Sjoerd Nolf

excited to award my kids the Burger King Peace Prize this weekend

Utiliser les avoirs russes gelés en Belgique pour aider l’Ukraine est conforme au droit international Au regard du droit international, l’usage des avoirs russes gelés pour financer l’aide à l’Ukraine est légal. Les objections d’Euroclear, du Premier ministre Bart De Wever et du ministre des Affaires ...

Utiliser les avoirs russes gelés en Belgique pour aider l’Ukraine est conforme au droit international

Au regard du droit international, l’usage des avoirs russes gelés pour financer l’aide à l’Ukraine est légal. www.lesoir.be/714850/artic...

Trump envoys press plan with Ukraine as sanctions eased on Russia President Donald Trump's envoys were to meet Thursday with Ukrainian negotiators for the third time in two weeks to press his plan to end the war as his administration eased economic pressure on Russi...

Trump envoys press plan with Ukraine as sanctions eased on Russia

President Trump's envoys met Thursday with Ukrainian negotiators for the third time in two weeks to press his plan to end the war as his administration eased economic pressure on Russia. www.france24.com/en/live-news...

Opinion | Trump’s closure of Voice of America is coming back to bite him As the president threatens Venezuela, Russia and China are filling the information vacuum.

As Trump threatens Venezuela, an essential voice is silent

Russia and China are filling the information vacuum with the Voice of America now dark. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Europe exhales as Brussels finally moves on fining Musk’s X Diplomats and lawmakers say they are relieved after significant delays in enforcing EU digital rules.

Europe exhales as Brussels finally moves on fining Musk’s X

Diplomats and lawmakers say they are relieved after significant delays in enforcing EU digital rules. www.politico.eu/article/euro...

Euroclear boss: Use frozen Russian assets for Ukrainian peace deal CEO Valérie Urbain weighs in on tortured loan saga.

Euroclear boss: Use frozen Russian assets for Ukrainian peace deal

CEO Valérie Urbain weighs in on tortured loan saga. www.politico.eu/article/euro...

‘Cultivate resistance’: policy paper lays bare Trump support for Europe’s far right Text signed by president seems to echo ‘great replacement’ theory, saying Europe faces ‘civilisational erasure’

‘Cultivate resistance’: policy paper lays bare Trump support for Europe’s far right

Text signed by president seems to echo ‘great replacement’ theory, saying Europe faces ‘civilisational erasure’ www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

We Will Work as Constructively as Possible with All Partners to Ensure That Peace Is Achieved and That It Is a Dignified Peace – Address by the President — Official website of the President of Ukraine: www.president.gov.ua/en/news/bude...

Trump warns Europe faces ‘civilizational erasure’ in explosive new document The U.S. president blames the EU and migration for inciting broad continental decline in official National Security Strategy.

Trump warns Europe faces ‘civilizational erasure’ in explosive new document

The U.S. president blames the EU and migration for inciting broad continental decline in official National Security Strategy. www.politico.eu/article/dona...

EU slaps €120M fine on Elon Musk’s X, straining ties with US US vice president says EU should not be ‘attacking American companies over garbage.’

EU slaps €120M fine on Elon Musk’s X, straining ties with US

The European Commission on Friday imposed a €120 million fine on Elon Musk’s X, the first-ever penalty issued under the bloc’s flagship content moderation law.
www.politico.eu/article/eu-s...

Trump reveals what he wants for the world The National Security Strategy, which presidents usually release once each term, offers a formal statement of U.S. global priorities.

Trump reveals what he wants for the world

The National Security Strategy, which presidents usually release once each term, offers a formal statement of U.S. global priorities. www.politico.com/news/2025/12...

The President Who Never Grew Up Instead of focusing on governing, Trump spends his days chasing entertainment, attention and renovation projects that reflect a presidency stuck in adolescence.

Trump is the President Who Just Won’t Grow Up

Instead of focusing on governing, Trump spends his days chasing entertainment, attention and renovation projects that reflect a presidency stuck in adolescence. www.politico.com/news/magazin...

How Russia keeps raising an army to replace its dead An online bazaar of freelance headhunters finds new recruits to fight Ukraine, emboldening Vladimir Putin at the negotiating table and scaring European leaders about what his growing army might do nex...

How Russia keeps raising an army to replace its dead

An online bazaar of freelance headhunters finds new recruits to fight Ukraine, emboldening Vladimir Putin at the negotiating table and scaring European leaders about what his growing army might do next. www.politico.com/news/2025/12...

FIFA orders European clubs to ignore sanctions on Russia European football clubs must pay outstanding transfer fees to Russian teams despite sanctions, says the sport's governing body FIFA. If the likes of West Ham United, FC Basel and Atalanta do not compl...

FIFA orders European clubs to ignore sanctions on Russia

European football clubs must pay outstanding transfer fees to Russian teams despite sanctions, says the sport's governing body FIFA. www.ftm.eu/articles/fif...

DOJ fails to secure new Letitia James indictment from grand jury
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Exclusive: Survivors clinging to capsized boat didn’t radio for backup, admiral overseeing double-tap strike tells lawmakers | CNN Politics The two men killed as they floated holding onto their capsized boat in a secondary strike against a suspected drug vessel in early September did not appear to have radio or other communications device...

Exclusive: Survivors clinging to capsized boat didn’t radio for backup, admiral overseeing double-tap strike tells lawmakers
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Macron waarschuwde dat VS Oekraïne zou kunnen ‘verraden’ tijdens gelekt overleg van Europese leiders De Franse president Emmanuel Macron heeft er volgens het Duitse weekblad <i>Der Spiegel</i> voor gewaarschuwd dat de VS Oekraïne mogelijk zou kunnen ‘verraden’ in de lopende vredesgesprekken. Dat zou ...

Macron waarschuwde dat VS Oekraïne zou kunnen ‘verraden’ tijdens gelekt overleg van Europese leiders

Volgens Der Spiegel hebben ook de Duitse bondskanselier Merz, Navo's Mark Rutte en de Finse president Alexander Stubb hun zorgen geuit in het gesprek. www.ad.nl/buitenland/m...

EU moves to seize €90bn of Russian assets to fund Ukraine reparations Latest news and updates on Ukraine peace deal as Brussels briefing called off

EU moves to seize €90bn of Russian assets to fund Ukraine reparations

The proposal comes after Zelensky’s meeting with Steve Witkoff, the US envoy, was said to have been cancelled when peace talks with Putin stalled www.thetimes.com/world/russia...

Without a formal policy process, Trump can’t end the war in Ukraine As long as the handful of players within Trump’s administration keep operating on their own, there will be chaos and confusion surrounding any Ukraine peace plan.

Without a formal policy process, Trump can’t end the war in Ukraine

As long as the handful of players within Trump’s administration keep operating on their own, there will be chaos and confusion surrounding any Ukraine peace plan. www.politico.eu/article/with...

Poll: Trump's own voters begin blaming him for affordability crisis Americans continue to say affordability is out of control, and they place the responsibility on Trump, The POLITICO Poll found.

Poll: Trump's own voters begin blaming him for affordability crisis

Americans continue to say affordability is out of control, and they place the responsibility on Trump, The POLITICO Poll found. www.politico.com/news/2025/12...

New York Times Sues Pentagon Over First Amendment Rights

New York Times Sues Pentagon Over First Amendment Rights

The lawsuit said the Defense Department’s new set of rules for journalists “violates the Constitution’s guarantees of due process, freedom of speech and freedom of the press.” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/b...

Trump faces waning returns from ‘blame Biden’ strategy

Fifty-three percent disapprove of his performance in office, while 42 percent approve. More worryingly for Trump, his ratings on the economy and particularly on inflation are poor. thehill.com/homenews/adm...

Putin will never stop until he is forced to
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The Ukraine peace deal has stumbled yet again over an inevitable obstacle: Putin Russian leader’s rejection of latest peace proposal was predictable and shows the Kremlin continues to hold the trump card

The Ukraine peace deal has stumbled yet again over an inevitable obstacle: Putin

Russian leader’s rejection of latest peace proposal was predictable and shows the Kremlin continues to hold the trump card www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

Europe is holding the line against Trump’s and Putin’s plans for Ukraine. But it won’t be able to for ever | Martin Kettle In the 21st-century imbalance of power, Europe and Nato have neither the arms nor the wealth to impel Russia or the US to take its peace settlement seriously, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

Europe is holding the line against Trump’s and Putin’s plans for Ukraine. But it won’t be able to for ever

In the current imbalance of power, Europe and Nato have neither the arms nor wealth to impel Russia or the US to take its peace settlement seriously www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

David Gentile no longer required to pay $15.5M in restitution after Trump’s commutation Gentile was convicted in August 2024 of conspiring to defraud thousands of investors in a capital funds scheme totaling $1.6 billion.

David Gentile no longer required to pay $15.5M in restitution after Trump’s commutation

Gentile was convicted in August 2024 of conspiring to defraud thousands of investors in a capital funds scheme totaling $1.6 billion. www.politico.com/news/2025/12...

Mainstream reporting is dominant as ever — with Trump's help Trump administration efforts to restrict reporters have done little to slow the flow of leaks to legacy media.

The power of real reporting

Trump administration efforts to restrict the proximity of some White House reporters, or boot them from Pentagon workspace, have done little to slow the flow of leaks to legacy media from inside those buildings. www.axios.com/2025/12/03/n...

Pentagon Report: Hegseth Risked Endangering Troops With Signal Messages The inspector general finds that the defense secretary violated his department’s policies.

Pentagon Report: Hegseth Risked Endangering Troops With Signal Messages

The inspector general finds that the defense secretary violated his department’s policies. www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

A Dignified Peace Is Only Possible if Ukraine’s Interests Are Taken Into Account – Address by the President — Official website of the President of Ukraine: www.president.gov.ua/en/news/lish...

Opinion | A sickening moral slum of an administration Regarding Venezuela, Ukraine and much more, Trump and his acolytes are worse than simply incompetent.

A sickening moral slum of an administration

Regarding Venezuela, Ukraine and much more, Trump and his acolytes are worse than simply incompetent. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...