Frankzwemt
Frankzwemt
@bergop.bsky.social
Gepensioneerd als psycholoog en journalist. Waarnemer. Waarom mensen hun gedrag (niet) veranderen.
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Analysis: President Trump is coming up on a full year in office for his second term. Polls regularly show that a majority of the country disapproves of his presidency and most of his major policies.
Analysis | What the end of Trump’s first year looks like
Prices and deportations are going up, while polls regularly show a majority disapproves of his presidency and that most of his major policies are unpopular.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Overnight, a major fire broke out at the Astrakhan Gas Processing Plant in southern Russia following a reported strike on the facility, which is considered one of the key enterprises of the country’s oil and gas sector. The Astrakhan plant plays a crucial role in the production of sulfur.
December 17, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Russian oil has plummeted to $40 per barrel.
This is the lowest level since the start of the full-scale war against Ukraine.

For the federal budget of the Russian Federation, the calculated oil price for 2025 was approximately $69.7 per barrel.
December 17, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Trump wants a deal for headlines. Ukraine wants actual protection. The U.S. is dangling "Article 5-like" security guarantees at Ukraine, but only temporarily, while pushing Kyiv to accept a rushed deal that may leave core issues unresolved.
December 17, 2025 at 5:20 AM
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All I want for Christmas: justice, peace — and russia's collapse.
December 16, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Amerikaanse werkloosheid op hoogste niveau in vier jaar
Amerikaanse werkloosheid op hoogste niveau in vier jaar
De Amerikaanse werkloosheid is in november gestegen tot 4,6 procent. Dat is het hoogste niveau in vier jaar.
www.nrc.nl
December 16, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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‼️ 288,000 families in Odesa Oblast remain without power due to Russian attacks
288,000 families in Odesa Oblast remain without power due to Russian attacks
Еnergy workers have restored electricity to almost 330,000 households in Odesa Oblast after a large-scale Russian strike on the energy system.
www.pravda.com.ua
December 16, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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Commissie voor schadeclaims in oorlog Oekraïne gaat zich vestigen in Den Haag
Commissie voor schadeclaims in oorlog Oekraïne gaat zich vestigen in Den Haag
Het besluit om de claimscommissie in Den Haag te vestigen, is bekendgemaakt op de dag dat de Oekraïense president Volodymyr Zelensky de Tweede Kamer bezoekt. Claims kunnen worden ingediend door particulieren, organisaties en overheidsinstanties in Oekraïne.
www.nrc.nl
December 16, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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Zelensky doet oproep in Kamer: hou ‘principiële’ steun voor Oekraïne vol, ook na een vredesdeal https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/12/16/zelensky-doet-oproep-in-kamer-hou-principiele-steun-voor-oekraine-vol-ook-na-een-vredesdeal-a4915499
December 16, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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💪 Ukraine's special forces strike Russian MRLS and Russians in Donetsk Oblast
Ukraine's special forces strike Russian MRLS and Russians in Donetsk Oblast – video
Ukraine's Special Operations Forces (SOF) have struck the BM-27 Uragan multiple rocket launch system (MRLS) and Russian personnel in Donetsk Oblast.
www.pravda.com.ua
December 16, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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They’re still standing. Still fighting. Still smiling.

Brave Ukrainian women are defending their country with the kind of strength the world rarely gets to witness. Not for glory — for freedom, for their families, for the right to live without terror.
HEROES. 💙💛

Slava Ukraine! Heroyam Slava!🇺🇦
December 16, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Explosions were heard across multiple regions of Russia overnight.

Eyewitnesses reported explosions at the Afipsky oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar Krai and an oil refinery in Volgograd region.
December 15, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Hey christians in US, this is your president.
December 13, 2025 at 1:53 PM
A former advisor to Donald Trump has become a consultant for the Russian company "Lukoil," writes Politico.

Bryan Lanza was a senior advisor to Trump. Politico states that now he is consulting Lukoil on finding a buyer for its international assets.
December 13, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Ukraine struck the Slavneft-YANOS oil refinery in Yaroslavl region.
Annual capacity: 15 million tons
Daily capacity: 300,000 barrels
4.6% of Russia's total oil refining capacity.
December 13, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Feel so sorry for you. So terrible.
1:09 am in Kyiv.
Calm is over.
Missiles.

Every Friday night 🙄
December 13, 2025 at 4:04 AM
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⚡️Explosions reported at Russian oil refinery amid possible drone attack.

Explosions were reported in Russia's Saratov Oblast overnight on Dec. 13 as officials warned of a possible drone attack, with unverified local reports indicating the Saratov oil refinery had been targeted.
Explosions reported at Russian oil refinery amid possible drone attack
Explosions were reported in Russia's Saratov Oblast overnight on Dec. 13 as officials warned of a possible drone attack, with unverified local reports indicating the Saratov oil refinery was targeted.
kyivindependent.com
December 12, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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Sia klinkt als een snipverkouden dronkelap die op drie Toffifees tegelijk staat te kauwen terwijl ze zingt
Sia klinkt als een snipverkouden dronkelap die op drie Toffifees tegelijk staat te kauwen terwijl ze zingt
www.parool.nl
December 13, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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Ukraine hit one of Russia’s biggest refineries and tightened the fight against Moscow’s war logistics, while Europe moved to freeze Russian assets indefinitely. The battlefield and the negotiating table are now colliding—and the stakes are rising fast.

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December 13, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Ukraine has, for the first time hit a Russian oil platform in the Caspian Sea, according to Ukraine sources.

Long-range drones struck the platform, named Filanovsky. At least four drones hit the platform. Oil and gas production from more than 20 wells has been completely halted
December 12, 2025 at 6:58 AM
French member of parliament Frédéric Petit has called to launch SkyShield, a European operation to protect Ukrainian civilians from Russian drone attacks.

"We can't let children be murdered in their sleep (...) now may not be ideal, but when it will be ideal, it will be too late".
December 12, 2025 at 6:54 AM
ISW: The Kremlin claimed that Russian forces seized Siversk as part of the Kremlin’s cognitive warfare that says Ukraine’s frontline as on the verge of collapse, and Russian battlefield victory as inevitable. Neither is true, and the Russian seizure of Siversk is unconfirmed as of December 11.
December 12, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Ukraine has for the first time attacked Russia's oil-producing infrastructure

SBU drones hit a drilling platform in the Caspian Sea, belonging to "Lukoil-Nizhevolzhskneft".

Oil and gas production from more than 20 wells was halted
December 12, 2025 at 6:44 AM
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A major explosion at Acron, a key Russian chemical plant in Veliky Novgorod, causes massive disruptions. The attack occurred overnight, impacting one of Russia's main industrial hubs and affecting its vital logistics network. #AcronBlast #VelikyNovgorod
December 11, 2025 at 3:25 AM