HISTORICAL FACTS: Ruben brekelmans - The Untold Story

Nato wargame finds Russia could overrun Baltics in days

The simulation warned that weak US leadership and hesitation by Nato allies could let Moscow seize the region quickly

Evening Standard · Feb 8

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Bulgaria to seize Russian refinery after Putin issues nuclear weapons test order

Burgas refinery is the only one of its kind in Bulgaria and was a vital party of Lukoil's foreign business empire

The Independent UK · Nov 5, 2025

Netherlands sending 300 troops, Patriot missile systems to Poland

Dutch defence minister announces details of support for Poland as Polish authorities accuse Russia of ‘provocation’.

Al Jazeera · Aug 21, 2025

Dutch intelligence services say Russia has stepped up use of banned chemical weapons in Ukraine

Two Dutch intelligence agencies say that Russia is increasing its use of prohibited chemical weapons in Ukraine including the World War I-era poison gas chloropicrin

The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2025

Russia expanding Ukraine chemical weapons use, allege European spy agencies

Russia denies using the weapons, as does Ukraine; International body says previous accusations not “substantiated.”

Al Jazeera · Jul 4, 2025

Russian use of chemical weapons in Ukraine ‘widespread and growing’ European intelligence warns

Moscow is accused of using deadly choking agent chloropicrin to flush Kyiv’s troops out of trenches

The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2025

Watch: Protesters disrupt Dutch Liberation Day ceremony

A national ceremony in the Netherlands marking 80 years since liberation from Nazi occupation was briefly disrupted on Monday by pro-Palestinian protesters.

Euronews · May 5, 2025

Pro-Palestine protesters disrupt Dutch defence minister’s Liberation Day speech

Five people were arrested as protesters disrupted the Liberation Day event in Wageningen, according to the police.

Euronews · May 5, 2025

Can Europe build a peacekeeping force in Ukraine without the US?

Dutch Defence Minister Ruben Brekelmans assessed whether a post-peace deal mission in Ukraine could be implemented without the involvement of the US.

Euronews · Apr 14, 2025

Exclusive: US no longer to chair NATO-led group of key allies

UK and Germany have stepped into the breach as leaders of the so-called Ramstein group, but it hadn’t been clear whether this was a temporary measure until now.

Euronews · Apr 11, 2025