Bea Versteeg

I met with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, @Keir_Starmer. In Ukraine, we appreciate all the steps the United Kingdom has taken to support our people and weaken the aggressor, including efforts to counter Russia’s shadow fleet. We discussed this with Keir today. We also paid significant attention to defense support for Ukraine, in particular contributions to the PURL initiative. Ukraine is ready for the next round of negotiations in a trilateral format. The negotiation process to achieve a just and dignified peace was also among the topics of our discussion. We appreciate the United Kingdom’s position on continuing pressure on Russia. This is truly important. We separately discussed support for Ukraine’s energy sector. I briefed the Prime Minuster on the situation on the battlefield and Russia’s strikes against Ukraine. It is important for Europe to coordinate its efforts and develop a joint air defense system to protect against threats from Russia.

@36sandjes Dit is idd heel schadelijk van de @NOS Ik word hier boos maar ook verdrietig van. De framing rond agrarisch Nederland kent geen grenzen. Alsof ons koeien op gif staan te grazen. Met zo’n belachelijke fotoshop.

"The 'diplomacy' of a real estate developer and a son-in-law is a joke that isn't funny. Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have visited Moscow 8 times but keep 'getting seasick' on the train to Kyiv.They aren't diplomats; they are deal-makers trying to trade Ukrainian blood for 'infrastructure profits'. This is not just an insult to Ukraine—it is a historic disgrace for the United States. While they play business games, we fight for survival. Washington must realize: real peace is not a real estate deal.

For the first time in 15yrs, after years of shelling by #Assad’s regime & occupation by #ISIS, the Church of St Mary in Deir ez Zour was visited by a Christian delegation yesterday — in preparation for its renovation.

“Maar het alternatief, stil toekijken terwijl Jodenhaat steeds meer wordt genormaliseerd in onze samenleving, is geen optie. En zou dat voor niemand – Joods of niet-Joods – moeten zijn.” Indringend en herkenbaar… ad.nl/binnenland/col…

Zo is dat. Harde feiten. (Ik kopieer. @Hendrinadegraaf heeft trouwens valide redenen waarom ze haar tweets afschermt. Maar deze mag, dunkt mij, verbreid worden.) Whataboutisme is sowieso zwak. De vraag is of een veroordeling terecht is. Als zodanig. Los van andere zaken.

The continued attacks on NATO allies are counterproductive. The comments hurt Americans. I commanded the huge Ramstein AB in Germany. The two big airfields in Germany give us great access in three continents. We are shooting ourselves in our own feet.

Zijlstra is voorzitter van de brancheorganisatie voor uitzendbureaus, die arbeidsmigratie bevordert.

De NOS heeft het weer eens gedaan. Nu met een artikel over de beleving van onveiligheid rond asielcentra. Allemaal ideologie! zeggen de critici. Of vergissen zij zich?

The greatest threat to the transatlantic community are not its external enemies, but the ongoing disintegration of our alliance. We must all do what it takes to reverse this disastrous trend.

We are working with the U.S. to understand the details of their decision on force posture in Germany. This adjustment underscores the need for Europe to continue to invest more in defence and take on a greater share of the responsibility for our shared security - where we’re already seeing progress since Allies agreed to invest 5% of GDP at the NATO Summit in The Hague last year. We remain confident in our ability to provide for our deterrence and defence as this shift towards a stronger Europe in a stronger NATO continues

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‼️ZELENSKYY: Ukraine is preparing a significant expansion of long-range strikes into Russian territory. “We are also preparing a significant expansion of our long-range sanctions - our Ukrainian long-range systems. There will be decisions, there will be decisions on military education. Glory to Ukraine!” - Ukrainian President on Fri, May 1st.

Column: Aan Wenninks advies ontbreekt iets cruciaals nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/05…

Based on the results from April, our long-range sanctions have reached a new level across three components: reducing Russia’s oil revenues, as well as the range and intensity of sanctions. It is important that not only is the target itself reached, as defined by the operational objective, but that the downtime of the target is increased or, at the very least, its operations are significantly reduced. According to the most conservative estimates, since the beginning of the year, the aggressor state has lost at least $7 billion solely as a direct result of our precise sanctions against Russia’s oil industry and refining sector – due to direct hits, downtime, and delays in shipments. I am grateful to all our warriors of the Defense Forces of Ukraine who, together with the Security Service of Ukraine and our intelligence agencies, are delivering these results. We will scale up our long-range systems capabilities. Decisions are being prepared. Glory to Ukraine!

Het blijft enigszins verontrustend dat de machtigste politiek leider in de wereld en onze belangrijkste bondgenoot zich zo profileert...

Heel goed. Tegen de wetteloosheid dient krachtig opgetreden te worden. nu.nl/binnenland/639…

De afzetting staat. Sluipen via de fietsroute van de Jan Blankenbrug is niet meer mogelijk. Volg de omleidingsroute. Da’s het snelste.

Ik bereken dat er gistermiddag meer 10 GW productie door zon en wind (land + zee) in Nederland is afgeschakeld*. In totaal ging 65 miljoen kWh aan opbrengst verloren. #grafiekvandedag *vanwege commerciële (negatieve prijzen) en technische (netwerkcapaciteit) redenen.