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Hans de Vreij
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Dutch journalist (ret). Was defence editor at Radio Netherlands. Studied Russian. First job: Amnesty spokesman in the Netherlands. Then 3 decades in journalism. My Cold War spy story: https://hansdevreij.com/2017/01/24/russian-spy-and-i-2/
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Hans de Vreij @vreij.bsky.social · Dec 29
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When Russia pays you a visit 😖

#Kostyantynivka
November 16, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Ukrainian 93rd Brigade “Kholodnyi Yar” published photos of Kostyantynivka in Donetsk Oblast.

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November 17, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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Oekraïne heeft in Frankrijk een "historische bestelling" geplaatst voor 100 Rafale-straaljagers, maakt Zelensky bekend bij de Franse nieuwszender LCI.

🔗 www.tf1info.fr/internationa...
November 17, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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⚡ Zelensky: Ukraine has just placed a historic order for 100 Rafale aircraft to equip the army.
November 17, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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kyivindependent.com
⚡️ BREAKING: Ukraine to purchase 100 French Rafale jets, Zelensky says.

Reuters previously reported that Zelensky and Macron are expected to sign deals on air defenses, missiles, and a 10-year strategic aviation agreement signalling the provision of Rafale jets.
Ukraine to purchase 100 Rafale jets, Zelensky says after signing defense declaration with Macron
Zelensky told TF1-LCI news channel that Ukraine aims to buy Dassault-made Rafale fighters, a 4.5-generation multirole aircraft.
kyivindependent.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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🤬🤬Just crazy.
How I hate this sound
4 drones hit the same spot in Odesa at once.
November 17, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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'Russian FSB gets carte blanche to torture and fabricate sabotage charges against 14-year-olds' khpg.org/en/1608815262
Russian FSB gets carte blanche to torture and fabricate sabotage charges against 14-year-olds
The reduction in age of criminal liability is chilling given the very suspicious circumstances around the killing by Russia of at four 16-year-old lads from occupied Berdiansk and Melitopol
khpg.org
November 17, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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'Russia launches large-scale drone attack on Odesa region: energy, port facilities hit, several vessels damaged' www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/4...
Russia launches large-scale drone attack on Odesa region: energy, port facilities hit, several vessels damaged
Fires broke out at energy and port infrastructure facilities in Odesa region as a result of an attack by Russian drones, leaving one person injured. — Ukrinform.
www.ukrinform.net
November 17, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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France still sending uranium to Russia, Greenpeace says
A ship allegedly carrying reprocessed uranium left France for Russia on Saturday.
tvpworld.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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A ship carrying “at least ten containers of reprocessed uranium” left France for Russia over the weekend, Greenpeace has claimed, accusing Paris of “hypocrisy” over continued nuclear links to Moscow.
November 17, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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uazmi.media
Poland Opens Border Crossings With Belarus
#news #uazmi #war
Poland is opening two crossings with Belarus after years of tensions. The decision is linked to migration pressure and Warsaw’s relationship with Minsk.
Poland Opens Border Crossings With Belarus
Poland is opening two crossings with Belarus after years of tensions. The decision is linked to migration pressure and Warsaw’s relationship with Minsk.
uazmi.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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Amerikaanse ambassadeur bezoekt Margraten
Amerikaanse ambassadeur bezoekt Margraten
EIJSDEN/MARGRATEN (ANP) - De Amerikaanse ambassadeur in Nederland, Joseph Popolo, heeft maandag een kennismakingsgesprek met de burgemeester van Eijsden-Margraten, Alain Krijnen. Dat zegt een woordvoe...
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November 17, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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'Defensie-expert Patrick Bolder over neergestorte drone op vakantiepark: "Laten we niet in paniek raken, het gaat om een verkenningsdrone"' www.destentor.nl/oldebroek/de... (€)
November 17, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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ukdefencejournal.org.uk
During an episode of the Lord Speaker’s podcast, Lord West delivered an extended warning that the UK now sits inside what he called an undeclared conflict with Russia.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/?p=64084
Lord West warns UK ‘effectively at war with Russia’
During an episode of the Lord Speaker’s podcast, Lord West delivered an extended warning that the UK now sits inside what he called an undeclared conflict with Russia.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk
November 17, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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America’s adversaries once used roadside bombs to outpace U.S. technology. They’re doing it again, only now, the bombs fly.
Ghosts of the Road: What the Failed War on IEDs Means for Drones
The United States lost the war against a weapon that almost everyone knows by its acronym: the IED or improvised explosive device. Despite technological
warontherocks.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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Russian communists award Kim Jong Un with ‘Lenin Prize’ over Ukraine war support
www.nknews.org/2025/11/russ...
Russian communists award Kim Jong Un with ‘Lenin Prize’ over Ukraine war support | NK News
The Russian communist party has awarded North Korean leader Kim Jong Un the “Lenin Prize” for his outstanding contributions to “socialist construction,” praising him for standing up against “imperiali...
www.nknews.org
November 17, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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🔴 Russia hit the town of Balakliia in Kharkiv region with a deadly missile strike, killing three people.
November 17, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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Epstein survivors just dropped a powerful message for Congress, and it hits like a warning: no more waiting, the truth is coming, ready or not.

Watch till the end
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November 17, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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'Trump threatens "very severe" sanctions on countries continuing cooperation with Russia' www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...
Trump threatens very severe sanctions on countries continuing cooperation with Russia
US President Donald Trump has announced the preparation of a new bill that will introduce very severe sanctions on any country that continues to do business with Russia.
www.pravda.com.ua
November 17, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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'From meat grinder to mopeds: How Russia rethought its war-fighting in Ukraine' www.cnn.com/2025/11/16/w...
From Bakhmut to Pokrovsk, here’s how Russian tactics have shifted | CNN
The scene looks almost post-apocalyptic. A convoy of Russian soldiers emerging from thick fog and moving towards the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk. Some of the troops are riding motorcycles and m...
www.cnn.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:32 AM
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pravda.ua
💔 Russia launches missile strike on central Balakliia: three killed, 10 injured, including teenagers
Russia launches missile strike on central Balakliia: three killed, 10 injured, including teenagers – photo
Russian forces attacked Balakliia in Kharkiv Oblast on the night of 16-17 November, launching two missile strikes on residential areas in the central part of the city.
www.pravda.com.ua
November 17, 2025 at 6:03 AM
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euractiv.com
Zelensky in Paris to seek air defence help for Ukraine
Zelensky in Paris to seek air defence help for Ukraine
The visit is part of the Ukrainian president's tour of his western allies that saw him seal an energy deal with Greece on Sunday and will include a visit to Spain on Tuesday
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November 17, 2025 at 6:06 AM
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"Greece has signed a deal with Ukraine to supply US-origin liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the country amid the crippling of its energy infrastructure from Russian strikes."
@theguardian.com
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Ukraine war briefing: Greece signs deal to supply gas to Kyiv over ‘difficult’ winter
Agreement comes as Volodymyr Zelenskyy starts European tour aimed at shoring up Ukrainian energy supply and defences. What we know on day 1,363
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:07 AM
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ICYMI: "One year after the US presidential election, the Trump administration is not just disrupting transatlantic ties; it is actually redefining them around a different political idea."
@ecfr.eu (Nov 13)
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How Europeans can go beyond “limiting unpredictability” and respond to the MAGA doctrine
European leaders must draw up their alternative to the MAGA doctrine and drive deeper integration in the EU…
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November 17, 2025 at 6:12 AM
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Matros Pozynich transits Bosphorus and returns to the Black Sea: Russian flag bulker loaded stolen Ukrainian grain for its RedSea-bound journey in the occupied port of Sevastopol & delivered 27000t of stolen wheat to Houthi controlled port of Al-Salif in Yemen, third delivery in two months. #T
November 17, 2025 at 12:31 AM