After this #FAC, we are gathering with EU ministers, our dear friend Andrii Sybiha and other members of the International Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian Children to discuss our support efforts to trace and reunite stolen children, and prosecute Russian perpetrators. 2/2

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands👇

Na deze #RBZ komen we samen met EU-ministers, collega Andrii Sybiha en andere leden van de Internationale Coalitie voor de Terugkeer van Oekraïense Kinderen. We bespreken onze gezamenlijke inzet om kinderen te vinden en te herenigen, en Rusland ter verantwoording te roepen. 2/2

Rusland ontvoert Oekraïense kinderen en laat hen gedwongen adopteren. Een doelbewuste poging om de toekomst van Oekraïne weg te vagen. Goed dat we nieuwe EU-sancties hebben aangenomen tegen verantwoordelijken. Nederland is vastberaden om deze wrede tactiek tegen te gaan. 1/2

‘Het voelt als kantelmoment’: Oekraïne dringt Russische troepen 113 km² terug aan het front

The organizations include federal state institutions affiliated with Russia’s Ministry of Education, such as the All-Russian children’s centers “Orlyonok,” “Alyye Parusa,” and “Smena.” 2/2

The Council of the European Union has imposed sanctions on 16 individuals and seven organizations responsible for the deportation of Ukrainian children to #Russia. 📷: UNICEF 1/2

“Tell me in one tweet you don’t understand warfare”

Music to my ears 👏

EU Foreign Ministers just gave the go-ahead to sanction Israeli settlers over violence against Palestinians. They also agreed new sanctions on leading Hamas figures. It was high time we move from deadlock to delivery. Extremisms and violence carry consequences.

Museum quality

Tehran has warned Europe against the idea of sending warships to the key waterway, as it outlined a conditional proposal on uranium, sanctions relief and a Lebanon ceasefire. ➡️ https://l.euronews.com/OCQh

In Polen gezochte oud-minister ontvlucht Hongarije en duikt met journalistenvisum op in de Verenigde Staten

Door de Russische invasie liggen verspreid over Oekraïens grondgebied miljoenen kilometers aan glasvezelkabels. Dat betekent een nieuwe uitdaging voor mijnenruimers, schrijft @pravda.ua:

'US experience fighting Iran offers lessons for China, experts say' www.yahoo.com/news/article...

'War initiative has shifted in Ukraine's favor for the first time in nearly three years – The Economist' www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/4...

'Litouwen en Letland willen vertrekkende troepen VS wel overnemen' nieuws.nl/buitenland/l... (Eerder uitte ook Polen die bereidheid)

🇪🇺🇺🇦“20,000 Ukrainian children have been unlawfully deported or forcibly transferred to Russia. We will not stop until every child is returned and until Russia is held accountable.” - European Commission

Ukraine gives Russia POW exchange list, seeks US guarantees for deal, Zelensky says #Ukraine

'Ook Oekraïne wil oud-bondskanselier Schröder (82) niet als vredesonderhandelaar namens EU' www.volkskrant.nl/buitenland/o...

Het leidt tot de vraag: wie bepaalt eigenlijk het verhaal over Baltische veiligheid? Correspondent Jeroen Bult gaf experts uit de regio de ruimte om hun kant van het verhaal uit te leggen.

Een ogenschijnlijk absurd online fenomeen, de ‘Volksrepubliek Narva’, legt een serie hardnekkige aannames bloot over de Russische dreiging in de Baltische landen. Westerse doemscenario’s botsen met het weerbare zelfbeeld van Estland, Letland en Litouwen. platformraam.nl/artikelen/30...

Putin’s language for top Ukrainian officials shifts over four years of Russia’s invasion.

❗️The first payments for 🇺🇦Ukraine from the 🇪🇺European €90 billion loan could arrive within the next week, — EU Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Russians in Germany on May 9: Putin instead of an icon. Nothing new.

Polish hobby drone operators are anecdotally reporting the worst GPS conditions so far in northern Poland, adjacent to the Kaliningrad jam/spoof complexes. They lose their drones and recommend not flying for the moment. www.trojmiasto.pl/wiadomosci/K...

🇮🇱🇺🇸 According to PM Netanyahu, within 10 years he wants to ensure that Israel completely does not need American money. Every year, Washington allocates almost $ 4 billion for military support to its ally.

In Crimea, Russians have begun installing metal anti drone structures on patrol boats to protect them from Ukrainian drones. The Black Sea Fleet in the fifth year of russian 3‑day special military operation 🤷‍♀️

Defence sovereignty: Europe races to build the low-cost weapons of future www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Russia's shadow fleet is back in the EU’s crosshairs. 🔗 www.politico.eu/article/russ...

Russian officials continue to frame the deportation of Ukrainian children as an act of ‘humanitarian protection’. At the same time, the ICC issued arrest warrants for Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova over the unlawful deportation and transfer of children from occupied Ukrainian territories.

Ukraine urges EU to ‘complement’ US peace talks with Russia

🔴🇺🇦 Kharkiv, right now: the sound of the Russian "ceasefire" is looming over the city in the form of a drone. You can hear air defense at the beginning of the video. In the streets, some people look up, worried. Others take shelter. Not all: people are unfortunately used to Russia's daily terror.

US being sluggish at best, unreliable at worst with their HIMARS has consequences. Estonian new order for MRLSs gos to South-Korean 🇰🇷 #Chunmoo #ReArmEU www.joint-forces.com/defence-equi...

‘De Russische schaduwvloot moet met spoed harder worden aangepakt op de Noordzee. Het kabinet wil nog voor de zomer met wetgeving komen om schimmige schepen met gesanctioneerde Russische olie in het uiterste geval zelfs in beslag te kunnen nemen.’ (Telegraaf)

‘Zr. Ms. Evertsen keert woensdag terug in Den Helder na een verdedigingstaak bij een Frans vlootverband in de Middellandse Zee.’

"The police in Greenland are investigating the case of a lone man from Las Vegas who goes by Cliff. Locals said he had offered money to Greenlanders to join the United States." Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/w...

EU to impose new sanctions over Russia’s abduction of Ukrainian children. #news #uazmi #russia #world #eu The European Union will announce new sanctions today, May 11, related to Russia’s abduction of Ukrainian children.

This is what Mother’s Day means to an imbecile whose mother never loved him. Sad.

Also a super interesting read on Ukraine's diplomacy and its growing role as a security partner.

1/ A recent video filmed by Russian soldiers shows Ukrainian Hornet AI-controlled drones hunting for Russian targets near Mariupol. A Russian UAV specialist warns that advanced AI processing will soon turn the Hornet into a fully automated system. ⬇️ bsky.app/profile/wart...

'Dell family gave $6.25B to 'Trump Accounts' in December. Now Trump says 'buy a Dell' — and the stock soared 14%' www.yahoo.com/finance/mark... #corruption

'Trump rejects "unacceptable" Iran response to peace plan, oil prices jump' www.yahoo.com/news/article...

The EU flag was raised above Hungary’s parliament for the first time since 2014. This marks a sharp visual break from Viktor Orbán’s long-standing EU-skeptical stance and signals a new tone in Budapest. #Hungary

Iran says US has not issued World Cup visas for players

❗️🇩🇪German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius has arrived in 🇺🇦Ukraine on an unannounced visit, — DPA The purpose of the trip is to expand defence industry cooperation between the two countries.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

In @trouw.nl ons verslag van een lang weekend staakt-het-vuren: in Moskou een parade, in #Kyiv een festival. Wat zijn de verwachtingen? Tweeluik met @jarronkamphorst.bsky.social.

North Korean soldiers parade in Moscow for first time as Kim Jong Un skips Victory Day event www.nknews.org/2026/05/nort...

Interesting details about Russia's use of guided bombs. 'The main Ukrainian challenge for the next few months,' according to the author.

Megalomania.