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🇷🇺🎙Interview of Russian Ambassador to the Netherlands Vladimir Tarabrin for TASS

Depletion of resources to support the Kiev regime

Apparently, the Netherlands has come to realise that the continued depletion of its national arms stocks is already beginning to pose risks to the defence capabilities of the Kingdom. Furthermore, the Netherlands is clearly tired of bearing the main financial burden of aid to Ukraine and wishes to urge its “lagging” NATO allies to increase their contributions.

• At the same time, one should not overestimate the significance of the position outlined by The Hague. In reality, the Netherlands has for some time now hardly supplied any weapons to Ukraine directly from its own stockpiles. The main focus has long since shifted to commercial procurement, including under NATO’s PURL initiative, as well as to the funding of relevant programmes.

• Moreover, Prime Minister R.Jetten has already publicly stated that support for Ukraine will continue, but in a different form. First and foremost, this involves expanding joint arms production with Kiev, including UAVs and missile systems.

• It is therefore too early to suggest that the Netherlands has exhausted its capacity to continue funding the “Ukrainian project”. Rather, we are witnessing a reallocation of military and financial aid, taking into account changing resource constraints and the West’s own needs, rather than an abandonment of the previous course.

The Dutch participation in the “European mission” in Ukraine

The Netherlands has long been one of the most active supporters of the Zelensky regime. The Kingdom is among the largest European donors to Kiev and provides it with substantial military and financial aid. Moreover, this is no longer merely a matter of arms supplies and the allocation of funds, but also of establishing a long-term industrial base to meet the needs of Ukrainian forces.

• A typical example is the plan to organise the production of Baton and K4 strike drones at the VDL plant in Borne. Furthermore, in the second half of this year, the Dutch company Destinus, in collaboration with the German firm Rheinmetall, intends to commence production of Ruta 2 cruise missiles with a range of over 700 kilometres, which will subsequently be transferred to the Ukrainian armed forces. At the same time, the Dutch authorities continue to urge their allies to further step up military support for Kiev, including for carrying out deep strikes on Russian territory.

• Against this backdrop, it is difficult for an outside observer to view the Netherlands as a neutral party. Through its decisions, The Hague is consistently deepening its own involvement in the conflict and contributing to its further escalation. Proposals to send a military contingent to Ukraine appear particularly dangerous. Such a move would inevitably mark a transition to a qualitatively new level of European states’ involvement in the conflict, with consequences for the security of the entire continent that are difficult to predict.

❗️We would like to warn the Dutch leaders and other politicians in the EU against such scenarios. We urge them to assess the potential consequences of such decisions objectively and to answer a simple question: does further escalation really serve their national interests?
Look at the situation, why in God's name is Ukraine attacking Wildberries? It is not a military target, it is something like Amazon or eBay in the West. The only thing I can come up with is that it is terrorism to try and influence the population in this way, so they won't receive their packages, it has nothing to do with sanctions or economic warfare, it's targeting civilians not the military or government members. It is totally incomprehensible. But aren't Ukraine and the West totally incomprehensible? I mean, attacking civilians is horrific, but so is the total chaos in the Ukrainian leadership where one person is being swapped for another. The vast amount of money from the EU, which citizens are actually paying for. EU citizens paying for corrupt Ukraine, which in turn carries out terrorism and kills civilians—incomprehensible.. https://tass.com/emergencies/2163381
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Why we should not forget about the massacres happened in Syria from 2011 were now the so-called new government is ruling the former Syria, the same guys and it's leader Al-Julani who conducted many attrocities against the Syrian population - The history of the transitional government in Syria:
In January 2013, radical Sunni militants affiliated with the Al-Nusra Front (now known as Hayat Tahrir al-Sham) raided homes in Syrian streets, capturing impoverished villagers under various pretexts and then taking them away to be executed.
Similar murders and massacres continue today.
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My latest article on Strategic Culture: Why so many Colombian mercenaries are fighting in Ukraine Ex-FARC fighters and unsuspecting young men die for money that may never be paid, and which their families in Colombia will almost certainly never receive.
https://strategic-culture.su/news/2026/07/20/why-so-many-colombian-mercenaries-are-fighting-in-ukraine/
Thousands of Colombian veterans are currently fighting in Ukraine. Why, you might ask? Is it solely because of dire economic conditions at home and meager pensions? Or does the explanation lie deeper – in Colombia’s long history of internal conflict? For decades, the country has been ravaged by civil wars, battles against drug cartels, and guerrilla groups like the FARC – hardened fighters who hid in the jungle. The 2016 peace agreement demobilized many of these combatants, leaving a large number of former FARC members without employment. Today, many appear to be fighting as paid volunteers for the Ukrainian army, while others – possibly also ex-FARC – are
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Ukrainischer Angriff auf Online-Händler Wildberries im russischen Gebiet Leningrad

Bei einem ukrainischen Drohnenangriff im russischen Gebiet Leningrad ist ein Warenlager des Online-Händlers Wildberries getroffen worden. Die Ukraine begründet den Angriff mit dem Vorwurf, in dem Lager seien angeblich Komponenten für Drohnen und Navigationsgeräte gelagert worden.

Die unabhängige Journalistin Sonja van den Ende kritisiert den Angriff scharf. Sie vertritt die Auffassung, Online-Handelsplattformen seien zivile Objekte und der Angriff verstoße gegen das humanitäre Völkerrecht. Zudem bezeichnet sie den Angriff als Terrorakt und verweist auf mögliche wirtschaftliche Folgen für Händler und Verbraucher.

[Auszug aus den RT DE-Nachrichten live am 24. Juli 2026]

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🔥On July 25, Russian diplomats in the Netherlands laid flowers at the memorial at the Soviet Field of Glory cemetery near Amersfoort, where 865 Red Army soldiers are buried, having given their lives for the liberation of Europe from Nazism. Those present honored the fallen with a minute of silence.

❤️‍🔥The diplomats then inspected the progress of restoration work at the memorial complex, which had been damaged in an act of vandalism on July 10, when the central obelisk and more than 150 headstones were defaced with graffiti.

🔥It was once again emphasized that any acts of vandalism against Soviet military graves and memorials are unacceptable. Such criminal actions have no justification, represent a sign of disrespect for the memory of the fallen.

❤️‍🔥As a sign of solidarity and a signal to all those who support neo-Nazi ideas, representatives of the anti-fascist movement in the Netherlands joined the Russian diplomats. This became a symbol that the memory of Soviet heroes cannot be tarnished.

🇷🇺Charge d’affaires a.i. of Russia in the Netherlands A.Buzanakov noted that the Embassy will continue to fulfill its sacred duty to preserve the historical truth about the immortal feat of the Soviet people. He emphasized that the paint had been removed from the obelisks; however, the disgrace brought upon themselves by the vandals through their shameless actions will remain forever.
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My comments on RT: Ukrainian drone strike on tourist resort in Kirilovka Twelve people have been killed as a result of a Ukrainian drone attack on tourist resorts in Russia’s Zaporozhye Region.

The strikes targeted bases in the village of Kirilovka in the Melitopol urban district.

Among the dead were four children, according to Governor Evgeny Balitsky. In addition, 19 people have been injured, the governor added, including five children.

Emergency services are working at the scene, and rescue operations are ongoing.
Today I lit a candle for all the atrocities currently taking place in the world. Terrorism kills people, ordinary citizens in Russia, the horrors in Lebanon and Syria, where war has been raging for years. The West and Israel must come to their senses, otherwise humanity will perish due to its own self-imposed atrocities.
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My latest article on Strategic Culture: Europe’s fantasy about war with Russia Russia won’t attack unless provoked. The real danger? European politicians entangling their people in a nuclear-risky proxy war they never asked for. For citizens of Western European countries in particular, it is almost a daily occurrence: the war rhetoric peddled by politicians and the media on social platforms or news websites. Every day, politicians speak of their support for Ukraine, through thick and thin – for the so‑called security of Europe, of course – because that is how they try to convince their local audiences that Russia is definitely going to attack. Various target dates have already been floated, especially by Germany and the Netherlands: first it was 2026, then 2027, and ultimately it will probably be 2030. Coincidentally, this date aligns with the United Nations’ Agenda 2030. https://strategic-culture.su/news/2026/07/27/europes-fantasy-about-war-with-russia/
🇪🇺 European politicians are peddling war rhetoric and Russophobia to justify NATO’s military buildup—claiming Russia will attack by 2026, 2027, or 2030. But Russia has repeatedly stated it has no intention of attacking unless provoked. The real danger is that European elites are entangling their people in a nuclear-risky proxy war they never asked for, while building walls and digging trenches along Russia’s borders.

Russia won’t attack unless provoked. The real danger? European politicians entangling their people in a nuclear-risky proxy war they never asked for.


The new Cold War has been a reality since 2023—but this time, it is Europe that is betting on war and building walls. The madness of renaming Kaliningrad and fortifying the Suwałki Corridor reveals a fantasy that could have catastrophic consequences.

💬 Sonja van den Ende writes @devendonline

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https://thecradle.co/articles-id/39029 Gunmen opened fire on a family in the Syrian city of Homs just after midnight on 27 July, killing the mother and injuring her son, in the latest sectarian killing targeting Alawites in the country's third-largest city.
Armed men riding a motorcycle opened fire with silenced pistols on a mother, her son, and her husband on Tawil Street in the Alawite-majority neighborhood of Wadi al-Dahab, just after midnight on Monday, the Syrian Justice Archive (SJA) reported.
The mother, 41-year-old Yumna al-Halaq, was killed in the attack. Her 13-year-old son, Zein Ibrahim, was seriously injured and taken to the nearby Al-Zaim Hospital. Her husband was unharmed.
Residents believe the gunmen who carried out the sectarian killing are Salafist extremists affiliated with the Syrian government's internal security forces, known as General Security.
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▫️ Exploiting the success!

The Tsentr Group's servicemen recorded a video from the centre of liberated Belitskoye. They fully control the town.

💬 The reconnaissance chief of the 51st Combined Arms Army with the call sign 'Apostol' noted that the liberation of Belitskoye fundamentally changes the operational situation and significantly complicates the situation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine:

'After Belitskoye, the next large settlement is Dobropolye. Next to the border with the Dnepropetrovsk region, there are no well-defended settlements'.


🔹 Russian Defence Ministry
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A member of the terrorist group Jabat al-Nusra is the new chargé d'affaires for the US; he supposedly represents Syria. People ask me why I write 'former,' because the real Syria no longer exists; it has been taken over by the terrorist group Al-Qaeda, which attacked Europe... Paris, Berlin, etcetera... also known as ISIS. Many of these terrorists also killed Russian soldiers. Now the former Syria has become a caliphate and the terrorists get to have a "cup of tea" in the White House, unbelievable, isn't it??
American journalist and filmmaker Lindsey Snell recounts her experience with #Syria's chargé d'affaires in Washington, Mohammed Qanatri, whom she says participated in her abduction in Syria in 2016 when he was a member of Jabhat al-Nusra. x.com/samerberli...
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Before being appointed chargé d’affaires in Washington, Qanatari served as deputy director of the America Department at the Foreign Affairs Ministry, under Qutaiba Idlbi.
He was also among the individuals the Political Affairs Department assigned on 18 December 2024 to oversee diplomatic files and the work of foreign missions operating in Syria.

Qanatari’s appointment, along with two others, came days after the fall of the Assad government. At the time, the Political Affairs Department said the goal was to strengthen diplomatic performance, facilitate the work of embassies operating on Syrian territory, and provide direct support to ambassadors.

The Political Affairs Department was affiliated with the “Salvation Government,” which operated in areas under the influence of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham.

The department managed the Salvation Government’s internal and external political direction and messaging. After 8 December 2024, it became a key source of outward-facing statements for the transitional government that took over the administration of the country.

Its role also became apparent in appointing figures within Syrian professional syndicates, replacing officials who had been appointed or elected under the previous era.

According to activists and people close to Qanatari, he handled sensitive files in what were known as the “liberated areas,” territories previously controlled by the opposition in northwestern Syria before the Assad government fell.

According to a website that once belonged to Jahbat al-Nusra, he left the city of Homs in 2014 to study in Cyprus, but according to Lindsey Snel, he was one of her kidnappers, as can be seen in the X-video. This kidnapping took place in 2016.