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Elizabeth N. Saunders🧵Feels like shouting into the void, but it is essential to note that the Trump/Rubio gutting of the State Department and blowtorching of US diplomatic capacity and credibility is an accelerant to this spiraling war and will seriously undercut US/allied efforts to pick up the pieces after. 1/
The new Dutch government declares international security its perhaps first and foremost priority. In that context it pledges full continued support for Ukraine and latge investments in defence.
Hans de VreijRegeringsverklaring: 'Met dit coalitieakkoord kiezen we daarom voluit voor doorgaande steun aan Oekraïne en voor grote investeringen in defensie. En we gaan dat ook wettelijk vastleggen, omdat een sterke defensie niet kan zonder zekerheid voor de lange termijn.' www.rijksoverheid.nl/regering/reg...
A true King in a functioning rule-of-law state.
MeidasTouchKing Charles III has issued a statement following the arrest of his brother, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor: