erwinureel.bsky.social
@erwinureel.bsky.social
Free thinker, retired soldier, adherent of real and meaningful democracy.
MBE (UK, 2020), M.S.M. (Canada, 2022).
Van bij aanvang had ik kritiek op dit dossier,waarbij ex-collega's de opmerkingen hautain afwezen met "heb jij de briefings rond dit onderwerp gevolgd?". Als ik, als gewoon gepensioneerd onderofficier, vooraf zag dat dit compleet fout liep, waarom de "specialisten" niet?

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Rekenhof vernietigend voor Defensie: vervanging zware pantservoertuigen 10 keer duurder dan gepland | VRT NWS: nieuws
In een vertrouwelijk rapport is het Rekenhof vernietigend voor de aankoopdienst van Defensie. De kosten voor de aankoop en het gebruik van zo'n 400 nieuwe Franse pantservoertuigen zal oplopen tot 14,4...
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April 28, 2025 at 10:17 AM
By Ruben L.Oppenheimer
April 15, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Epic idea
March 11, 2025 at 10:48 AM
March 11, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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March 8, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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March 4, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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That’s right. 🇺🇦
March 4, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Mark Rutte, how low can you go. If you would have been even slightly concerned about your credibility, you could at least have directed your appeal to the two presidents. Shame over you!

www.reuters.com/world/europe...
NATO's Rutte urges Zelenskiy to mend his relationship with Trump
NATO chief Mark Rutte said on Saturday he told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that he needs to find a way to restore his relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump after their clash at a White House meeting on Friday.
www.reuters.com
March 1, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Schande, Marc Rutte! Hoe ver kan iemand zijn broek afsteken?

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NAVO-baas Rutte: Zelensky moet relatie met Trump herstellen
Volgens Rutte is dankbaarheid op zijn plaats voor wat Amerika tot nu toe heeft betekend voor Europa.
nos.nl
March 1, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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Craig Unger, an American journalist and writer who has written two books on Trump’s connections to Russia’s security services and the Russian mafia, says he is "absolutely certain" that the U.S. president is a Russian asset. The Kyiv Independent sat down with Unger to hear what makes him so certain.
Is Donald Trump a Russian asset? This US author is 'completely certain' he is
Questions about U.S. President Donald Trump's possibly shady relationship with Russia and the country's security services have long swirled, even culminating in a special counsel investigation during ...
kyivindependent.com
February 28, 2025 at 10:56 AM
February 28, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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❗️🇩🇪Rheinmetall plans to convert two of its car plants in Germany into military production — Reuters
February 25, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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February 25, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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Please share this fact sheet on Ukraine with anyone who needs it

understandingwar.org/backgrounder...
February 23, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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The Russians are increasing their aggression because they know that their Main Enemy, the United States, is about to surrender. Russia is in the process of defeating the United States: Moscow will have successfully imposed its will on America. A huge triumph for Putin. Endless shame for America.
🔴🇺🇦 This is the largest drone attack against Ukraine so far: last night Russia launched 267 Shahed drones & decoys all across Ukraine.
Air defence says it intercepted 138, 119 got lost, 4 returned to Belarus/Russia & damages were recorded in Dnipropetrovsk, Odessa, Poltava, Kyiv & Zaporizhia regions.
February 23, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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Accurate
February 23, 2025 at 8:09 AM
"Gerolf Annemans (Vlaams Belang) snapt "hysterie" rond Trumps uitspraken niet: "Dit was gewoon een openingszet"

Uiterst rechts wil ons wel radicaal ontvoogden van België gaat, maar organiseert tegelijkertijd steeds heel enthousiast de uitverkoop van Vlaanderen en Europa aan Rusland, China en de US.
February 21, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Eindelijk een Stafchef die durft zeggen waar het op staat!
“Twee procent aan Defensie is 2029, is gewoon te laat.”

“Weet niet of dat België op NAVO top deze zomer nog zaal zal binnen mogen”

zegt Chef defensie Fred Vansina op @radio1be

@BelgiumDefence
February 20, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Interesting read - 'Conspiracists are about to get a dose of reality' www.thetimes.com/article/b3bb...
Conspiracists are about to get a dose of reality
Antivaxers, cranks and fantasists thrive in safe, stable societies but the days of consequence-free idiocy may be ending
www.thetimes.com
February 19, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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I hope America is as lucky as the delta jet - everyone survives but the right wing explodes
February 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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A critical moment for Europe — will it stay “relevant” on the world stage, or will it sink further into division and passivity?

www.kyivpost.com/opinion/47372
Opinion: A Critical Moment for Europe
Will Europe remain “relevant” on the world scene? Or will it succumb to the division and passivity that appears to be leading it deeper into irrelevance?
www.kyivpost.com
February 19, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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Caricature on recent events
February 18, 2025 at 2:56 PM