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Dirk Smits @dirksmits.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Wie de mist mist in Utrecht, mist uiteindelijk het minst.

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Maria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

No country *needs* to dominate its neighbours. No country should get to demand respect it hasn’t earned. No country should be allowed to attack to satisfy its desires. For far too long, the West has been coddling Ru. That's why we're here.

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Hidde Bouwmeester @hiddebouwmeester.nl · 02/10/2026

Nogmaals, zodat het voor iedereen helder is. - Rusland doet geen compromissen. - Ruslands eisen komen neer op een de facto capitulatie van Oekraïne. - Er zijn geen eisen aan Rusland gesteld. Ik zou ook zulke eisen stellen als ik nogmaals wilde aanvallen.

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Reinier Van Lanschot @reiniervanlanschot.volteuropa.org · 02/10/2026

“Op het moment dat een sterke Amerikaanse reactie bij een aanval op Europees grondgebied twijfelachtig is, wordt de kans groter dat Poetin toeslaat. Als Trump besluit ons niet te hulp te schieten en Europa zich op dat moment niet zelfstandig kan verdedigen, dan zijn we weerloos.

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Oekraïne Vandaag @oekrainevandaag.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Russische agressie in Oekraïne is niet een "antwoord" op Oekraïense tegenaanvallen, @nieuwsuur.nl. Dit geweld is onderdeel van een grootschalige veroveringsoorlog die Rusland in 2022 begon. 🔗 nos.nl/nieuwsuur/ar...

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Dirk Smits @dirksmits.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Schandalig dat jullie steun aan een land dat zich verdedigt tegen moord, marteling, verkrachting, ontvoering van kinderen, en de vernietiging van steden, dorpen en infrastructuur wegzetten als oorlogkoorts.

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Maria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Russia says the quiet part out loud at the UN-- they reject a ceasefire because they don't want Ukraine to rearm. Why? Clearly, because they don't want Ukraine to defend itself from their aggression. Their goal remains Ukrainian capitulation. Never forget that…

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Yana 🇺🇦 @yanadear.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Europe is like the cowardly geek who keeps getting beat up by the bully yet still tries to placate the bully Ukraine is the brave kid trying to save himself and the geek by fighting the bully but the geek thinks he can win-win by not having to fight and still keep his lunch money it won't work

pravda.com.ua

Zelenskyy calls lifting of sanctions on some Russian oligarchs "self-defeating"

Zelenskyy has criticised signals about lifting sanctions on Russian oligarchs as “self-defeating and counterproductive” after meeting Ursula von der Leyen in New York.

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Dirk Smits @dirksmits.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Jimmy pretendeert om Oekraïners te geven, maar als je niet Oekraïners wil blijven steunen in de verdediging tegen het Russische terrorisme zijn dat slechts lege woorden. Poetin wil geen vrede, hij kiest al meer dan 4500 dagen elke dag niet voor vrede.

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Dirk Smits @dirksmits.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Poetin kan, als hij vrede wil, zijn soldaten terugtrekken uit Oekraïne. Sinds februari 2014 heeft hij al meer dan 4.500 dagen elke dag niet voor vrede gekozen. Waarom verwachten zij dat hij dan morgen wel vrede wil?

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Baltic Takes (formerly badbaltictakes) @baltictakes.com · 02/09/2026

Ukraine closed its civilian airspace at 2:45 am on 24 February 2022. It had to be done to protect civilian lives in response to Russian activity and threats, roughly an hour before Russia began its full scale war of aggression against Ukraine.

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Maria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

“Let’s de-escalate/do better diplomacy/talk more” w Russia are euphemisms for “let’s surrender to Russia’s utterly unreasonable demands”. There is nothing reasonable or short of that which hasn’t been tried already. Don’t give such manipulations any credence.

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Dirk Smits @dirksmits.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Ukraine should make it clear to Putin that if he decides to use nuclear weapons, Russia's nuclear power plants will be the next Wildberries

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Dirk Smits @dirksmits.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Het tonen van zwakte door toe te geven aan de Russische eisen zou hen alleen maar aanmoedigen om verder te gaan. De Russen kunnen elke dag de oorlog beëindigen door Oekraïne te verlaten en Oekraïense gevangenen vrij te laten. Blijven vechten is helaas voor Oekraïne de enige optie.

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Dirk Smits @dirksmits.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

@hrw.org You show not to care about justice and human rights by wanting to restrict victims in their defense against terrorists

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Dirk Smits @dirksmits.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Russia can escape punishment any day by leaving Ukraine and returning the abducted Ukrainian children and prisoners of war

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Dirk Smits @dirksmits.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

And still no mass protests ...

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Dirk Smits @dirksmits.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Ik herinner me nog dat van Rossem vlak voor de grootschalige invasie op TV denigrerend sprak over de republiekjes Donetsk en Luhansk, terwijl de steden alleen al zo groot zijn als Amsterdam en Utrecht.

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Bart Aafjes @bartaafjes68.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

After 12 years of war. And probably millions killed. The #IOC decided #Russia can join the #Olympics of 2028. They are as corrupt as the #FIFA who are also considering this. A smack in the face for all who support peace, not aggression . Time to #Boycott

apnews.com

IOC eases path toward Russia returning with full team at 2028 LA Olympics

Russia has moved closer toward having a full team with its national flag and anthem at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

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Dirk Smits @dirksmits.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

And this is clearly not a second yellow card

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Dirk Smits @dirksmits.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Indeed, just like this one clearly is no red card

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Dirk Smits @dirksmits.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Keep calm and drink tea ☕️

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Dirk Smits @dirksmits.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Frustration about the fuel crisis must be high. Still there are no mass protests against the war or even the fuel crisis itself. Not yet. But this seems to be a ticking time bomb

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Dirk Smits @dirksmits.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Putin and his cronies can't pretend much longer that all is well. They also can't pretend this is some small inconvenience. Neither there seems to be a quick fix. The frustration will boil over quickly. Let's see how it will find an outlet

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Dirk Smits @dirksmits.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Slowly slowly they are getting there, let's see how long they can keep this up without loosing their temper towards their 'great' leader

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Meanwhile in Ukraine @meanwhileua.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Russian fuel lines ask “why us?” ㅤ The answer is not complicated. Russia invaded Ukraine, destroyed millions of lives, and still fires on Ukrainian homes. ㅤ Ukraine is striking the systems that keep Russia’s war machine moving. ㅤ The way out is simple: leave Ukraine.

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Ariana Gic @arianagic.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

100%. There can be absolutely no freezing of the line of conflict - this will strategically benefit Russia and harm Ukraine. The ONLY way Russia's war against Ukraine should end is in Moscow's humiliating military defeat. THIS is the only path to a just and enduring peace.

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Dirk Smits @dirksmits.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

🇺🇦 Vengengeboys are back in town

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Nowi @gierineke.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Kaja Kallas understands Putin better than most Western leaders. She knows the Kremlin’s war is not about security, but about empire, domination and denying nations their freedom. Europe must stop hoping for moderation from Moscow and start showing more resolve. 1/2

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Dirk Smits @dirksmits.bsky.social · 18/06/2026