Age Akkerman
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D-Day for Europe to shore up Ukraine funding.
As EU leaders huddle in Brussels, Stephen Paduano and I analyse the reparations loan in a new piece.
This is not only a "There Is No Alternative" (TINA) moment—but the financial and legal risks are also manageable.
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www.cer.eu/insights/ukr...
As EU leaders huddle in Brussels, Stephen Paduano and I analyse the reparations loan in a new piece.
This is not only a "There Is No Alternative" (TINA) moment—but the financial and legal risks are also manageable.
1/
www.cer.eu/insights/ukr...
The Ukraine Reparations Loan: How to fix Europe's financial plumbing
As US support for Ukraine vanishes, Europe must overcome Belgian opposition and improvise fiscally to provide Kyiv with €210 billion.
www.cer.eu
December 18, 2025 at 1:19 PM
D-Day for Europe to shore up Ukraine funding.
As EU leaders huddle in Brussels, Stephen Paduano and I analyse the reparations loan in a new piece.
This is not only a "There Is No Alternative" (TINA) moment—but the financial and legal risks are also manageable.
1/
www.cer.eu/insights/ukr...
As EU leaders huddle in Brussels, Stephen Paduano and I analyse the reparations loan in a new piece.
This is not only a "There Is No Alternative" (TINA) moment—but the financial and legal risks are also manageable.
1/
www.cer.eu/insights/ukr...
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How the nickel trade through Rotterdam fills Putin's war chest and helps China with critical metals
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www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
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Hoe de nikkelhandel via Rotterdam Poetins oorlogskas vult en China aan kritieke metalen helpt
Grondstoffen: De export van nikkel helpt het Kremlin de oorlog tegen Oekraïne te financieren. Toch trof de EU nog geen sancties. Daardoor kan elke maand een schip met nikkel uit Moermansk aanmeren in ...
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December 18, 2025 at 10:19 AM
How the nickel trade through Rotterdam fills Putin's war chest and helps China with critical metals
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www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
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www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
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The victims of Russia’s brutality deserve justice.
And compensation.
Today’s Claims Commission agreement sends a clear message: the aggressor will be held accountable.
→ link.europa.eu/d7TbWg
And compensation.
Today’s Claims Commission agreement sends a clear message: the aggressor will be held accountable.
→ link.europa.eu/d7TbWg
December 16, 2025 at 2:33 PM
The victims of Russia’s brutality deserve justice.
And compensation.
Today’s Claims Commission agreement sends a clear message: the aggressor will be held accountable.
→ link.europa.eu/d7TbWg
And compensation.
Today’s Claims Commission agreement sends a clear message: the aggressor will be held accountable.
→ link.europa.eu/d7TbWg
Shouldn't we stop reporting about Trumps "peace process" like its a real thing? Its seems theater to play along with Trump.
December 14, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Shouldn't we stop reporting about Trumps "peace process" like its a real thing? Its seems theater to play along with Trump.
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'Realistische Optie'
December 14, 2025 at 10:58 AM
'Realistische Optie'
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It has become received wisdom in Brussels and Washington that there is a new “euro-sclerosis”: that the EU economy is lagging the US
This view is wrong
A little primer on the measurement of productivity – and why reports of the economic death of Europe are greatly exaggerated🧵
This view is wrong
A little primer on the measurement of productivity – and why reports of the economic death of Europe are greatly exaggerated🧵
December 12, 2025 at 12:32 PM
It has become received wisdom in Brussels and Washington that there is a new “euro-sclerosis”: that the EU economy is lagging the US
This view is wrong
A little primer on the measurement of productivity – and why reports of the economic death of Europe are greatly exaggerated🧵
This view is wrong
A little primer on the measurement of productivity – and why reports of the economic death of Europe are greatly exaggerated🧵
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Lost in all the sturm und drang about the latest negotiations to end the war in Ukraine is this reality: there is no basis for a deal. This is all a massive effort to massage one man’s ego. open.substack.com/pub/ivodaald...
Don’t be Fooled. There is No Deal on Ukraine
All the diplomacy in recent weeks is meant to massage Donals Trump’s ego not to get a real, lasting, let alone just peace in Ukraine
open.substack.com
December 13, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Lost in all the sturm und drang about the latest negotiations to end the war in Ukraine is this reality: there is no basis for a deal. This is all a massive effort to massage one man’s ego. open.substack.com/pub/ivodaald...
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Putin: "We've taken Kupyansk"
Zelensky: "Here I am in Kupyansk"
Zelensky: "Here I am in Kupyansk"
Zelensky arrived in Kupyansk, which Putin claims is "under Russian control."
December 12, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Putin: "We've taken Kupyansk"
Zelensky: "Here I am in Kupyansk"
Zelensky: "Here I am in Kupyansk"
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On December 10 at the European Parliament, during a screening of documentary films about Ukrainian children, the interpreter could not hold back tears as 11‑year‑old Roman Oleksiv from Lviv spoke.
The boy had survived the missile strike on Vinnytsia on July 14, 2022,
The boy had survived the missile strike on Vinnytsia on July 14, 2022,
December 10, 2025 at 9:34 PM
On December 10 at the European Parliament, during a screening of documentary films about Ukrainian children, the interpreter could not hold back tears as 11‑year‑old Roman Oleksiv from Lviv spoke.
The boy had survived the missile strike on Vinnytsia on July 14, 2022,
The boy had survived the missile strike on Vinnytsia on July 14, 2022,
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'Dan ben je toch van het padje af?'
Nederlanders snakken naar samenwerking en stabiliteit. Maar Yesilgöz levert opnieuw verdeeldheid en onbestuurbaarheid.
De VVD laat zich onder haar leiding steeds verder meeslepen richting de extremen. Dan kies je bewust voor polarisatie in plaats van vooruitgang.
De VVD laat zich onder haar leiding steeds verder meeslepen richting de extremen. Dan kies je bewust voor polarisatie in plaats van vooruitgang.
December 8, 2025 at 9:08 PM
'Dan ben je toch van het padje af?'
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Nederlanders snakken naar samenwerking en stabiliteit. Maar Yesilgöz levert opnieuw verdeeldheid en onbestuurbaarheid.
De VVD laat zich onder haar leiding steeds verder meeslepen richting de extremen. Dan kies je bewust voor polarisatie in plaats van vooruitgang.
De VVD laat zich onder haar leiding steeds verder meeslepen richting de extremen. Dan kies je bewust voor polarisatie in plaats van vooruitgang.
September 2, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Nederlanders snakken naar samenwerking en stabiliteit. Maar Yesilgöz levert opnieuw verdeeldheid en onbestuurbaarheid.
De VVD laat zich onder haar leiding steeds verder meeslepen richting de extremen. Dan kies je bewust voor polarisatie in plaats van vooruitgang.
De VVD laat zich onder haar leiding steeds verder meeslepen richting de extremen. Dan kies je bewust voor polarisatie in plaats van vooruitgang.
Time for Europe to wake up. The US under Trump is an enemy. substack.com/home/post/p-...
The New US National Security Strategy
Trump Says Openly That the US Wants to Dominate Europe and Make it MAGA
substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Time for Europe to wake up. The US under Trump is an enemy. substack.com/home/post/p-...
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@economist.com his the nail on the head this week. Europe can easily afford to support Ukraine -- and it is not even that costly, as long as all members participate. Joint debt will rope in even the recalcitrant ones.
December 4, 2025 at 6:35 PM
@economist.com his the nail on the head this week. Europe can easily afford to support Ukraine -- and it is not even that costly, as long as all members participate. Joint debt will rope in even the recalcitrant ones.
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It's not as if this Clown has enough contacts in Moscow and St. Petersburg.
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threadreaderapp.com/thread/19959...
Thread by @vic_010100 on Thread Reader App
@vic_010100: Bart De Wever’s trips to Russia are now paying off for the Kremlin: He protects its interests and blocks billions in aid for Ukraine. 🧵1/23 The Prime Minister of Belgium, Bart De Wever, p...
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December 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
It's not as if this Clown has enough contacts in Moscow and St. Petersburg.
threadreaderapp.com/thread/19959...
threadreaderapp.com/thread/19959...
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"Wie gelooft echt dat 🇷🇺 de oorlog in 🇺🇦 gaat verliezen? Het is een fabel, een totale illusie", aldus de Belgische premier De Wever tijdens een lezing van de Grandes Conférences Catholiques, een club Franstalige katholieken dat lezingen organiseert. 👉 www.lalibre.be/belgique/pol...
December 3, 2025 at 10:50 PM
"Wie gelooft echt dat 🇷🇺 de oorlog in 🇺🇦 gaat verliezen? Het is een fabel, een totale illusie", aldus de Belgische premier De Wever tijdens een lezing van de Grandes Conférences Catholiques, een club Franstalige katholieken dat lezingen organiseert. 👉 www.lalibre.be/belgique/pol...
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Deze zomer nog ambitieuze chefkoks met lange boodschappenlijstjes, nu zelf op het menu: de stemming bij de Navo is weleens beter geweest..
www.volkskrant.nl/buitenland/t...
www.volkskrant.nl/buitenland/t...
Terwijl de ‘vredesdiplomatie’ voortraast, is de Navo de stille motor van militaire steun aan Oekraïne
Bij de Navo worden met een zekere berusting de diplomatieke scherven opgeruimd van Trumps jongste vredesinitiatief – dat formele lof oogst, maar op dit moment weinig kans van slagen wordt toegedicht. ...
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December 3, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Deze zomer nog ambitieuze chefkoks met lange boodschappenlijstjes, nu zelf op het menu: de stemming bij de Navo is weleens beter geweest..
www.volkskrant.nl/buitenland/t...
www.volkskrant.nl/buitenland/t...
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Just sent out this free post on two pieces of the puzzle in understanding the Trump administration's fake pivot to look like they might help Ukraine. Trump was keen to make sure that seized Russian assets were not given to Ukraine--as always follow the money. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
Two Pieces of the Puzzle
Understanding the Trump Con on Ukraine and Europe
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December 3, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Just sent out this free post on two pieces of the puzzle in understanding the Trump administration's fake pivot to look like they might help Ukraine. Trump was keen to make sure that seized Russian assets were not given to Ukraine--as always follow the money. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
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1 continent but 2 different realities.
While passenger planes cross the skies over Europe, Ukraine’s skies are filled with russian missiles and drones.
Your skies bring families together or take you to vacation, death falls on us from our skies.
📹: posterbureau / Instagram
While passenger planes cross the skies over Europe, Ukraine’s skies are filled with russian missiles and drones.
Your skies bring families together or take you to vacation, death falls on us from our skies.
📹: posterbureau / Instagram
December 2, 2025 at 5:14 PM
1 continent but 2 different realities.
While passenger planes cross the skies over Europe, Ukraine’s skies are filled with russian missiles and drones.
Your skies bring families together or take you to vacation, death falls on us from our skies.
📹: posterbureau / Instagram
While passenger planes cross the skies over Europe, Ukraine’s skies are filled with russian missiles and drones.
Your skies bring families together or take you to vacation, death falls on us from our skies.
📹: posterbureau / Instagram
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Er bestaat geen vredesplan.
Er is een businessplan in de maak, of nog beter: een zakendeal.
Het is de perverse schaamteloosheid ten top.
www.ad.nl/buitenland/e...
Er is een businessplan in de maak, of nog beter: een zakendeal.
Het is de perverse schaamteloosheid ten top.
www.ad.nl/buitenland/e...
Europese inlichtingendienst onthult wat er écht achter vredesplan van Trump voor Oekraïne zit
Een Europese inlichtingendienst heeft aan enkele hooggeplaatste nationale veiligheidsfunctionarissen in Europa onthuld waarom de Amerikaanse president Donald Trump écht vrede wil in Oekraïne. Het ston...
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December 1, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Er bestaat geen vredesplan.
Er is een businessplan in de maak, of nog beter: een zakendeal.
Het is de perverse schaamteloosheid ten top.
www.ad.nl/buitenland/e...
Er is een businessplan in de maak, of nog beter: een zakendeal.
Het is de perverse schaamteloosheid ten top.
www.ad.nl/buitenland/e...
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open.substack.com/pub/tenzerst.... Nicolas Tenzer
Beyond Trump’s “Russian Plan”: There Will Be No Peace Agreement With Moscow
This Is Not Actually Bad News
open.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:07 AM
open.substack.com/pub/tenzerst.... Nicolas Tenzer
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Well, once again it was shown that Trump's "support" for Ukraine was a con. He has been working with Putin in secret to craft a "peace" deal which the US and Russia will now try to shove down Ukrainian and European throats. Just sent out this free piece. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
Trump Was Working With Putin The Entire Time
And Now Europe and Ukraine Will Pay The Price
open.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Well, once again it was shown that Trump's "support" for Ukraine was a con. He has been working with Putin in secret to craft a "peace" deal which the US and Russia will now try to shove down Ukrainian and European throats. Just sent out this free piece. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
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Zomaar een stukje uit de Elsevier in 2004:
November 16, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Zomaar een stukje uit de Elsevier in 2004:
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Gedegen uitleg waarom @nrc.nl fout zit met Wijers jandirksnel.wordpress.com/2025/11/17/v...
Van veertien aanwezigen naar veertien getuigen – Over de NRC en uitspraken van Hans Wijers
[Maandag 17 november 2025] Al jaren wordt er gesproken over een cultuuromslag die de Nederlandse politiek zou behoeven. Het ziet er naar uit dat Rob Jetten en Henri Bontenbal bezig zijn die te volt…
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November 17, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Gedegen uitleg waarom @nrc.nl fout zit met Wijers jandirksnel.wordpress.com/2025/11/17/v...
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