@carldecraene.bsky.social
EUropean 🇪🇺 of Belgian 🇧🇪 nationality.
EU and NATO are the cornerstones of our national security and defence policy.
EU and NATO are the cornerstones of our national security and defence policy.
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Russia, the aggressor, is launching strikes against civilians: these are war crimes and, by their systematic nature, crimes against humanity.
Ukraine is responding and striking military targets in legal accordance with UN Charter Art. 51.
Difference matters.
Period.
www.france24.com/en/europe/20...
Ukraine is responding and striking military targets in legal accordance with UN Charter Art. 51.
Difference matters.
Period.
www.france24.com/en/europe/20...
Four dead in Russian drone attack on Kyiv as Ukraine targets Russia’s air fields
Russia launched a barrage of drones and missiles at the Ukrainian capital Kyiv overnight, killing at least four people and wounding 20 more, Ukrainian authorities said Friday. Ukraine's armed forces…
www.france24.com
A reminder for those who tend to forget.
bsky.app/profile/nico...
bsky.app/profile/nico...
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NYT investigation found Securities and Exchange Commission eased up on more than 60 percent of ongoing crypto cases when Trump took office. Cancelling investigations, easing penalties on crypto firms, many with direct ties to Trump. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/u...
Nothing to see here…
Nothing to see here…
December 14, 2025 at 1:52 PM
NYT investigation found Securities and Exchange Commission eased up on more than 60 percent of ongoing crypto cases when Trump took office. Cancelling investigations, easing penalties on crypto firms, many with direct ties to Trump. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/u...
Nothing to see here…
Nothing to see here…
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Netanyahu is zelf de belangrijkste verantwoordelijke voor toenemend antisemitisme wereldwijd. Cynisch maar voorspelbaar dat de man die vreselijke aanslag meteen politiek recupereert voor eigen belangen.
December 14, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Netanyahu is zelf de belangrijkste verantwoordelijke voor toenemend antisemitisme wereldwijd. Cynisch maar voorspelbaar dat de man die vreselijke aanslag meteen politiek recupereert voor eigen belangen.
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Poland’s Radoslaw Sikorski once again torches the Hungarian government, this time Orban’s foreign minister, including an obliterating ratio.
December 14, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Poland’s Radoslaw Sikorski once again torches the Hungarian government, this time Orban’s foreign minister, including an obliterating ratio.
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There is now a deep chasm between the United States and Europe.
Putin’s Already Won
He’s exposed fatal divisions in the “West” even as Russians still back his Ukraine invasion.
foreignpolicy.com
December 14, 2025 at 12:30 PM
There is now a deep chasm between the United States and Europe.
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Anyone complaining about European rearmament as escalatory simply doesn’t understand Ru. Ru invades the unarmed and the neutral (Moldova, Georgia, Ukraine). It hasn’t dared invade a NATO member, no matter how small. If Ru does attack NATO, it will be because it perceives its members as unprepared.
December 13, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Ukraine wants to stop the fighting today, without any preconditions.
Russia keeps attacking and terrorizing the Ukrainian people. It’s very clear who the aggressor is.
The only way to get Putin to compromise is by increasing pressure on Russia and more support to Ukraine. ⤵️
Russia keeps attacking and terrorizing the Ukrainian people. It’s very clear who the aggressor is.
The only way to get Putin to compromise is by increasing pressure on Russia and more support to Ukraine. ⤵️
December 13, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Ukraine wants to stop the fighting today, without any preconditions.
Russia keeps attacking and terrorizing the Ukrainian people. It’s very clear who the aggressor is.
The only way to get Putin to compromise is by increasing pressure on Russia and more support to Ukraine. ⤵️
Russia keeps attacking and terrorizing the Ukrainian people. It’s very clear who the aggressor is.
The only way to get Putin to compromise is by increasing pressure on Russia and more support to Ukraine. ⤵️
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Ukraine's Commander-in-Chief Syrskyi reported fighting intensity reached 300 daily clashes, the highest since the war began. Russian forces remain at 710,000 troops, unable to grow despite recruitment as Ukraine inflicts 1,000 daily casualties.
December 13, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Ukraine's Commander-in-Chief Syrskyi reported fighting intensity reached 300 daily clashes, the highest since the war began. Russian forces remain at 710,000 troops, unable to grow despite recruitment as Ukraine inflicts 1,000 daily casualties.
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Merz pointed out that the "decades of Pax Americana are largely over for us."
Coming generations, he said, will not care so much about the exact details of pension reform, but will ask "whether we have made the maximum effort to preserving freedom, peace, the rule of law, and democracy.“
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Coming generations, he said, will not care so much about the exact details of pension reform, but will ask "whether we have made the maximum effort to preserving freedom, peace, the rule of law, and democracy.“
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December 13, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Merz pointed out that the "decades of Pax Americana are largely over for us."
Coming generations, he said, will not care so much about the exact details of pension reform, but will ask "whether we have made the maximum effort to preserving freedom, peace, the rule of law, and democracy.“
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Coming generations, he said, will not care so much about the exact details of pension reform, but will ask "whether we have made the maximum effort to preserving freedom, peace, the rule of law, and democracy.“
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Merz said that without the German decision to raise defence spending, other European countries would not have increased their own; then, the NATO summit last June in The Hague would have been "a different NATO summit“; "probably the last NATO summit in this composition."
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December 13, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Merz said that without the German decision to raise defence spending, other European countries would not have increased their own; then, the NATO summit last June in The Hague would have been "a different NATO summit“; "probably the last NATO summit in this composition."
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At first, the Trump administration cut USAID and military aid to Ukraine, reducing existing programs to a minimum. Then it imposed tariffs on the EU. Now it acts surprised that it has little leverage in negotiations, as all sides ignore Trump’s sporadic demands and tantrums
December 14, 2025 at 12:23 AM
At first, the Trump administration cut USAID and military aid to Ukraine, reducing existing programs to a minimum. Then it imposed tariffs on the EU. Now it acts surprised that it has little leverage in negotiations, as all sides ignore Trump’s sporadic demands and tantrums
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Staircase of Hôtel Tassel, Brussels, 1893-94, first Art Nouveau building, designed by Victor Horta, influential Belgian architect, born 1861.
UNESCO World Heritage
UNESCO World Heritage
December 14, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Staircase of Hôtel Tassel, Brussels, 1893-94, first Art Nouveau building, designed by Victor Horta, influential Belgian architect, born 1861.
UNESCO World Heritage
UNESCO World Heritage
Ok dan. 😳
Het Russische misprijzen voor het menselijk leven is legendarisch.
Het Russische misprijzen voor het menselijk leven is legendarisch.
1/ A Russian regiment's chief medical officer was reportedly doused in gasoline and set on fire, likely by order of his commanders, after he allowed injured men to go to hospital. The killing is said to have happened after his unit lost a large number of men in an offensive. ⬇️
December 13, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Ok dan. 😳
Het Russische misprijzen voor het menselijk leven is legendarisch.
Het Russische misprijzen voor het menselijk leven is legendarisch.
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When senior officers are pushed toward legally questionable actions, they often resist quietly or retire early rather than refuse publicly. Historically, sudden resignations during escalations have later been linked to legal or ethical concerns.
www.cbsnews.com/news/command...
www.cbsnews.com/news/command...
Commander overseeing U.S. forces in Caribbean relinquishes command early amid U.S. buildup near Venezuela
Adm. Alvin Holsey relinquished command Friday in a ceremony at U.S. Southern Command headquarters after announcing early retirement amid U.S. buildup off of Venezuela.
www.cbsnews.com
December 12, 2025 at 11:11 PM
When senior officers are pushed toward legally questionable actions, they often resist quietly or retire early rather than refuse publicly. Historically, sudden resignations during escalations have later been linked to legal or ethical concerns.
www.cbsnews.com/news/command...
www.cbsnews.com/news/command...
Russia is a terrorist state!
Protect UKR skies.
Protect UKR skies.
‼️‼️ I am writing this under the sound of explosions
Odesa is without electricity, water, gas, and communication after one of Russia’s most intense attacks of the war.
More than ten explosions have been reported, involving ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, Oniks missiles, and Kinzhal missiles.
Odesa is without electricity, water, gas, and communication after one of Russia’s most intense attacks of the war.
More than ten explosions have been reported, involving ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, Oniks missiles, and Kinzhal missiles.
December 13, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Russia is a terrorist state!
Protect UKR skies.
Protect UKR skies.
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🇩🇪 Germany's foreign ministry summoned the Russian ambassador and said there'll be consequences for hybrid attacks backed by the government in Moscow aimed at undermining democracy, - Bloomberg
December 12, 2025 at 9:32 PM
🇩🇪 Germany's foreign ministry summoned the Russian ambassador and said there'll be consequences for hybrid attacks backed by the government in Moscow aimed at undermining democracy, - Bloomberg
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Luckily, economists have a way around this, which adjusts for purchasing-power (ie how many baguettes can you buy with that €1).
Do this and the EU looks all of a sudden much better. It's in effect keeping up with America rather well in fact.
Do this and the EU looks all of a sudden much better. It's in effect keeping up with America rather well in fact.
December 12, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Luckily, economists have a way around this, which adjusts for purchasing-power (ie how many baguettes can you buy with that €1).
Do this and the EU looks all of a sudden much better. It's in effect keeping up with America rather well in fact.
Do this and the EU looks all of a sudden much better. It's in effect keeping up with America rather well in fact.
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🇺🇸 Former Trump adviser Bryan Lanza is now consulting for Russian oil giant Lukoil, Politico reports. Lanza is helping sell Lukoil’s non-Russian assets after new U.S. sanctions. He previously called returning Crimea to Ukraine “unrealistic.”
December 12, 2025 at 4:52 PM
🇺🇸 Former Trump adviser Bryan Lanza is now consulting for Russian oil giant Lukoil, Politico reports. Lanza is helping sell Lukoil’s non-Russian assets after new U.S. sanctions. He previously called returning Crimea to Ukraine “unrealistic.”
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I recently read a powerful article titled "Kyiv, the City with Dark Circles Under Its Eyes" by Ariane Chemin.It captures the emotional exhaustion,the psychological weight,the extraordinary resilience of people in #Kyiv who are forced to live under relentless Russian attacks⤵️
lemonde.fr/international
lemonde.fr/international
December 12, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I recently read a powerful article titled "Kyiv, the City with Dark Circles Under Its Eyes" by Ariane Chemin.It captures the emotional exhaustion,the psychological weight,the extraordinary resilience of people in #Kyiv who are forced to live under relentless Russian attacks⤵️
lemonde.fr/international
lemonde.fr/international
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Immobilization of Russian assets is a very important step towards a just and lasting peace for Ukraine.
Thankful to the EU for standing with Ukraine.
Thankful to the EU for standing with Ukraine.
I welcome the decision of the Council on our proposal to continue the immobilisation of Russian Sovereign Assets.
We are sending a strong signal to Russia that as long as this brutal war of aggression continues, Russia’s costs will continue to rise.
We are sending a strong signal to Russia that as long as this brutal war of aggression continues, Russia’s costs will continue to rise.
December 12, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Immobilization of Russian assets is a very important step towards a just and lasting peace for Ukraine.
Thankful to the EU for standing with Ukraine.
Thankful to the EU for standing with Ukraine.
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Rutte: “how is Putin able to continue his war against 🇺🇦 Ukraine? The answer is 🇨🇳 China. China is Russia’s lifeline. China wants to prevent its ally from losing in Ukraine. Without China’s support, Russia could not continue to wage this war…”
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“Russia has brought war back to Europe, and we must be prepared for the scale of war our grandparents or great-grandparents endured.” A stark message from NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Berlin.
A must read speech www.nato.int/en/news-and-...
A must read speech www.nato.int/en/news-and-...
December 12, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Rutte: “how is Putin able to continue his war against 🇺🇦 Ukraine? The answer is 🇨🇳 China. China is Russia’s lifeline. China wants to prevent its ally from losing in Ukraine. Without China’s support, Russia could not continue to wage this war…”
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Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has rejected the idea of a ceasefire in Ukraine under the pretext of holding a referendum, calling it “another deception” and “mind fog.” He stated that what is needed is a full peace, not temporary pauses.
Get. Out. Of. Ukraine = immediate peace.
Get. Out. Of. Ukraine = immediate peace.
December 12, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has rejected the idea of a ceasefire in Ukraine under the pretext of holding a referendum, calling it “another deception” and “mind fog.” He stated that what is needed is a full peace, not temporary pauses.
Get. Out. Of. Ukraine = immediate peace.
Get. Out. Of. Ukraine = immediate peace.
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Militaire inlichtingendienst van Denemarken bestempelt VS als "veiligheidsrisico"
Militaire inlichtingendienst van Denemarken bestempelt VS als "veiligheidsrisico" | VRT NWS: nieuws
De militaire inlichtingendienst van Denemarken bestempelt de Verenigde Staten als een veiligheidsrisico. Dat is opmerkelijk, omdat Kopenhagen normaal een van de trouwste bondgenoten van Washington is, als deel van de EU.
www.vrt.be
December 12, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Militaire inlichtingendienst van Denemarken bestempelt VS als "veiligheidsrisico"
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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🧵