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Ik heb veel van Estland wel gezien, maar Narva nog niet.quote:Op woensdag 17 januari 2024 08:00 schreef J.B. het volgende:
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In Narva herken je het geschetste beeld wel. Daugavpils in Letland is ook zo'n oord dat de Sovjets vol Russen hebben geduwd.
Maar ligt ook letterlijk tegen de grens van Rusland aan. Hebben daar dan ook veel mee, heeft Estland natuurlijk sowieso al veel gehad.
Dus ja die stad is daar gewoon mee verweven.
De enige fout die die gast maakt is het hebben over de tweede stad van Estland ipv. De derde. Maar hij noemt wel de juiste stad.quote:
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Hij zal best iets van Rusland weten, maar als je zo'n blunder gaat maken lol.
Ik zeg ook niet dat zijn observatie in die stad niet zou kloppen. Narva ligt letterlijk tegen de Russische grens aan. En de oudere garde in Estland spreekt sowieso nog Russisch ipv Engels.
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Met de Russen heeft hij ongetwijfeld meer ervaring. Echter zo'n journalistieke blunder maken is wel heel dom. Zeker als hij zogenaamd iets van kennis zou hebben van Estland.
Mijn kennis en band met Estland gaat overigens wel wat verder dan een "weekje sightseeing"
Och och, wat een blunder. Daarmee valt zijn hele artikel om
.Spijkers op laag water zoeken noemen we dat.
Klopt, nadat die stad in de tweede wereldoorlog in puin was geschoten mocht de autochtone bevolking niet terug van Stalin.quote:
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Ik heb veel van Estland wel gezien, maar Narva nog niet.
Maar ligt ook letterlijk tegen de grens van Rusland aan. Hebben daar dan ook veel mee, heeft Estland natuurlijk sowieso al veel gehad.
Dus ja die stad is daar gewoon mee verweven.
Nieuwe dag, nieuwe fabriek die affikt, maar heeft ongetwijfeld niks met de oorlog te maken.
I fought the war, but the war won't stop, for the love of god.
I fought the war, but the war won.
I fought the war, but the war won.
Moscow Internet System Reportedly Down for Three Days in Latest Ukrainian Cyberattack
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/26820
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/26820
When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.
When the student is truly ready, the teacher will disappear.
When the student is truly ready, the teacher will disappear.
Wat een onzin weer, dat ze kwaad zijn op Duitsland/Olaf omdat hun direct hulp verlenen aan Oekraine in plaats van via een coalitie/de EU.
Als we op de EU (of Amerika) moeten wachten duurt het nog wel even.
https://kyivindependent.c(...)uro-draws-criticism/
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/01/16/7437453/
Half of Russia is grappling with heating, water and power outages in widespread utility crisis
A collapse in the housing and utilities system has struck half of the regions in Russia.
Source: The Moscow Times
Municipal emergencies have affected at least 43 regions, leaving hundreds of thousands of Russian residents without heating, water, electricity and gas.
The largest incident occurred in Podolsk near Moscow, where 20,000 people were left without heating in -30°C temperatures. Even nearly two weeks after the incident, the local authorities have not been able to fully restore the heat supply.
In Novosibirsk, an emergency left 14,000 people in 237 buildings without heating, and in Lipetsk, 10,000 people in 282 buildings were affected.
Significant emergencies have also been reported in Saratov, where heating was turned off in over 650 buildings and 100 social facilities, including schools and hospitals; Volgograd, where tens of thousands of people were left without heating; and Nakhodka, where 6,000 people faced the same issue.
Yet despite critical wear and tear and a series of emergencies, the Russian government is planning drastic reductions in spending on housing and utility infrastructure.
The Russian federal budget for 2024-2026 indicates that funding for the housing and utilities sector will be cut by more than half.
The budget law contains harsh cuts in housing and utilities spending from 2025, when it is set to be reduced by 43% to RUB 506 billion. In 2026, it will be reduced by a further 25% to RUB 381 billion. Thus, over three years, the housing and utilities budget funded by the federal treasury will shrink by 2.3 times to a six-year low.
Yet at the same time, the Moscow Times reports, the Russian government's data indicates that the wear and tear of communal infrastructure in Russia, including heating, water supply and sewerage, had exceeded 70% by mid-2022.
Half of Russia is grappling with heating, water and power outages in widespread utility crisis
A collapse in the housing and utilities system has struck half of the regions in Russia.
Source: The Moscow Times
Municipal emergencies have affected at least 43 regions, leaving hundreds of thousands of Russian residents without heating, water, electricity and gas.
The largest incident occurred in Podolsk near Moscow, where 20,000 people were left without heating in -30°C temperatures. Even nearly two weeks after the incident, the local authorities have not been able to fully restore the heat supply.
In Novosibirsk, an emergency left 14,000 people in 237 buildings without heating, and in Lipetsk, 10,000 people in 282 buildings were affected.
Significant emergencies have also been reported in Saratov, where heating was turned off in over 650 buildings and 100 social facilities, including schools and hospitals; Volgograd, where tens of thousands of people were left without heating; and Nakhodka, where 6,000 people faced the same issue.
Yet despite critical wear and tear and a series of emergencies, the Russian government is planning drastic reductions in spending on housing and utility infrastructure.
The Russian federal budget for 2024-2026 indicates that funding for the housing and utilities sector will be cut by more than half.
The budget law contains harsh cuts in housing and utilities spending from 2025, when it is set to be reduced by 43% to RUB 506 billion. In 2026, it will be reduced by a further 25% to RUB 381 billion. Thus, over three years, the housing and utilities budget funded by the federal treasury will shrink by 2.3 times to a six-year low.
Yet at the same time, the Moscow Times reports, the Russian government's data indicates that the wear and tear of communal infrastructure in Russia, including heating, water supply and sewerage, had exceeded 70% by mid-2022.
https://www.politico.eu/a(...)%20process.%E2%80%9D
Als Orban/Hongarije eindelijk zijn veto afgenomen is (indien succesvol natuurlijk) hoop ik dat Fico dit niet gaan doen opeens. Dat zou echt een hondenstreek zijn.quote:Fico backs Orbán against Brussels in Ukraine aid clash
Hungarian PM blocked a ¤50 billion funding package for Ukraine in December.
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico voiced his support for Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán on Tuesday, criticizing Brussels for trying to “punish” Budapest over its stance on funds for Ukraine.
“As long as I am the head of the Slovak government, I will never agree that a country should be punished for fighting for its sovereignty. I will never agree with such an attack on Hungary,” Fico said Tuesday during a joint press conference with Orbán following bilateral talks in Budapest, Hungarian media reported.
Orbán has been embroiled in an ongoing battle with other EU leaders after blocking a ¤50 billion aid package for Ukraine at last December’s European Council summit.
The Hungarian leader was alone among his colleagues in the 27-member bloc in opposing the funding, arguing that further cash for Kyiv should come from a separate budget rather than from the EU budget.
“If we want to help Ukraine, which is necessary, we must do it in a way that does not damage the EU budget,” Orbán repeated on Tuesday, adding that if the EU doesn’t accept his proposal, he “will be forced to stop this process.”
For its part, Brussels has been looking for ways to circumvent Orbán’s veto ahead of a February 1 EU summit. Last week, 120 MEPs signed a petition urging the EU to take the next steps to limit Hungary’s voting rights.
But Fico came to Orbán’s defense on Tuesday, agreeing with his proposal to find alternative sources for aid to Ukraine and calling out the EU for trying to curb Hungary’s voting rights.
https://kyivindependent.c(...)of-eu-voting-rights/
De stemming is morgen zie ik.quote:European Parliament to vote on resolution on stripping Hungary of EU voting rights on Jan. 18
The European Parliament will vote later this week on a resolution that calls for stripping Hungary of its voting rights at the European Council, Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Petri Sarvamaa said on Jan. 16.
Earlier this month, Sarvamaa launched a petition to remove some of Budapest's membership rights, including voting, due to the country's "erosion of the rule of law" and obstructive behavior in the face of EU consensus building.
Hungary has been blocking a 50-billion-euro funding package for Ukraine just as Kyiv entered the third calendar year of an all-out war with Russia.
"Delivering on our promises: the final letter has now been sent to the President of the Parliament," Sarvamaa, a senior member of the parliament who sits on several committees, said on the social media platform X.
"On Thursday (Jan. 18), we will be voting on a joint motion resolution, negotiated this morning with five political groups in the parliament."
The resolution calls on the European Council to strip Hungary of its voting rights under Article 7.2 of the EU treaty, which stipulates the option to suspend a member's voting rights in case of a "serious and persistent breach."
The European Council must then decide unanimously whether the breach is still occurring, after which it votes by a qualified majority to suspend the rights of the accused country.
Most political groups in the European Parliament also want a probe into the EU Commission's decision to unfreeze around $11 billion in funds for Hungary shortly before the December summit, the Euractiv outlet wrote.
Many MEPs criticized the decision, saying that the executive arm was giving in to Hungary's blackmail.
The European Commission said that the decision was taken strictly due to procedural reasons, namely due to judicial reforms undertaken by Hungary.
Although Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban blocked the funding for Ukraine, he allowed other EU leaders to reach a consensus on accession talks with Kyiv by leaving the room during a key vote.
De laatste in een serie van 4. Valt niet tegen. In mijn optiek underrated serie, qua views. Even voor gaan zitten. Worden aardig wat conspiracy theories gefileerd. Oa. dat het natuurlijk de VS was die wel ff de revolutie in oekraine veroorzaakte, met een geldbedrag waar je net 2 mensen van een salaris kan voorzien. Zeer de moeite waard.
Eerste 3 delen van deze serie:
Eerste 3 delen van deze serie:
SPOILEROm spoilers te kunnen lezen moet je zijn ingelogd. Je moet je daarvoor eerst gratis Registreren. Ook kun je spoilers niet lezen als je een ban hebt.I fought the war, but the war won't stop, for the love of god.
I fought the war, but the war won.
"outdated 1980s coldwar technology"
"Its ability to perform long-distance gliding in the atmosphere falls short...."
"Cannot be compared to that of a real hypersonic missile"
"There is more and more evidence showing that what the U.S. says and Ukraine say on this matter is true"
- Chinese assessment of Kh-47M2 Kinzhal
https://thediplomat.com/2(...)-in-the-ukraine-war/ (vertaalde delen van het Chinese artikel van een Chinees staats geaffilieerde technology magazine)
Lol, als zelfs al de Chinezen het met ons eens zijn over de Kinzhal.
"Its ability to perform long-distance gliding in the atmosphere falls short...."
"Cannot be compared to that of a real hypersonic missile"
"There is more and more evidence showing that what the U.S. says and Ukraine say on this matter is true"
- Chinese assessment of Kh-47M2 Kinzhal
https://thediplomat.com/2(...)-in-the-ukraine-war/ (vertaalde delen van het Chinese artikel van een Chinees staats geaffilieerde technology magazine)
Lol, als zelfs al de Chinezen het met ons eens zijn over de Kinzhal.
Ja, dat is best wel een grote blunder.quote:
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De enige fout die die gast maakt is het hebben over de tweede stad van Estland ipv. De derde. Maar hij noemt wel de juiste stad.
Och och, wat een blunder. Daarmee valt zijn hele artikel om
Spijkers op laag water zoeken noemen we dat.
Ik zeg ook nergens dat de rest niet klopt, alleen het begin klopt daardoor al niet.
Maar goed je stopt mij alweer woorden in mijn mond die er niet zijn, altijd leuk.
En het was sws al deel van de Sovjet Unie, dus Russisch was al belangrijk. De handel en orientatie was met en richting Rusland.quote:
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Klopt, nadat die stad in de tweede wereldoorlog in puin was geschoten mocht de autochtone bevolking niet terug van Stalin.
Het is echt sinds de val van de SU dat de jongelui een afkeer van Rusland hebben en Westers gericht zijn.
https://www.politico.com/(...)dens-invite-00135857
Als alles goed gaat in Amerika en Europa kan dus opeens de hele mikmak aan hulp voor Oekraïne vrij komen. Zo'n 110 miljard dus.
quote:Biden asks congressional leaders to White House
The president summoned top lawmakers in both parties to discuss long-running talks on a national security spending bill and related border security negotiations.
resident Joe Biden has invited congressional leaders to the White House for a meeting Wednesday to discuss ongoing negotiations over a national security spending bill to aid Ukraine and other priorities, according to three people familiar with the request.
Senate negotiators have spent months discussing a potential bipartisan agreement to add new border and immigration policy restrictions to Biden's supplemental request for $100 billion for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan and border security. Those negotiations have yet to produce a deal.
Among those expected to attend are Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Speaker Mike Johnson and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
Key committee leaders, including those heading the Appropriations committees, are also expected to attend, according to two people.
Er komt nu ook druk vanuit de republikeinen zelf om de deal te nemen. Daar dit mogelijk de beste kans is om dit er door heen te krijgen. Laten we hopen dat ze tot een overeenkomst kunnen komen op bovengenoemde overleg.quote:Senate GOP to Mike Johnson: Seriously, take a border deal
“This is a unique moment in time. It’s an opportunity to get some conservative border policy," Minority Whip John Thune (R-S.D.) said.
Speaker Mike Johnson is publicly and privately panning the Senate’s ongoing border and immigration negotiations. Senate Republicans are reminding him that it's the best deal he'll ever get.
Republicans senators said on Tuesday that they see only worse opportunities ahead to craft a border bill that can pass, given that Democrats who run the Senate and White House are now considering major changes to asylum policy, new expulsion authorities and perhaps even putting limits on presidential parole authority. If Republicans try to wait for a better deal after November's election, senators say, they could end up with GOP control over Congress and the White House — but Democrats who are in no mood to deal on the issue.
“There’s absolutely no way that we would get the kind of border policy that’s been talked about right now with a Republican majority in the Senate, unless we get a 60-vote majority, which isn’t going to happen … there aren’t many Democrats that are going to be available,” said Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), the minority whip. “This is a unique moment in time. It’s an opportunity to get some conservative border policy.”
Thune described the current situation at the nation's southern border as a “national security emergency.” If House Republicans slam the door on an immigration deal, some in the Senate GOP worry that won't exactly jibe with their message that the border is a five-alarm fire.
Republicans contend that the domestic national security risks of surging migration are just as important as foreign aid. Over the past two months, that argument has become the reason that the GOP won’t move forward on Ukraine aid — compelling reluctant Democrats to the table in a bid to shake loose President Joe Biden's $100 billion-plus national security spending proposal.
Now senators and the Biden administration are discussing a deal that would restrict migration and beef up border funding, while also sending billions of dollars to Ukraine. Republicans spent months building a messaging campaign focused on what they see as a growing border crisis. Some of them, including Texas' own GOP governor, might be more interested in a compromise solution than delaying until next year.
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) said he recently discussed with his state's governor, Greg Abbott, the idea of waiting out Democrats for a better deal after the election. Abbott’s response, according to Cornyn, was: “So we’re just supposed to take this flow of humanity across the border for the next year?
“I don’t think we should fail to do our duty just because the House may have a different view,” Cornyn said. “It makes no sense to wait if we could do something now that would be meaningful.”
Over the weekend, Johnson posted on X “absolutely not” in response to a Fox News screen that criticized a potential border deal; Thune responded that “unfortunately, there's a lot of stuff leaked out there which doesn't reflect some of what’s being discussed and negotiated."
But Johnson's position isn’t exactly a secret: He wants the hardline H.R. 2 bill that the House passed last year, reiterating his position in a conference call on Sunday.
Senate Democrats aren’t going to support that bill. And if Donald Trump wins the presidency this fall, they won't be eager to help him restrict immigration; one of his proposals to help the immigrant group known as Dreamers and restrict legal immigration was roundly defeated in 2018 (other, more moderate options failed too).
There’s a reason immigration bills don’t go anywhere in Congress: They’re big, they’re complicated and they tick off each party’s base. At the moment, the Senate GOP is making a clear recommendation to its House counterparts, who are quite in tune with that base: If we get a deal, take the win.
“We’ve got a giant problem with thousands of people coming every day. So we’ve got to work to find solutions. I wouldn’t shut the door.” said Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.).
Als alles goed gaat in Amerika en Europa kan dus opeens de hele mikmak aan hulp voor Oekraïne vrij komen. Zo'n 110 miljard dus.
Raad van State: opvang voor derdelanders uit Oekraïne stopt op 4 maart
https://nos.nl/artikel/25(...)ine-stopt-op-4-maart
https://nos.nl/artikel/25(...)ine-stopt-op-4-maart
When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.
When the student is truly ready, the teacher will disappear.
When the student is truly ready, the teacher will disappear.
Ook gaat er blijkbaar gestemd worden over het leveren van Taurus raketten aan Oekraïne. Een motie hiervoor zal vandaag geïntroduceerd worden.
Die afkeer hadden de jongere generaties al langer, maar daar maakte je jezelf op zijn zachtst gezegd niet heel populair mee.quote:
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En het was sws al deel van de Sovjet Unie, dus Russisch was al belangrijk. De handel en orientatie was met en richting Rusland.
Het is echt sinds de val van de SU dat de jongelui een afkeer van Rusland hebben en Westers gericht zijn.
''Tuurlijk is het een onoogelijk lelijk spuugding. Kun je d'r toch nog wel aan gehecht zijn? Je houdt toch ook van je moeder?''
Die afkeer van de Sovjet-Unie kwam echt niet na de val ervan, die was er tijdens het bewind ook. Kijk maar hoe graag de Baltische staten afhankelijk wilden worden.quote:
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En het was sws al deel van de Sovjet Unie, dus Russisch was al belangrijk. De handel en orientatie was met en richting Rusland.
Het is echt sinds de val van de SU dat de jongelui een afkeer van Rusland hebben en Westers gericht zijn.
Hoe de kiem van democratie in de baltische volkeren is blijven bestaan, ondanks zo lang ondergedompeld te zijn in sovjet elende, en hoe rus zelf echt het enige volk in die contreien lijkt die dat 0 hebben, is oneindig fascinerend.quote:
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Die afkeer hadden de jongere generaties al langer, maar daar maakte je jezelf op zijn zachtst gezegd niet heel populair mee.
I fought the war, but the war won't stop, for the love of god.
I fought the war, but the war won.
I fought the war, but the war won.
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