Mark 🇳🇱🇪🇺

Mark 🇳🇱🇪🇺

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Former Vice President Mike Pence, who served under Trump from 2017 to 2021, condemned Trump’s decision to lift sanctions on Russian fuel, calling it a lifeline for Putin’s war machine. “Putin doesn’t want peace. Putin wants Ukraine,” Pence said, urging Trump to rescind the deal. #Ukraine

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"Nu de VS zich – net als China – openlijk als voorstander van Rusland in de oorlog tegen Oekraïne heeft opgesteld, is er eigenlijk nog maar één vraag. En die luidt: begrijpen Oekraïne en Europa wat ze moeten doen?"

Phillips OBrien@phillipspobrien.bsky.social

Free weekend out. The big story is that Donald Trump is now free to be what he always was--strong supporter of Vladimir Putin and an agent pushing for Russian victory. He no longer has to pretend he cares at all about Ukrainian dead or Russian War crimes. phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/weekend-up...

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Zelensky says Ukraine will stop hitting Russian refineries the moment Russia stops hitting Ukraine's energy grid, calling Russia "the real and only reason" for the war and insisting any de-escalation has to be mutual, with real guarantees, not just one-sided.

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Trump adviser and MAGA blogger Laura Loomer says Zelensky told her he'd be happy to sign a peace deal, but Russia keeps killing Ukrainian kids and bombing hospitals while helping Iran fight the US, calling for Putin to be "firmly confronted."

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Major milestone: Germany can now produce more ammunition annually than the US. Since 2022, annual production capacity has increased from: 🔹70k to 1.1m artillery shells 🔹800k to over 4m medium-caliber ammunition 🔹600 to 4500 military trucks Important EU defence progress.🇪🇺🛡️

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Europese Commissie wil, onder druk pesticidenlobby, verregaande afzwakkingen voor regels rond #pesticiden. Wetenschappers trekken aan de alarmbel. De huidige beoordeling schiet tekort en zou juist robuuster moeten worden in plaats van uitgehold. www.bondbeterleefmilieu.be/artikel/will...

bondbeterleefmilieu.beWillen we wegkijken van wetenschap als het gaat over pesticiden? | Bond Beter Leefmilieuchacallot | Wikimedia Commons

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I would strongly suggest that UK does a BreTurn prior to Trump annexing the Falkland Islands. I warned about this a year ago, Trump will attempt to annex land enabling him to control all global shipping lanes, and the Falklands are uniquelly suited to this goal for the US.

Bartelds@bartelds.bsky.social

US could ‘review’ Britain’s claim over Falklands as Trump seeks revenge over Nato’s lack of support for Iran war www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

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Marta Kos, EU-commissaris voor Uitbreiding, prijst de snelheid waarmee Oekraïne hervormingen doorvoert om aan de Europese normen te voldoen. "Ondanks de bommen die op het land vallen, ondanks het feit dat het land vecht voor zijn leven, voor zijn voortbestaan."

kyivindependent.comUkraine second only to Moldova in reform speed, top EU official saysMarta Kos, the European Union's commissioner for enlargement, on April 20 praised the speed of Ukraine’s reforms to align with European standards and called for stronger safeguards to prevent future b...

Als hardwerkende belasting betalen worden we weer belazerd door de tech reuzen.

Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social

Meta just paid the lowest effective federal tax rate in its history. Thanks to tax breaks and loopholes, it avoided $13.7B in 2025 federal income taxes. But now it's planning to lay off 10% of its global workforce (8,000 people) by May 20 — with more job cuts later this year. Trickle down hoax.

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🇳🇱🇺🇦 Nederland investeert nog eens 248 miljoen euro in drones voor Oekraïne, maakt minister van Defensie Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius bekend. Deze drones worden in Nederland en Oekraïne gemaakt. 🧵1/2

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Het Oekraïense leger introduceert een nieuw type legereenheid dat lucht- en gronddrones combineert met infanterie in één systeem. Deze drone-aanvalseenheden zouden al goede resultaten hebben opgeleverd in het zuiden van Oekraïne, waar sinds februari 🇺🇦 gebied is bevrijd.

pravda.com.uaUkrainian Defence Ministry announces rollout of new model of warfare: drone-assault unitsUkraine's Defence Ministry has announced the introduction of drone-assault units that will combine aerial and ground drones with infantry in a single system.

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The massive Orban defeat should prompt Dems to align themselves more firmly with anti-fascist and pro-democracy forces abroad. There's a powerful link to be drawn between the celebrations in Budapest and the confrontations with ICE in Minneapolis. 1/ (new piece) newrepublic.com/article/2090...

newrepublic.comTrump’s Humiliation in Orbán Defeat Stunner Is Only Just BeginningFor Viktor Orbán’s epic loss in Hungary to have real meaning in America, Democrats and liberals need to proclaim themselves part of the global anti-authoritarian movement.

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🇬🇪🇭🇺Viktor Orbán lost Hungary's election yesterday. For most Europeans, this is a relief. For Georgian Dream, it is a strategic catastrophe. Their single most important protector in Europe is gone. Here's what that actually means. 1/6

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This is very true! And as the research on the issue shows and as the Hungarian example confirms, and the Polish one before that, the key to large turnout is long-term, grass-roots organizational labor that helps people understand how their single vote is a dignified part of a larger transformation.

Tom Nichols@radiofreetom.bsky.social

The key to democracy is showing up in large numbers

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"Rusland begaat een van de meest schandalige schendingen van het internationaal recht in de geschiedenis van de VN door een soeverein land binnen te vallen en zijn verplichtingen als permanent lid van de VN-Veiligheidsraad te verzaken."

Kaja Kallas@kajakallas.bsky.social

The breakdown of international law is evident in today’s two pre-eminent global crises — Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and the war in the Middle East. (1/3)

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In honor of Vance's visit to Hungary, where he will campaign for Viktor Orban, I am reposting my article from last year. I argued that Orban's Hungary is one of the poorest countries, and certainly the most corrupt and least free country, in the entire EU. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

theatlantic.comAmerica’s Future Is HungaryMAGA conservatives love Viktor Orbán. But he’s left his country corrupt, stagnant, and impoverished.

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Sorry, America, but as a democracy we own the actions of our leader. We may despise Trump. But his actions are on us, will be associated with us by history and the world. Our democratic and institutional failures have put a genocidal monster on the world stage.

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The first minutes after a strike on a bus in central Nikopol. Imagine heading to work, just like any other day — and losing your life in an instant. This is what Russia is doing to our people.

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Leaked calls showed Hungary’s FM Péter Szijjártó discussed EU sanctions relief with Russia’s Sergey Lavrov, including efforts to remove sanctioned individuals. The conversations indicated coordination and attempts to influence EU decisions on sanctions policy. #Hungary

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Four years after Bucha’s liberation, one thing is clear: Russia uses talks as cover instead of real peace. In this piece for @euronews.com, I argue POW swaps are the only tangible outcome so far, while Bucha shows what “peace on Russian terms” would mean for Ukraine www.euronews.com/2026/03/31/b...

euronews.comBucha, four years on: why Ukraine cannot afford Russia's 'Peace'Four years after Bucha's liberation, the illusion of diplomacy persists while the war grinds on. In this opinion piece for Euronews, Denys Glushko, Editor-in-Chief of Ukrainian outlet "Apostrophe", ar...

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Over eight million Americans took to the streets today, which makes No Kings 3 the biggest single day of protest in the history of our country. #NoKings

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Hoogmoed komt voor de val.

Oekraïne Vandaag@oekrainevandaag.bsky.social

Zelensky, op basis van Oekraïense inlichtingendiensten: Rusland maakte in de dagen voorafgaand aan de Iraanse aanval op een Amerikaanse luchtmachtbasis in Saoedi-Arabië, waarbij Amerikaanse soldaten gewond raakten, driemaal satellietfoto's van de basis.

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trump 'windmill scam' powering 25% of the whole EU continent. Go EU.

Sven-Erik Volberg@volberg.bsky.social

#EU wind power was working overtime yesterday! Wind energy covered 25.4% of the entire continent’s electricity demand. That’s a massive quarter of the grid powered by the breeze. #Renewables 🧵/🔋😉 1/

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Samen staan we sterker. In een tijd waarin we als Europa meer verantwoordelijkheid moeten dragen voor onze veiligheid, is het van groot belang dat landen elkaar makkelijk en snel weten te vinden.

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Replying to @derparrot.bsky.social

I just can't believe it, i know the US president have become more and more powerful but now we are at the perfect dictatorship Mario Vargas accused mexico to be back in the 90, any future US president would be over the law

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🇭🇺 Hungarian investigative journalist Szabolcs Panyi, who has been accused by the country’s authorities of espionage, claims that Hungarian officials’ state and private aircraft may have been transporting large sums of money and jewelry from Russian territory. 👇Read