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Studeerde Russisch. Werd publiciteitscoördinator van Amnesty-Nederland. Daarna 30 jaar werkzaam als journalist. Was correspondent in Genève, Berlijn, Praag en Brussel. Eigen ervaring met de KGB: https://hansdevreij.com/2017/01/08/russian-spy-and-i/

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Bondgenoten sprokkelen Patriot-raketten voor Oekraïne Oekraïne krijgt 35 extra Patriot-onderscheppingsraketten via een Duits initiatief met steun van Nederland. Der Spiegel: levering dekt enkele weken bescherming.

Bondgenoten sprokkelen Patriot-raketten voor Oekraïne

10.03.2026 14:16 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Sen. Chris Coons: "I'm gravely concerned that the administration is preparing for a very risky special operation to try to send American and Israeli troops into some of Iran's heavily fortified and protected nuclear enrichment sites."

10.03.2026 14:18 👍 594 🔁 171 💬 39 📌 15
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🕯 4 killed, 16 injured in Russian glide bomb strike against residential area in Sloviansk, Donetsk Oblast, Regional Governor Vadym Filashkin said.

A 14-year-old girl is among the injured. The attack damaged six residential buildings.

10.03.2026 13:53 👍 8 🔁 11 💬 1 📌 0

"[Each is] not just a weak choice but literally the worst possible choice, the person guaranteed to do maximal harm to the interests of the country & the purposes for which their department exists. In short, we have never seen quite the collection of clowns, cranks, & crooks that Trump has assembled

10.03.2026 14:11 👍 378 🔁 94 💬 13 📌 1

Budapest also does not rule out similar actions in the future. According to National Assembly deputy Lazar, the stolen money and gold will remain in Hungary until the transit of Russian oil through the "Druzhba" pipeline is restored.

10.03.2026 14:22 👍 57 🔁 3 💬 2 📌 1

Ukrainian media, citing Telex, report that the seizure of Ukrainian cash-in-transit collectors and the theft of money are Hungary’s response to Ukraine's alleged "blocking" of the "Druzhba" oil pipeline.

telex.hu/belfold/2026...

10.03.2026 14:22 👍 80 🔁 12 💬 7 📌 1
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Orban orders Hungarian government to hold over $80 million in seized Ukrainian cash, gold amid probe Orban has tasked the Hungarian tax and customs authority to determine the origin and purpose of the detained shipments and probe possible links between seven expelled Ukrainians and "criminal or terro...

⚡️ Orban orders Hungarian government to hold over $80 million in seized Ukrainian cash, gold for 60 days amid probe.

10.03.2026 14:18 👍 66 🔁 23 💬 13 📌 2
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'Self-defeating': EU and US clash over Russia sanctions relief Granting sanctions relief to Russia would be "self-defeating", Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis said after Donald Trump's announcement. #EuropeNews

After Trump's announcement, Brussels says granting sanctions relief to Russia would be "self-defeating".

I look deeper into the latest EU-US clash.

10.03.2026 14:15 👍 39 🔁 20 💬 0 📌 0
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Dutch close embassy in Tehran because of security risks

Dutch close embassy in Tehran because of security risks www.dutchnews.nl?p=264806

10.03.2026 14:32 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1
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Russia sentences Crimean to 15 years for sharing information available on Google Maps Not only were there no state secrets, but the information was even listed in the appalling sentence passed against 47-year-old Ihor Bunin

Russia sentences Crimean to 15 years for sharing information available on Google Maps
khpg.org/en/1608815587

10.03.2026 14:38 👍 19 🔁 15 💬 0 📌 0
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Russia's deportations of Ukrainian children amount to crimes against humanity, UN inquiry finds A U.N. investigation found on Tuesday that the deportation ​and transfer of Ukrainian children by Russian authorities ‌since Moscow's full-scale invasion of the country in 2022 amounted to crimes agai...

🇷🇺 🇺🇦 A U.N. investigation found on Tuesday that the deportation and transfer of Ukrainian children by Russian authorities ‌since Moscow's full-scale invasion of the country in 2022 amounted to crimes against humanity.

www.reuters.com/world/europe...

#Russia #Ukraine #RussianWarCrimes

10.03.2026 14:40 👍 5 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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U.S. moving parts of THAAD anti-missile system from S. Korea to Middle East: report | Yonhap News Agency SEOUL, March 10 (Yonhap) -- The United States has been moving parts of its Terminal High A...

Tja. "Military Assets" der USA in Südkorea werden jetzt wohl in Nahost benötigt...

10.03.2026 14:40 👍 21 🔁 9 💬 1 📌 2

The GPS spoofing has gotten heavier in the last 24 hours.

They aren't really lined up like that.

10.03.2026 14:39 👍 34 🔁 7 💬 4 📌 2

We have, by far, the biggest, most expensive military in the world not to mention enough nukes to eradicate the entire world population dozens of times over, but we're supposed to believe we're also so feeble we were at risk of attack by a military a fraction of our size. Complete and utter bullshit

10.03.2026 12:56 👍 764 🔁 173 💬 40 📌 1

UNFUCKINGBELIEVABLE.

In their remarks, neither Pete Hegseth nor Dan Caine this morning addressed the girls school that was bombed.

They did not get A SINGLE QUESTION about it from people they called on in the room loaded with right-wing hacks.

10.03.2026 12:36 👍 2498 🔁 667 💬 152 📌 28

Sec. Hegseth says the strategy in Iran is:

- destroy their missile stockpiles, their missile launchers and their defense industrial base missiles and their ability to make them.
- destroy their navy and permanently deny Iran nuclear weapons, forever.

No mention of "day after" plans.

10.03.2026 12:48 👍 58 🔁 11 💬 3 📌 3
Drone attack causes fire at Abu Dhabi complex housing major oil facilities

A fire broke out at Abu Dhabi’s Ruwais Industrial Complex after a drone attack on Tuesday, the UAE government media office said, adding that no injuries were reported at the site, which houses Abu Dhabi National Oil Company facilities.
iranintl.com/en/202603108085

10.03.2026 12:48 👍 22 🔁 10 💬 0 📌 1
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BREAKING: After Trump claimed yesterday that the war in Iran is "Very complete", Pete Hegseth just came out and said "Today will be our most intense day of strikes inside Iran".

10.03.2026 12:51 👍 17 🔁 6 💬 5 📌 2

Nederlandse ambassade in de Iraanse hoofdstad Teheran verkast om veiligheidsredenen tijdelijk naar Bakoe (Azerbeidzjan).

10.03.2026 12:55 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The President of the USA is now openly threatening Iran with being the target of one of the greatest crimes in world history. Trump is saying he will destroy the basis of life for more than 90 million people.
He should be removed from office for this.

10.03.2026 12:27 👍 357 🔁 145 💬 39 📌 13
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Exclusive: U.S. dismissed Ukraine deal for anti-Iran drone tech last year Snubbing Ukraine's offer ranks as one of the U.S.'s biggest tactical miscalculations before the war, officials say.

'Nearly 7 months ago, Ukrainian officials tried to sell the U.S. their battle-proven technology for downing Iranian-made attack drones. The Trump administration dismissed the Ukrainians, only to reverse course last week.' www.axios.com/2026/03/10/u...

10.03.2026 12:29 👍 19 🔁 13 💬 1 📌 0

Major General Komarenko said that most of the Dnipropetrovsk region has already been liberated from Russian forces. The Armed Forces of Ukraine only need to finish operations in three small settlements and conduct clearing operations in two more.

10.03.2026 12:20 👍 252 🔁 42 💬 2 📌 1
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Ukraine Restores Control over Nearly the Entire Dnipropetrovsk Oblast During a counteroffensive, Ukrainian forces reclaimed more than 400 km² of territory. And restored control over nearly the entire Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

🇺🇦 During a counteroffensive, Ukrainian forces reclaimed more than 400 km² of territory. And restored control over nearly the entire Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

Read more 👀
theukrainianreview.info/ukraine-rest...

10.03.2026 12:22 👍 234 🔁 52 💬 2 📌 1
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Hegseth: "This is not endless. This is not protracted. We're not allowing mission creep. The president has set a very specific mission to accomplish, and our job is to unrelentingly deliver that. He gets to control the throttle."

10.03.2026 12:24 👍 286 🔁 53 💬 140 📌 39

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10.03.2026 12:25 👍 6 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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GPS jamming: The invisible battle in the Middle East GPS jamming has made navigation hazardous in the Gulf, spurring efforts to develop alternatives.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

10.03.2026 10:45 👍 1 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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Turkish foreign minister warns Iranian counterpart from violating Istanbul's airspace Turkish foreign minister warns Iranian counterpart from violating Istanbul's airspace Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told his Iranian counterpart that violating Istanbul's airspace by Tehran's ballistic missiles was unacceptable, according to Reuters citing a Turkish foreign ministry source. The source added that Abbas Araqchi notified Fidan that Iran conducted a wide investigation into the missiles that landed in Turkey. In response, Fidan reiterated Turkey's demand for all sides to refrain from putting its civilians at risk, adding that Ankara would take measures against strikes targeting it.

Turkish foreign minister warns Iranian counterpart from violating Istanbul's airspace

10.03.2026 10:58 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran launched new attacks on Tuesday at Israel and Gulf Arab countries as it kept up pressure on the Middle East in a war that has impacted the region and beyond, sent oil prices surging and stunned global economies.

@apnews.com

10.03.2026 10:53 👍 266 🔁 72 💬 8 📌 9
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🇮🇷👀 Iran, oil depot at airport area was attacked.

10.03.2026 11:01 👍 79 🔁 13 💬 1 📌 1
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Very big UGV potential in modern warfare.

Visual example - Ukrainian Security Service, Disney Group using UGV-mounted machine guns delete Russian "waiter drones", russian infantry and generally bully russian idiots in sci-fi fashion.

Very good stuff.

10.03.2026 11:04 👍 33 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 0