Mark Duursma
@markduursma.bsky.social
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Buitenlandredacteur NRC. Posts over Midden- en Oost-Europa, Balkan, Kaukasus, Oekraïne, Rusland / Foreign desk NRC. Posts about Central and Eastern Europe, Balkans, Caucasus, Ukraine, Russia www.nrc.nl
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Van 770 naar 3.000 volgers in één week. Dat geeft voldoende vertrouwen om te verhuizen naar de blauwe hemel. X blijft relevant als nieuwsbron, maar ik stop daar als actieve gebruiker.

#letsmakeblueskygreat
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szabolcspanyi.bsky.social
🔎 We analyzed thousands of Meta and Google ads paid by V4 (🇨🇿🇭🇺🇵🇱🇸🇰) politicians and proxies that attacked journalists, activists and NGOs.

💰U.S. Big Tech profited from hateful content spread by allies of PM Robert Fico, PM Viktor Orbán, or Czech extremists.

🔗 Full story: vsquare.org/sponsored-ha...
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Lithuania reduces the protection of Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana #Tsikhanouskaya

Former Foreign Affairs Minister @glandsbergis.bsky.social is furious about this ‘betrayal’ by his country

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Why is Lithuania betraying Svetlana Tsikhanouskaya?
I now feel I cannot stay silent about my country’s radical changes in direction.
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Amerikaanse toestanden in Moskou
mikeeckel.bsky.social
Here's Russia's lower house of parliament falling all over itself to give a standing ovation to Putin on the occasion of his 73rd birthday. "We are lucky that we have such a strong president as Russia's head....There is Russia. And there is Putin, and we should be proud of this."
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Vlag leidt af, lijkt me de Mussolini-allee in Tirana
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benstanley.eu
"The Motorists are a new political formation led by businessman and car racer, Filip Turek, a lover of big combustion engines whose collections reportedly include guns and Nazi paraphernalia."

There is always one of these in any CEE election.
jrovny.bsky.social
Many are concerned about the return of Babiš to the top of Czech politics. While the results of this weekend's Czech legislative election poses its concerns, I am an optimist. I think Babiš's victory is rather Pyrrhic. Here are some thoughts: blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...
The 2025 Czech election – Andrej Babiš’s Pyrrhic victory
Andrej Babiš’s ANO won the 2025 Czech election on 3–4 October. Yet as Jan Rovny explains, Babiš will find it challenging to form a stable government.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
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jelgerg.bsky.social
Het verhaal van Joost. Verbannen uit Moskou. Verbannen uit Tbilisi. Nu in Yerevan.
platformraam.nl
Veruit de meeste buitenlandse correspondenten hebben Rusland verlaten na het begin van de invasie in Oekraïne. Hoe blijf je Rusland-correspondent als je zelf niet meer in het land bent? Joost Bosman (o.a. AD, FD, BNR, EW en 1V) schreef zijn gedachten op.
Het leven van een Rusland-correspondent buiten Rusland
Veruit de meeste buitenlandse correspondenten hebben Rusland verlaten na het begin van de Russische invasie in Oekraïne, nu ruim drieëneenhalf jaar...
buff.ly
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kyivindependent.com
⚡️Massive Russian attack on Ukraine kills 5, injures 14.

A large-scale Russian attack across Ukraine killed at least five people and injured at least 14 overnight on Oct. 5, according to the authorities.

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Massive Russian attack on Ukraine kills 5, injures 14
In Lviv Oblast, four people were killed, and another four were injured, the State Emergency Service said on Telegram.
kyivindependent.com
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koberidze.bsky.social
Orbeliani Street - one of the central streets in Tbilisi, after the clashes with the riot police. The situation is tense:
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timhaughton.bsky.social
80% now counted in Czech elections.
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netgazeti.org
⭕️The “Revolutionary March of Youth” has set off from #Tbilisi State University toward the Parliament building.
⭕️A large-scale rally is scheduled to take place this evening, with groups joining the protest by marching from several locations across the city.
#GeorgiaProtests
markduursma.bsky.social
Spannende dag in #Georgië vandaag, lokale verkiezingen geboycot door meeste oppositiepartijen, veel protest
annagvarish.bsky.social
Hundreds of special task force officers have just entered the Tbilisi City Council building on Liberty Square. Security forces are also positioned inside the Parliament. Tensions are running high. #GeorgiaProtests
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We staan er weer goed op, met dank aan caretaker Schoof
euromaidanpress.bsky.social
EU leaders want Ukraine in, but won't change the rules blocking it

The Netherlands rejected Costa's qualified majority plan on 1 Oct, defending the veto system that lets Hungary obstruct Ukraine's accession despite Kyiv meeting technical criteria
Kyiv’s EU hopes collide with Dutch veto defense at Copenhagen summit
Despite affirming Ukraine's EU future, Dutch PM rejects bypassing the veto right
euromaidanpress.com
markduursma.bsky.social
Indeed, excellent museum
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kyivindependent.com
⚡️ Russia's oil, gas September revenues down 25% from last year amid high budget deficit.

The deficit has forced Moscow to reduce planned military spending for 2026.
Russia's oil, gas September revenues down 25% from last year amid high budget deficit
The deficit has forced Moscow to reduce planned military spending for 2026.
kyivindependent.com
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Toegang tot station, niet tot stad, begrijp ik nu