Tag Archives: Russia

Speech by EU Commissioner Kubilius: “Europe without US – is it possible?” On the creation of a European Defence Union that would include the armed forces of Ukraine and those of the United Kingdom.

Geplaatst op 28/05/2025 door Hans de Vreij

(Delivered at the Charlemagne Prize Forum in Aachen on Wednesday 28 May 2025) Dear all, Dear organizers, You are asking the toughest question we face these days: Europe without the US – is it possible? Of course, I will speak … Lees verder →

Geplaatst in Defensie, EU, Oekraïne, Rusland, Russian Federation, Ukraine | Tags: Russia, Ukraine | Plaats een reactie

Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany, September 12, 1990

Geplaatst op 11/03/2024 door Hans de Vreij

In 1990 the two Germanies and the four occupying powers (France, Soviet Union, United Kingdom and United States) negotiated about a treaty covering German unification. This is usually referred to as the ‘2+4 talks’. NATO is not mentioned in the … Lees verder →

Geplaatst in NAVO, Rusland, Russian Federation, Soviet Union | Tags: 2+4 talks, GDR, Germany, NATO, Russia, Soviet Union, unification | Plaats een reactie

Basic Principles of State Policy of the Russian Federation on Nuclear Deterrence

Geplaatst op 06/03/2022 door Hans de Vreij

The President of the Russian Federation Executive Order On Basic Principles of State Policy of the Russian Federationon Nuclear Deterrence With a view to provide for the implementation of the State Policy of the Russian Federation on Nuclear Deterrence I … Lees verder →

Geplaatst in Uncategorized | Tags: kernwapens, nucleair afschrikkingsbeleid, Nuclear deterrence, nuclear weapons, Rusland, Russia, Russian Federation, Russische Federatie | 1 reactie

Transcription of Vladimir Putin’s annual press conference: excerpts on NATO, Ukraine, Biden, Navalny.

Geplaatst op 24/12/2021 door Hans de Vreij

(Excerpts from Putin’s annual press conference, 23 December 2021, Moscow. For the Russian original, click here) (…) BBC, please. Petr Kozlov: Good afternoon, Mr President. Petr Kozlov, BBC Russian Service. Vladimir Putin: Good afternoon. Petr Kozlov: Alexei Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation and headquarters were designated … Lees verder →

Geplaatst in NAVO, Oekraïne, Rusland, Russian Federation, Russische Federatie, Soviet Union, Ukraine, Verenigde Staten | Tags: Biden, Crimea, Donbass, DOR, Foreign agents, LPR, Minsk agreements, NATO, Navalny, Nemtsov, Politkovskaya, Putin, Russia, Soviet Union, Ukraine, United States, USA | Plaats een reactie

Kabinet: Rusland schendt INF-verdrag

Geplaatst op 27/11/2018 door Hans de Vreij

Aan de Voorzitter van de Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal Binnenhof 4 Den Haag Onze Referentie DVB/NW-130/2018 Datum 27 november 2018 Betreft Nederlandse conclusie over de Russische schending van het INF-verdragHet INF-verdrag (Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) is meer dan dertig jaar zeer … Lees verder →

Geplaatst in Intelligence, NAVO, Russian Federation, Uncategorized, Verenigde Staten, weapons of mass destruction | Tags: 9M729, cruise missiles, INF, MIVD, Netherlands, Russia, Soviet Union, SSC8, United States | Plaats een reactie

Songs from Stalin’s Gulag

Geplaatst op 30/10/2015 door Hans de Vreij

Here are some songs from the Soviet Union labor camps, better known as the Gulag. They come from a LP in my collection, published by the Dutch section of Amnesty International in 1977. The songs were collected by Hungarian citizen A. … Lees verder →

Geplaatst in human rights, Russian Federation | Tags: Amnesty, ГУЛАГ, Gulag, Hungary, prisoners, Russia, songs, Soviet, Stalin, USSR | Plaats een reactie

NATO strengthens its Response Force

Geplaatst op 24/06/2015 door Hans de Vreij

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, press briefing after day 1 of the meeting of deference ministers, 24 June 2015. Verbatim text: – “First, we decided to increase further the strength and capability of the NATO Response Force, including its Air, Maritime … Lees verder →

Geplaatst in NAVO | Tags: NATO, NATO Force Integration Units, NATO Response Force, NRF, Russia, SACEUR, Standing Joint Logistic Headquarters, VJTF | Plaats een reactie

President Putin on the ‘genetic code’ of Russian people

Geplaatst op 13/06/2015 door Hans de Vreij

(Fragment from the annual phone-in with the Russian president, 17 April 2014) Vladimir Putin: I thought for a long while about whether to answer this question at all. It is not a question that would fit in a blitz Q&A … Lees verder →

Geplaatst in Russian Federation | Tags: genes, genetic, Putin, Russia, Russian | Plaats een reactie

Stratfor: Kremlinology today

Geplaatst op 03/06/2015 door Hans de Vreij

A four-part Stratfor analysis on the tactics involved in studying Russia’s internal political struggles. Part One: Studying the Kremlin in Soviet Times Summary Winston Churchill once said, “Kremlin political intrigues are comparable to a bulldog fight under a rug. An outsider … Lees verder →

Geplaatst in Uncategorized | Tags: Kremlin, Putn, Russia, siloviki, watching | Plaats een reactie

Stratfor: A Net Assessment of the World

Geplaatst op 19/05/2015 door Hans de Vreij

Stratfor, Geopolitical Weekly May 19, 2015 By George Friedman A pretentious title requires a modest beginning. The world has increasingly destabilized and it is necessary to try to state, as clearly as possible, what has happened and why. This is … Lees verder →

Geplaatst in Rusland, Russian Federation, Verenigde Staten | Tags: China, Europe, Russia, Stratfor, United States | Plaats een reactie

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