Frans Osinga

excellent nuanced analysis Justin, thanks, already passed it on to some senior MoD figures

Ukraine needs more air defence and ammunition now.

As the first NATO Ally, the Netherlands will deliver a €500 million package of US weapon systems (incl. Patriot parts and missiles).

This helps Ukraine to defend itself and the rest of Europe against Russian aggression. 🇳🇱🇺🇦

goede nuancerende analyse van Justin

Nederland koopt als eerste NAVO-land 500 miljoen aan Amerikaanse wapens voor Oekraïne Nederland gaat als eerste NAVO-lid 500 miljoen euro bijdragen aan de levering van Amerikaanse wapensystemen voor Oekraïne.

Nederland koopt als eerste NAVO-land 500 miljoen aan Amerikaanse wapens voor Oekraïne

Latvia blocks 10 websites spreading Russian propaganda Baltic states have been raising alarms about a growing Russian threat to the region and NATO.

⚡️ Latvia blocks 10 websites spreading Russian propaganda.

Baltic states have been raising alarms about a growing Russian threat to the region and NATO.

Peskov said that Russia has a "responsible" position regarding nuclear rhetoric and said everyone should be very careful with it.

Was that a message for the Russian propagandists who issue nuclear threats towards the West on a daily basis?

US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker:

"It's impossible to get into the mind of Vladimir Putin because it's sick, twisted and probably not logical.

But I guessing he doesn't want to take on the most powerful military in the world, which is the United States of America."

More than a thousand words.

Ze worden zelden nog afgedrukt, maar nog wel gemaakt: foto's uit Ruslands oorlog tegen Oekraïne. (Credit: Ed Ram/WP)

Iran and the Logic of Limited Wars Israel's limited war on Iran needs to be judged against the alternatives. By that measure, the operation was a success. Limited wars can buy time, shift the geopolitical dynamic and, in doing so, pave...

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To Live Inside a Lie Firing the top labor statistics official for doing the normal monthly jobs report is only the last attempt to force everyone else to abandon reality too

“'Reality,' wrote Philip K. Dick, 'is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn’t go away.'”

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Trump’s Efforts to Control Information Echo an Authoritarian Playbook

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Trump's Ultimatum Deadline Draws Near My regular update on global conflict & confrontation. This week: Trump's peace ultimatum to Putin, drone learning & adaptation, the ground & aerial wars continue, and my recommended Big Five reads.

My weekly update on conflict and competition, focussed this week on Trump's deadline to Putin drawing near, is now available. As always, it also includes my top five war & #natsec reads for the week.
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Prachtig verhaal in The New Yorker met en over oorlogsfotograaf Eddy van Wessel n.a.v. zijn fotoboek over Oekraïne.

🇵🇱🇺🇦 Poland is preparing new military aid packages for Ukraine, — Polish FM Sikorski.

🗣️"In Poland there is a national consensus among the most important parties on supporting Ukraine. This is done in the interests of Ukraine, but above all in the interests of Poland," he said.

Column | Republican war hawks find momentum, a trust-but-verify moment with Trump Led by the former GOP leader, Sen. Mitch McConnell, traditional Republicans see some optimism that their world view has gained ground in recent months.

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Russian ELOU AVT-11 unit was hit in the video of the attack on the Novokuibyshevsk Oil Refinery. It has an oil refining capacity of 6 million tons. (53.0844444, 49.9236111)

In July, the russian army launched over 6,056 drones and 199 missiles against Ukraine.
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💀 Russian losses (dead and wounded) in July exceeded 33,000 people, - MoD

❗️Ukrainian defenders also hit or destroyed 1,190 enemy artillery systems, 3,198 vehicles, 85 tanks and 140 armored personnel carriers.

Alleen al in Juli stuurde Rusland meer dan 5.100 geleide luchtbommen, ruim 3.800 Shahed-drones en bijna 260 raketten op Oekraïne af.

Al ruim 14 jaar is de oorlog gaande, burgers zijn ook telkens doelwit geweest van Russische agressie.

Met tienduizenden, zo niet honderdduizenden doden en gewonden.

‼️🤬 29,200 drones were launched by the Russians in the first seven months of 2025, 11 times more than in the same period in 2024. During the same period, they launched 951 missiles.

Vannacht voerden de Russen als reactie op de deadline een aanval uit op Kyiv met raketten en drones.

Meer dan 27 locaties werden getroffen. De zwaarst getroffen woonwijken zijn Solomenski, Svyatoshinski, Shevchenkivski en Holosiivski.

Er zijn minstens 6 doden en 52 gewonden, waaronder kinderen.

Europe’s Two-Front War Putin, Trump, and the future of NATO.

Het lijkt er op dat de EU/Europa het doelwit is van een operatie van de "supermachten" om verdeeldheid te zaaien en zo de EU te ontmantelen.

De VS ondermijnt de EU, de Chinezen leveren vrijwel alles aan de Russen wat ze nodig hebben, de hybride oorlog tegen Europa is in volle gang..

@anneapplebaum.bsky.social:

“The West doesn’t understand the extremism of Putinism…that (its) goals involve the destruction of the transatlantic alliance & maybe of the EU…The path to peace is through convincing Putin that he won’t win the war, that it’s hopeless.”

(ht: @berlinbridge.bsky.social)

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🇩🇪 Ukraine has ordered 18 IRIS-T SLM from Germany, 7 of which have already been received, and 11 are to arrive later.

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The US may cut military presence in Europe by up to one-third, Politico writes. Washington is reviewing its global force deployment, with a final report expected by September. A NATO official reportedly said the number of US troops in Europe—currently around 90,000–100,000—could be reduced by 30%.

Wow - that's one serious operation if confirmed

🇺🇦 In January-July, є Defense Ministry's AOZ ordered UAH 158 billion more goods from Ukrainian manufacturers than in the same period last year.

❗️Thanks to this, the share of domestically produced weapons and equipment in the total volume of AOZ purchases increased to 71.4%.

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Brandstichting, sabotage en hacks: zo jaagt nieuw politieteam op spionnen Politie en justitie zetten een stap naar voren in de strijd tegen onder meer Russische spionage en sabotage in Nederland. Nieuwe teams jagen op door vijandelijke staten gestuurde saboteurs. „Nederland liep achter.”

‘Politie en justitie zetten een stap naar voren in de strijd tegen onder meer Russische spionage en sabotage in Nederland. Nieuwe teams jagen op door vijandelijke staten gestuurde saboteurs.’ www.telegraaf.nl/binnenland/b... (€)