@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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Historische primeur: eerste Nationaal Verdedigingsplan, SHIELD genaamd, brengt alle overheden samen om de nationale civiel-militaire veiligheid van België te versterken - Crisiscentrum
In het kader van de Nationale Veiligheidsstrategie 2026 heb
crisiscentrum.be
Een echte mijlpaal voor ons land en voor de veiligheid van onze burgers.
📢 Shout out aan iedereen die hieraan heeft bijgedragen.
De volgende stap is deze plannen te (stress)testen.
L’union fait la force ! 💪
At your service. 🫡
#WholeOfGovernment
#WholeOfSociety
crisiscentrum.be/nl/newsroom/...
📢 Shout out aan iedereen die hieraan heeft bijgedragen.
De volgende stap is deze plannen te (stress)testen.
L’union fait la force ! 💪
At your service. 🫡
#WholeOfGovernment
#WholeOfSociety
crisiscentrum.be/nl/newsroom/...
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"Russia's treatment of Oleshky's civilians is reminiscent of the worst horrors of the 20th сentury — a century in which lessons were supposed to have been learned so they could never be repeated." @nicolastenzer.bsky.social @kajakallas.bsky.social
kyivindependent.com/editorial-th...
kyivindependent.com/editorial-th...
Editorial: The world must force Russia to end mass starvation in occupied Oleshky
Some 6,000 people — 200 of them children — are right now starving to death in a humanitarian catastrophe orchestrated by Vladimir Putin's Russia.
The town of Oleshky and its surrounding district in t...
kyivindependent.com
September 18, 2026 at 1:07 PM
"Russia's treatment of Oleshky's civilians is reminiscent of the worst horrors of the 20th сentury — a century in which lessons were supposed to have been learned so they could never be repeated." @nicolastenzer.bsky.social @kajakallas.bsky.social
kyivindependent.com/editorial-th...
kyivindependent.com/editorial-th...
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Hear, hear!
Europe can win, and the war can be stopped, if the Europeans make a conscious decision: we want to end this now; we want to defeat Putin. As European members of NATO, we are stronger than Russia.
ghall.com.ua/en/2026/09/1...
ghall.com.ua/en/2026/09/1...
To Deter Russia, Europe Must Stop Buying Its Energy and Establish an “If–Then” Principle — prominent German security expert
European NATO countries are currently failing to deter Russia because their governments lack the necessary political will, according to Nico Lange. To restore credible deterrence,
ghall.com.ua
September 17, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Hear, hear!
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Oh my god they’re poaching the FVEYs
President of the EU Parliament, Roberta Metsola, says Australia and New Zealand could follow Canada in becoming “associate members” of the EU, Euronews reports.
September 17, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Oh my god they’re poaching the FVEYs
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Trump’s and his real base of support — billionaires, Big Oil, Big Tech, defense contractors, & Wall Street — are looting the country at an unbelievable rate.
They are pumping money into the Nov 3 midterms because this election may limit what they can get away with moving forward.
Know the stakes.
They are pumping money into the Nov 3 midterms because this election may limit what they can get away with moving forward.
Know the stakes.
September 17, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Trump’s and his real base of support — billionaires, Big Oil, Big Tech, defense contractors, & Wall Street — are looting the country at an unbelievable rate.
They are pumping money into the Nov 3 midterms because this election may limit what they can get away with moving forward.
Know the stakes.
They are pumping money into the Nov 3 midterms because this election may limit what they can get away with moving forward.
Know the stakes.
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🇺🇸 Congress package on Russia sanctions is the right way to push back on Putin sending drones&missiles against Ukrainians.
The longer Putin continues his war, the more disastrous it will be for Russia and the Russian people.
Slava Ukraini!
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
The longer Putin continues his war, the more disastrous it will be for Russia and the Russian people.
Slava Ukraini!
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
House passes Russia sanctions bill named for Lindsey Graham, sending it to Trump
The legislation, which passed the Senate last month, would target Russia’s energy sector by punishing the largest buyers of its oil and gas to slash revenues Russia uses to attack Ukraine.
www.nbcnews.com
September 17, 2026 at 2:54 PM
🇺🇸 Congress package on Russia sanctions is the right way to push back on Putin sending drones&missiles against Ukrainians.
The longer Putin continues his war, the more disastrous it will be for Russia and the Russian people.
Slava Ukraini!
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
The longer Putin continues his war, the more disastrous it will be for Russia and the Russian people.
Slava Ukraini!
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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In the midst of a storm, Canada and the EU can anchor our ground.
September 17, 2026 at 3:18 PM
In the midst of a storm, Canada and the EU can anchor our ground.
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Uw vakgroepconflicten vecht je niet uit door statements te maken tijdens wat een feestelijke proclamatie moet zijn, waar de studenten centraal staan www.nieuwsblad.be/regio/oost-v...
www.nieuwsblad.be
September 16, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Uw vakgroepconflicten vecht je niet uit door statements te maken tijdens wat een feestelijke proclamatie moet zijn, waar de studenten centraal staan www.nieuwsblad.be/regio/oost-v...
Leve de Rijkswacht.
Regering overweegt inzet van militairen op straat in Brussel te verlengen
Regering overweegt inzet van militairen op straat in Brussel te verlengen
De verlenging van de inzet van militairen in de Brusselse trein- en metrostations voor zes maanden staat vrijdag op de agenda van de federale ministerraad.
www.bruzz.be
September 16, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Leve de Rijkswacht.
Een duidelijk signaal aan de US Global Posture Review die eind november verwacht wordt.
We zijn een beetje klaar om enkel “lijdend voorwerp” te zijn.
We zijn een beetje klaar om enkel “lijdend voorwerp” te zijn.
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen today proposed the EU take on a stronger role in security and tackling hybrid threats, reigniting a long-running turf battle with NATO over Europe's defense.
Von der Leyen risks fresh EU-NATO turf war
Proposals to give the EU crisis decision-making powers and hold emergency talks threatens to overlap with NATO’s mission.
www.politico.eu
September 16, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Een duidelijk signaal aan de US Global Posture Review die eind november verwacht wordt.
We zijn een beetje klaar om enkel “lijdend voorwerp” te zijn.
We zijn een beetje klaar om enkel “lijdend voorwerp” te zijn.
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huh
In response to Thomas Massie's actions to force a vote on the impeachment of Pete Hegseth... Mike Johnson has cancelled all remaining votes between today and the November election. You can't make this stuff up.
September 16, 2026 at 5:13 PM
huh
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Belgium's minister for migration was accused of being "the shame of this government" during a heated debate on Wednesday on the fate of 13 Gazans who won scholarships to Belgian universities but have been denied transport so that they can take up their places.
Belgian minister under fire for denying evacuation to 13 Gazan scholarship students
Belgium's minister for migration was accused of being "the shame of this government" during a heated debate on Wednesday on the fate of 13 Gazans who won scholarships to Belgian universities but have been denied transport so that they can take up their places.
euobserver.com
September 16, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Belgium's minister for migration was accused of being "the shame of this government" during a heated debate on Wednesday on the fate of 13 Gazans who won scholarships to Belgian universities but have been denied transport so that they can take up their places.
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Turkey has arrested dozens of LGBTI+ activists in nationwide raids, drawing meek criticism from EU officials and calls for Europe-wide solidarity protests on Friday.
Turkey’s anti-LGBTI+ crackdown draws meek EU criticism
Turkey has arrested dozens of LGBTI+ activists in nationwide raids, drawing meek criticism from EU officials and calls for Europe-wide solidarity protests on Friday.
euobserver.com
September 16, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Turkey has arrested dozens of LGBTI+ activists in nationwide raids, drawing meek criticism from EU officials and calls for Europe-wide solidarity protests on Friday.
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Kremlin Prepares to Cross the Final Red Line | "The majority of Russians oppose forced mobilization to the war in Ukraine, but the Kremlin has been preparing the ground to make it happen." Oleksandr Shulga https://cepa.org/article/kremlin-prepares-to-cross-the-final-red-line/
Kremlin Prepares to Cross the Final Red Line
The majority of Russians oppose forced mobilization to the war in Ukraine, but the Kremlin has been preparing the ground to make it happen.
cepa.org
September 15, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Kremlin Prepares to Cross the Final Red Line | "The majority of Russians oppose forced mobilization to the war in Ukraine, but the Kremlin has been preparing the ground to make it happen." Oleksandr Shulga https://cepa.org/article/kremlin-prepares-to-cross-the-final-red-line/
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Kremlev, the Russian who sponsored Don Jr's wedding, is a former member of the Night Wolves biker gang, went to China with Putin and is personally sanctioned by Ukraine for his role in abducting children. He praises Stalin on social media
www.propublica.org/article/dona...
www.propublica.org/article/dona...
Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch
The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large...
www.propublica.org
September 14, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Kremlev, the Russian who sponsored Don Jr's wedding, is a former member of the Night Wolves biker gang, went to China with Putin and is personally sanctioned by Ukraine for his role in abducting children. He praises Stalin on social media
www.propublica.org/article/dona...
www.propublica.org/article/dona...
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All excellent suggestions!
“Use a cyber-attack to crash a Russian provincial bank. Send some drones to close an airport. Tie up the sanctions-busting 'enablers' with lawsuits and visa bans. Seize the Russian central bank assets and give them to Ukraine 🇺🇦.”
@edwardlucas.bsky.social is right! 💯
euobserver.com/237118/leipz...
@edwardlucas.bsky.social is right! 💯
euobserver.com/237118/leipz...
Leipzig was a warning shot. Here’s what real deterrence against Kremlin terror would look like
The wave of Russian state terrorism now breaking over Europe is quite different from the leftwing Baader-Meinhof group of the 1970s. It is part of a big plan to break Nato, yet Germany (and Spain, Fra...
euobserver.com
September 15, 2026 at 5:23 PM
All excellent suggestions!
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EUvsDisinfo - 2/2
Ukraine’s response to Russian armed aggression is not an act of ‘escalation’ but a legitimate exercise of its right to defend its people and territory
Ukraine’s response to Russian armed aggression is not an act of ‘escalation’ but a legitimate exercise of its right to defend its people and territory
Throughout its illegal invasion of Ukraine, Russia has damaged or destroyed over 155 churches, 281 historical buildings, 43 museums, 22 libraries, and countless residential buildings, schools, and hospitals.
September 15, 2026 at 5:47 PM
EUvsDisinfo - 2/2
Ukraine’s response to Russian armed aggression is not an act of ‘escalation’ but a legitimate exercise of its right to defend its people and territory
Ukraine’s response to Russian armed aggression is not an act of ‘escalation’ but a legitimate exercise of its right to defend its people and territory
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Throughout today, we have tracked numerous movements across the Baltic Sea, Finland, and the Barents Sea: AWACS aircraft, tankers, maritime patrol aircraft, and SIGINT platforms have all been active, alongside other aircraft that could not be tracked.
www.itamilradar.com/2026/09/15/n...
www.itamilradar.com/2026/09/15/n...
NATO surveillance stretches from Murmansk to Kaliningrad in a coordinated Baltic-Nordic operation
NATO deployed a dense mix of maritime patrol, airborne early warning, tanker and signals-intelligence assets across Northern Europe today, with activity extending from the waters off Murmansk to Kalin...
www.itamilradar.com
September 15, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Throughout today, we have tracked numerous movements across the Baltic Sea, Finland, and the Barents Sea: AWACS aircraft, tankers, maritime patrol aircraft, and SIGINT platforms have all been active, alongside other aircraft that could not be tracked.
www.itamilradar.com/2026/09/15/n...
www.itamilradar.com/2026/09/15/n...
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If Trump wanted to impose more sanctions on Russia, he could do so right now without new legislation.
But he doesn’t want to.
But he doesn’t want to.
September 14, 2026 at 6:32 PM
If Trump wanted to impose more sanctions on Russia, he could do so right now without new legislation.
But he doesn’t want to.
But he doesn’t want to.
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Trump Jr's May 23-26 wedding spectacular (the one Trump didn't attend) was fully funded, start to finish, by the Kremlin, as a special "thank you" to the Trumps, Pro Publica reports and documents.
September 14, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Trump Jr's May 23-26 wedding spectacular (the one Trump didn't attend) was fully funded, start to finish, by the Kremlin, as a special "thank you" to the Trumps, Pro Publica reports and documents.
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When you understand, as Pro Publica disclosed today, that Trump Jr is fully funded by the Kremlin, this makes a lot of sense.
September 14, 2026 at 2:35 PM
When you understand, as Pro Publica disclosed today, that Trump Jr is fully funded by the Kremlin, this makes a lot of sense.
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Putin’s imperial war wants you to believe Russia is doing far better than it really is. That is precisely why the Kremlin has resorted to killing Ukrainian civilians on an even greater scale than before, to project strength, spread terror and conceal its failures.
September 14, 2026 at 6:20 AM
Putin’s imperial war wants you to believe Russia is doing far better than it really is. That is precisely why the Kremlin has resorted to killing Ukrainian civilians on an even greater scale than before, to project strength, spread terror and conceal its failures.
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Belgique : les recteurs des grandes universités se disent « consternés » par le refus d’accueillir 13 étudiants de Gaza
Belgique : les recteurs des grandes universités se disent « consternés » par le refus d’accueillir 13 étudiants de Gaza
Dans un communiqué lundi, dix recteurs et rectrices ont dénoncé le « marchandage politique indigne » dont ces étudiants, ayant pourtant obtenu des bourses d’études, se retrouvent à leurs yeux les victimes.
www.lemonde.fr
September 14, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Belgique : les recteurs des grandes universités se disent « consternés » par le refus d’accueillir 13 étudiants de Gaza
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Former CIA Director David Petraeus:
Putin is trying to restore the Soviet Union all the time. I don’t think Lithuania will be next. Moldova is much more likely, because they are much weaker in this regard.
Putin is trying to restore the Soviet Union all the time. I don’t think Lithuania will be next. Moldova is much more likely, because they are much weaker in this regard.
September 14, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Former CIA Director David Petraeus:
Putin is trying to restore the Soviet Union all the time. I don’t think Lithuania will be next. Moldova is much more likely, because they are much weaker in this regard.
Putin is trying to restore the Soviet Union all the time. I don’t think Lithuania will be next. Moldova is much more likely, because they are much weaker in this regard.
Heel geruststellend. 🙄
BREAKING: Trump tried to shut down a growing push for AI regulation, saying a ‘STRONG AND SMART’ president is the only guardrail needed.
Trump tries to shut down AI regulation push
He said the U.S. has already done enough, amid calls from leaders to slow the production of artificial intelligence over the weekend.
www.politico.com
September 14, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Heel geruststellend. 🙄