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Geopolitics
by @gertjanbartelds.nl
Geopolitics-related feed. Please bear in mind that "geopolitics" is defined rather loosely here. Feed contents may touch on politics, military matters, climate change, international affairs, and more. And note this feed may reflect my bias and views (Dutch liberal a-religious heterosexual male)
It is groundhog day, again. We have a energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine.
This exchange between Russian Yandex and the Ukrainian missile company Firepoint.
Sometimes I understand why people find conspiracy theories tempting. The tallest building on the north side of Amsterdam, built as a Maritim Hotel 3 years ago, never opened. It is finished but Maritim has pulled out. Directly across from Central Station.
Trump posted that Putin and Zelenskyy agreed to a deal this morning for a cease fire on energy infrastructure. Zelenskyy is asked about it and says: “That’s news to me.”
Trump on Russia/Ukraine energy ceasefire:
Trump announced this. Seems to be news to people in Ukraine.
It's 40 years since the summit in Reykjavik, just one year less than the time between the summit and the end of World War II - "Watching Reykjavik from Moscow" russianforces.org/blog/2026/10... Substack: russianforces.substack.com/p/watching-r...
Prediction: By Tuesday, Trump's "oil deal" with Russia will be undone. Why? Not because of it being "TACO Tuesday". Short 🧵
OTD 40 yrs ago, Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev met for the second time at Hofdi House in Reykjavik, Iceland. The two-day weekend meeting was technically not a US-USSR summit but a working session to discuss mutual reductions in strategic nuclear weapons. But Gorbachev had a surprise planned …
1/ 🔴 Russia has suspended imports and sales of products from several Georgian beverage producers, Russian media report. The move affects Georgian wine, cognac, beer, mineral water and Coca-Cola imported from Georgia.
Opportunity to discuss plans for radical transparency in aid sector, peacemaking, and humanitarian efforts with members of Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade at House of the Oireachtas in Dublin. @irishmissionun.bsky.social