, 2026 at 4:04 PM
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Trumps verraad aan de beginselen van het bondgenootschap laat blijvend sporen na
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Trumps verraad aan de beginselen van het bondgenootschap laat blijvend sporen na
Met knappe crisisdiplomatie ontzenuwde Navo-chef Rutte de Groenlandcrisis. Maar er zijn diepe wonden geslagen door de confrontatie tussen Trump en Europa.
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January 23, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Trumps verraad aan de beginselen van het bondgenootschap laat blijvend sporen na
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Trumps verraad aan de beginselen van het bondgenootschap laat blijvend sporen na
Met knappe crisisdiplomatie ontzenuwde Navo-chef Rutte de Groenlandcrisis. Maar er zijn diepe wonden geslagen door de confrontatie tussen Trump en Europa.
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January 23, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Als de Groenlandcrisis tussen de Navo-bondgenoten bezworen wordt, is dat een enorme opsteker voor Oekraïne – dat de steun van Europa én Amerika nodig blijft houden.
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Als Groenlandcrisis bezworen wordt, hoopt Kyiv weer bovenaan de Navo-agenda te staan
Als de Groenlandcrisis tussen de Navo-bondgenoten bezworen wordt, is dat een enorme opsteker voor Oekraïne – dat de steun van Europa én Amerika nodig blijft houden.
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January 22, 2026 at 6:05 AM
Waar NIEMAND het meer over heeft.
Several Ukrainian air defense systems ran out of missiles until a new shipment arrived this morning, Zelensky said. He noted the munitions are now in Ukraine but came at a heavy cost in lives and effort.
January 18, 2026 at 8:36 AM
The Mad King runs into a Wall over his freakish Greenland obsession?
Republicans are trying to scare Trump back to reality as he talks about taking Greenland by any means necessary.

GOP Rep. Don Bacon predicted it would lead to impeachment and calling Trump’s Greenland obsession “the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard.”
‘Dumbest thing I’ve ever heard’: Republicans amp up their resistance to Trump’s Greenland push
GOP lawmakers are stepping up their warnings and engaging in diplomacy as the president's threats escalate.
www.politico.com
January 17, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Tegen Amerikaanse dreigementen richting Groenland kan Europa militair weinig uitrichten. Maar ongewild bezegelt Trump wel een nieuw bondgenootschap tussen Oekraïne en andere Europese landen.

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Een ‘post-Navo-Europa’ is er niet zomaar, al kun je ook beweren dat we er al in leven
Tegen Amerikaanse dreigementen richting Navo-bondgenoot Groenland kan Europa militair weinig uitrichten. Ongewild bezegelt Trump wel een nieuw bondgenootschap tussen Oekraïne en andere Europese landen...
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January 17, 2026 at 8:24 AM