Chris Buijink
@chrisbuijink.bsky.social
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Formerly Secretary-General Ministry of Economic Affairs NL; formerly Chair Dutch Banking Association; Chair Supervisory Board PwC Netherlands
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A Dutch center-left party appeared to be the biggest winner in national elections on Wednesday, a strong rebuke to Geert Wilders’s party, according to exit polls.
Geert Wilders’s Party for Freedom Loses Seats in Dutch Election
A center-left party was poised to become the country’s largest political party, according to exit polls. The anti-immigrant Party for Freedom, led by Mr. Wilders, was expected to lose 12 seats.
nyti.ms
⚡️Russian artillery strike hits children's hospital in Kherson, 9 injured.
The Russian strike hit the hospital at around 9:20 a.m. local time, when patients, their parents, and medical staff were inside.
The Russian strike hit the hospital at around 9:20 a.m. local time, when patients, their parents, and medical staff were inside.
Russian artillery strike hits children's hospital in Kherson, 9 injured
The Russian strike hit the hospital at around 9:20 a.m. local time, when patients, their parents, and medical staff were inside.
kyivindependent.com
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Q: What did you mean when you said you're prepared to send 'more than the National Guard' into American cities?
TRUMP: if I want to enact a certain act, I'd be allowed to do whatever I want. The courts wouldn't get involved. Nobody would. I could send Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines -anybody I want
TRUMP: if I want to enact a certain act, I'd be allowed to do whatever I want. The courts wouldn't get involved. Nobody would. I could send Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines -anybody I want
The seeds are being planted to rig the midterms. It’s becoming more explicit.
(Also note the gratuitous shot at the NBA, aka Black athletes who oppose him)
(Also note the gratuitous shot at the NBA, aka Black athletes who oppose him)
‘Door dat hele LPF-gezeik kwam ik niet meer toe aan wat het leven in Den Haag zo ongelooflijk leuk maakte’
‘Door dat hele LPF-gezeik kwam ik niet meer toe aan wat het leven in Den Haag zo ongelooflijk leuk maakte’
www.volkskrant.nl
"Such is their fear of jail, bankruptcy or reprisal, that most people I spoke to insisted on anonymity. This was in spite of the fact that many of the same people said Trump would only be restrained by powerful voices standing up to him." My Weekend FT essay. Please read it. on.ft.com/4hqblpr
The Trump Supremacy
[FREE TO READ] Opponents in disarray, allies in line, followers enthralled — the US president is already on his way to building a new world order
on.ft.com
Onze dierbare vrienden Alyona en Ghenja zijn vandaag vermoord door een Russische droneaanval op hun auto.
We verliezen niet alleen onze vrienden, maar ook de helft van ons team.
Hun dood maakt ons vastberadener om het goede te blijven doen voor hen en iedereen die door dit geweld wordt getroffen.
We verliezen niet alleen onze vrienden, maar ook de helft van ons team.
Hun dood maakt ons vastberadener om het goede te blijven doen voor hen en iedereen die door dit geweld wordt getroffen.
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Trump waves around renderings of his new ballroom, which appears to be entirely gold
"Whatever lies behind Trump’s cupidity towards Putin, we should be long past caring why. The reality is settled fact. Putin has fewer cards in his hand than Trump supposes. One of those cards is Trump." My column. www.ft.com/content/7deb...
Putin’s mesmeric sway on Trump
Russia bets it can gain in US negotiations what it cannot win on the battlefield
www.ft.com
Poetin viert afhaken van Trump
⚡️Update: At least 2 killed in Kyiv following mass overnight Russian attack against Ukraine.
A Russian drone attack on the capital caused a fire in a high-rise building in Kyiv’s Dniprovskyi district, killing at least two people. Ten residents were rescued, according to city officials.
A Russian drone attack on the capital caused a fire in a high-rise building in Kyiv’s Dniprovskyi district, killing at least two people. Ten residents were rescued, according to city officials.
Agnes Koops-Aukes (55) krijgt internationale topfunctie bij accountantskantoor PricewaterhouseCoopers (en toch hoopt ze straks meer in Groningen te zijn)
Agnes Koops-Aukes (55) krijgt internationale topfunctie bij accountantskantoor PricewaterhouseCoopers (en toch hoopt ze straks meer in Groningen te zijn)
Agnes Koops-Aukes (55), boerendochter uit Oostum, wordt verantwoordelijk voor de wereldwijde marktstrategie van accountantskantoor PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). Ze was de afgelopen jaren voorzitter van PwC Nederland. „Groot compliment dat ik hiervoor ben gevraagd. Heel gaaf.”
dlvr.it
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Absolutely staggering — the ‘president’ of the USA defending the idea that when you invade another independent country, you somehow have a right to its property. Madness at its peak.
[Q]:Did you get any sense from Putin that he would be willing or open to the idea of ending this war without taking significant property from Ukraine?
[Trump]:Well,he's going to take something. I mean,they fought&he has a lot of property.We're the only nation that goes in& wins a raw& then leaves.
[Trump]:Well,he's going to take something. I mean,they fought&he has a lot of property.We're the only nation that goes in& wins a raw& then leaves.
"The US president tossed aside maps of the frontline in Ukraine, insisted Zelenskyy surrender the entire Donbas region to Putin, and repeatedly echoed talking points the Russian leader had made in their call a day earlier"
on.ft.com/4n9nlNd
on.ft.com/4n9nlNd
Trump urged Zelenskyy to accept Putin’s terms or be ‘destroyed’ by Russia
US president tossed aside maps of Ukraine frontline in volatile White House meeting
on.ft.com
None of us should put pressure on Zelenskyy when it comes to territorial concessions. We should all put pressure on Russia to stop its aggression. Appeasement never was a road to a just and lasting peace.
Zelensky: I don’t understand why the leader of the largest country on Earth needs a few more kilometers.
“This war is not about land; it’s about our independence,” he said.
“This war is not about land; it’s about our independence,” he said.
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