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Donald Trump’s interpretation of Vladimir Putin’s non-committal statement on a ceasefire with Ukraine was like “putting lipstick on a pig,” according to CNN’s Brianna Keilar.
Putin said a a news conference, “We agree with the proposals to stop the h…
ICBM Ear for the Week of January 23, 2025 Prepared by Peter Huessy, President of Geostrategic Analysis and Senior Fellow at the National Institute for Deterrent Studies Key Takeaways Significant Military Budget Increase in Russia: Russia’s defense spending will rise by 25% to 13.5 trillion rubles (~130 billion euros), continuing its high military expenditure trend. […]
ICBM EAR for 23 Jan 25 was originally published on Global Security Review.
Voters cast ballots until 9pm in elections that could set country on different course after Mark Rutte’s four consecutive governmentsRead our full report: Far-right party set to win most seats in Dutch elections, exit polls showThe first exit poll is e…
Polls open for general election in the Netherlands, with four parties – ranging from left to far right – vying to take most votesDutch voters go to the polls on Wednesday in a knife-edge general election that will usher in the country’s first new prime…
A benefits fraud affair and claims of institutional racism are among issues that led to crisis of trust before this week’s general electionSandra Palmen was the whistleblower in a scandal that saw 31,000 Dutch families falsely accused of fraud – often …
Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius, new leader of the Netherlands’ VVD party, is a talk show darling. Will that be enough to take her to the very top? She is a former child refugee who wants to reduce immigration, has opened the door to the far right and could be…
Foreign affairs chief in clash with Ursula von der Leyen as he issues broadside against ‘unilateral action’EU member states expressed “incomprehension” when the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, rushed into a migration pact with Tuni…
The Netherlands will arm Ukraine with modern F-16 fighter jets to give it a combat edge. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Sunday that the Netherlands has 42 F-16s available in all, but it is too early to say whether all of them will be donated….
Radically different outlooks of four parties on immigration ‘unbridgeable’, says four-time prime ministerDutch prime minister Mark Rutte has presented his government’s written resignation to King Willem-Alexander, who returned from holiday to receive i…
Rutte said he and his coalition partners have different views on migration policy and it was determined Friday those differences “are irreconcilable.”