Hans de Vreij
@vreij.bsky.social
Dutch journalist (ret). Was defence editor at Radio Netherlands. Studied Russian. First job: Amnesty spokesman in the Netherlands. Then 3 decades in journalism. My Cold War spy story: https://hansdevreij.com/2017/01/24/russian-spy-and-i-2/
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Hans de Vreij
@vreij.bsky.social
· Dec 29
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Four separate residential blocks were hit in Zaporizhzhia.
There are four injuries reported so far.
#RussiaIsATerroristState
There are four injuries reported so far.
#RussiaIsATerroristState
November 25, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Four separate residential blocks were hit in Zaporizhzhia.
There are four injuries reported so far.
#RussiaIsATerroristState
There are four injuries reported so far.
#RussiaIsATerroristState
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Zaporizhzhia - an apartment block has been hit by a drone in the last half hour. No more details yet.
#RussiaIsATerroristState
#RussiaIsATerroristState
November 25, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Zaporizhzhia - an apartment block has been hit by a drone in the last half hour. No more details yet.
#RussiaIsATerroristState
#RussiaIsATerroristState
'Ukraine says "understanding" reached with US on peace plan, as Trump says his envoy will meet Putin' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Ukraine-Russia war: Ukraine says 'understanding' reached with US on peace plan, as Trump says his envoy will meet Putin in Moscow
President Trump says the original peace plan has been
www.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 10:04 PM
'Ukraine says "understanding" reached with US on peace plan, as Trump says his envoy will meet Putin' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'Zelensky wil met Europese bondgenoten naar Trump voor gesprek over 28-puntenplan' www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
Zelensky wil met Europese bondgenoten naar Trump voor gesprek over 28-puntenplan
De Oekraïense president Volodymyr Zelensky wil met meerdere Europese leiders naar het Witte Huis voor overleg over het Amerikaanse vredesplan met Rusland. Daar wil hij de gevoelige punten uit het door...
www.nrc.nl
November 25, 2025 at 10:03 PM
'Zelensky wil met Europese bondgenoten naar Trump voor gesprek over 28-puntenplan' www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
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In Russia's colony of Dagestan, a monument was unveiled listing the names 3000 of those that died invading Ukraine from just one district in one region.
Video from Russian propaganda – complete with pro-war pop music.
Video from Russian propaganda – complete with pro-war pop music.
November 25, 2025 at 7:06 PM
In Russia's colony of Dagestan, a monument was unveiled listing the names 3000 of those that died invading Ukraine from just one district in one region.
Video from Russian propaganda – complete with pro-war pop music.
Video from Russian propaganda – complete with pro-war pop music.
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Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine — right now. Once again, Russia targets civilians. Again and again, the same terror against ordinary people.
November 25, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine — right now. Once again, Russia targets civilians. Again and again, the same terror against ordinary people.
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Het gemak waarmee Nederlandse politici de publieke omroep aanvallen is ijzingwekkend.
BBB wil (en krijgt) een debat over 'activisme binnen de NPO'.
Dit is zo kwalijk. Een nieuw dieptepunt.
Dit is zo kwalijk. Een nieuw dieptepunt.
November 25, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Het gemak waarmee Nederlandse politici de publieke omroep aanvallen is ijzingwekkend.
Aandelen Europese wapenfabrikanten onderuit nu vrede gloort in Oekraïne. Grootste slachtoffer is het Duitse Rheinmetall, maar ook Saab, Thales, BAE Systems en Leonardo daalden flink.’ www.ad.nl/economie/aan... (€)
Aandelen wapenfabrikanten onderuit nu vrede gloort in Oekraïne
Terwijl de wereld voorzichtig spreekt over vrede in Oekraïne slaat de onzekerheid op de beurs toe. De aandelenkoersen van Europese defensiebedrijven - de grote winnaars van de oorlog - gaan keihard on...
www.ad.nl
November 25, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Aandelen Europese wapenfabrikanten onderuit nu vrede gloort in Oekraïne. Grootste slachtoffer is het Duitse Rheinmetall, maar ook Saab, Thales, BAE Systems en Leonardo daalden flink.’ www.ad.nl/economie/aan... (€)
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Preemptive concessions are not a path to peace. They are a trigger for an even larger war. If Ukraine agrees to talk borders before a ceasefire, Russia will read it only one way: green light to escalate. #ArmUkraineToWin
November 25, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Preemptive concessions are not a path to peace. They are a trigger for an even larger war. If Ukraine agrees to talk borders before a ceasefire, Russia will read it only one way: green light to escalate. #ArmUkraineToWin
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Buitenlands trollenleger probeerde verkiezingen Nederland te beïnvloeden, vooral FvD’ers De Vos en Baudet ondersteund
Buitenlands trollenleger probeerde verkiezingen Nederland te beïnvloeden, vooral FvD’ers De Vos en Baudet ondersteund
www.volkskrant.nl
November 25, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Buitenlands trollenleger probeerde verkiezingen Nederland te beïnvloeden, vooral FvD’ers De Vos en Baudet ondersteund
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Trump wil koste wat het kost een Oekraïne akkoord met Poetin (want: Nobelprijs voor de Vrede). De EU en Oekraïne proberen hem af te remmen. Maar de hamvraag blijft:wat wil Poetin? Mijn commentaar vanmiddag op @nporadio1.bsky.social bij @bureaubuitenland.bsky.social : www.nporadio1.nl/fragmenten/b...
Ook metaalmoeheid in Moskou
Sinds de aankondiging van het nieuwe Amerikaans-Russische ‘vredesplan’ voor de oorlog in Oekraïne, zijn alle ogen gericht op Kyiv en de benarde positie van Zelensky. Maar volgens Rusland-deskundige He...
www.nporadio1.nl
November 25, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Trump wil koste wat het kost een Oekraïne akkoord met Poetin (want: Nobelprijs voor de Vrede). De EU en Oekraïne proberen hem af te remmen. Maar de hamvraag blijft:wat wil Poetin? Mijn commentaar vanmiddag op @nporadio1.bsky.social bij @bureaubuitenland.bsky.social : www.nporadio1.nl/fragmenten/b...
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💥🔥 Destruction of Russian shelters and vehicles in the Lyman direction by SIGNUM battalion.
November 25, 2025 at 9:11 PM
💥🔥 Destruction of Russian shelters and vehicles in the Lyman direction by SIGNUM battalion.
Witkoff to Ushakov: "I told the president that you - that the Russian Federation has always wanted a peace deal." (...) Maybe we set out like a 20-point peace proposal, just like we did in Gaza. We put a 20-point Trump plan together that was 20 points for peace."
Bloomberg: 'Transcript of an Oct. 14 phone call lasting just over 5 minutes between Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump’s special envoy for peace missions, and Yuri Ushakov, Vladimir Putin’s most senior foreign-policy adviser.' www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 25, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Witkoff to Ushakov: "I told the president that you - that the Russian Federation has always wanted a peace deal." (...) Maybe we set out like a 20-point peace proposal, just like we did in Gaza. We put a 20-point Trump plan together that was 20 points for peace."
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BBC verwijdert zin over 'corrupte Trump' uit lezing Rutger Bregman
BBC verwijdert zin over 'corrupte Trump' uit lezing Rutger Bregman
In de speech, die door de BBC is uitgezonden, uitte de Nederlandse schrijver scherpe kritiek op de president. De omroep zegt de zin te hebben geschrapt na juridisch advies.
nos.nl
November 25, 2025 at 7:45 PM
BBC verwijdert zin over 'corrupte Trump' uit lezing Rutger Bregman
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Oekraïne wil met Trump én Europa verder praten over gevoeligheden plan
Oekraïne wil met Trump én Europa verder praten over gevoeligheden plan
De gevoeligste punten waarop Oekraïne moet toegeven wil Zelensky in een persoonlijke ontmoeting met Trump bespreken. Volgens Trump is een deal heel dichtbij.
nos.nl
November 25, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Oekraïne wil met Trump én Europa verder praten over gevoeligheden plan
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Every time I think this administration has plumbed the depths of incompetence, it goes down another level. Will this make Putin think he should end the war? Or will it make him think that if he keeps pushing, the US will offer him even more?
"Now, me to you, I know what it’s going to take to get a peace deal done: Donetsk and maybe a land swap somewhere."
-- Steve Witkoff, in his call to Putin aide Yuri Ushakov
Read the whole transcript of the Oct 14 call. It's amazing.
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www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
-- Steve Witkoff, in his call to Putin aide Yuri Ushakov
Read the whole transcript of the Oct 14 call. It's amazing.
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www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Witkoff Discusses Ukraine Plans With Key Putin Aide: Transcript
The following is a transcript of an Oct. 14 phone call lasting just over 5 minutes between Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump’s special envoy for peace missions, and Yuri Ushakov, Vladimir Putin’s most senio...
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Every time I think this administration has plumbed the depths of incompetence, it goes down another level. Will this make Putin think he should end the war? Or will it make him think that if he keeps pushing, the US will offer him even more?
Spotted: a US Tethered Aerostat Radar System (TARS) above Puerto Rico. Official detection range: 400 km. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tethere...
November 25, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Spotted: a US Tethered Aerostat Radar System (TARS) above Puerto Rico. Official detection range: 400 km. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tethere...
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EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
Witkoff Advised Russia on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan to Trump
US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, fresh from the triumph of the Gaza peace deal, held a phone call last month with a senior Kremlin official to suggest they work together on a similar plan for Ukraine — and that Vladimir Putin should raise it with Donald Trump.
bloom.bg
November 25, 2025 at 7:52 PM
EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
Bloomberg: 'Transcript of an Oct. 14 phone call lasting just over 5 minutes between Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump’s special envoy for peace missions, and Yuri Ushakov, Vladimir Putin’s most senior foreign-policy adviser.' www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 25, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Bloomberg: 'Transcript of an Oct. 14 phone call lasting just over 5 minutes between Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump’s special envoy for peace missions, and Yuri Ushakov, Vladimir Putin’s most senior foreign-policy adviser.' www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Dim Philby at work.
Someone (Rubio?) is MEGA pissed at the Ukraine peace plan situation if they leaked a full on *recording* of this Witkoff call (with transcript, lol).
November 25, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Dim Philby at work.
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Trump says in a post he's sending Witkoff to meet with Putin in Moscow and Driscoll to meet with the Ukrainians
"I look forward to hopefully meeting with President Zelenskyy and President Putin soon, but ONLY when the deal to end this War is FINAL or, in its final stages."
"I look forward to hopefully meeting with President Zelenskyy and President Putin soon, but ONLY when the deal to end this War is FINAL or, in its final stages."
November 25, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Trump says in a post he's sending Witkoff to meet with Putin in Moscow and Driscoll to meet with the Ukrainians
"I look forward to hopefully meeting with President Zelenskyy and President Putin soon, but ONLY when the deal to end this War is FINAL or, in its final stages."
"I look forward to hopefully meeting with President Zelenskyy and President Putin soon, but ONLY when the deal to end this War is FINAL or, in its final stages."
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Van der Plas #BBB maakt de #NPO verdacht: "De BBC is in opspraak geraakt vanwege journalistiek activisme. Ook bij de #NPO zien we soortgelijke zaken voorbijkomen. De berichtgeving lijkt eerder activistisch dan deskundig en neutraal." Er komt een debat met steun van extreemrechts
November 25, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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💔 7 dead and 21 injured: emergency and rescue operations completed in Kyiv after Russian shelling, — State Emergency Service.
November 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM
💔 7 dead and 21 injured: emergency and rescue operations completed in Kyiv after Russian shelling, — State Emergency Service.
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⁉️ Several "delicate" details need to be sorted out for Ukraine peace deal – White House
Several "delicate" details need to be sorted out for Ukraine peace deal – White House
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on 25 November that the United States has made "tremendous progress" towards reaching a "peace deal" between Ukraine and Russia, but "there are a few ...
www.pravda.com.ua
November 25, 2025 at 5:32 PM
⁉️ Several "delicate" details need to be sorted out for Ukraine peace deal – White House
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Zelenskyy ready to meet with Trump during Thanksgiving to finalize agreement – Yermak #Ukraine
Zelenskyy ready to meet with Trump during Thanksgiving to finalize agreement – Yermak
en.interfax.com.ua
November 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Zelenskyy ready to meet with Trump during Thanksgiving to finalize agreement – Yermak #Ukraine