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Articles with tag "Netherlands"

tulips and roses

Russians Indirectly Support Ukraine By Buying Dutch Flowers, MP Says

Oleg Nilov claimed Russians spent $6 billion on flowers imported from the Netherlands on International Women’s Day.
corporate split

Yandex NV Strikes $5.2Bln Deal With Russian Investors

The buyer, an investment fund called Consortium.First, includes Russian companies and investment funds that are not under Western sanctions.
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'lost faith'

Ex-Wagner Fighter Seeks to Testify on Russian ‘War Crimes’ at The Hague

Igor Salikov, who flew to the Netherlands on Monday, said he was ready to “plead guilty” to having participated in Russia's war on Ukraine.

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opinion Pieter Garicano

Dutch Far-Right Victory Shows Time on Putin’s Side in Ukraine

War is a waiting game. The prospect of the Netherlands resigning its role as a leading supporter of Ukraine shows Putin’s strategy may be working.
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turning tide

Russian State TV Hails Dutch Far-Right Hardliner’s Election Victory

Geert Wilders has praised Russian President Vladimir Putin in the past and supports ending Dutch military aid to Ukraine.
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empty property

Activists Take Over Vacant ‘Russian’ Building in Amsterdam – Het Parool

The group of squatters defended their right to live in the building amid Russia’s war in Ukraine as well as Amsterdam’s ongoing housing crisis.
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chips for Moscow

Russian-Dutch Businessman Jailed 18 Months for Sanctions Violations

A Rotterdam court said that the unidentified businessman exported dual-use electronic goods to companies “closely related to” Russia’s arms and defense...
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privacy concerns

Netherlands Probes Yandex Taxi App Over Fears of FSB Data Sharing – Bloomberg

Yango said it was in talks with the Dutch Data Protection Agency to show its adherence to Europe’s data protection rules.
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'substantive talks'

Zelensky Hails 'Historic' Decision to Hand F-16 Fighter Jets to Ukraine

The warplanes have been a key demand by Kyiv as it seeks greater firepower from allies during a grinding counteroffensive against Russia.
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'new beginning'

Amsterdam's Hermitage Museum Renamed Over Russia Link

The museum had severed ties with the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg weeks after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
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tug-of-war

Dutch Top Court Says Crimean Gold Must Go to Kyiv

The priceless collection will be handed to Ukraine and not to museums in Russia-annexed Crimea, the Dutch Supreme Court ruled, upholding previous rulings...
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unbacked claim

Russia Tells UN Court Ukraine Shelled Dam

The Russian Ambassador to the Netherlands provided no evidence to the court to support his claims.
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family ties

Ex-Putin Son-in-Law’s Land Seized as Part of Dutch Criminal Probe – Guardian

The confiscated land outside Amsterdam was owned by Jorrit Faassen, who married Putin’s eldest daughter in 2008.
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legal battle

Amsterdam Court Rejects Sanctioned Yandex Founder’s Appeal Against Mansion Squatters

Arkady Volozh has been fighting to evict a group of squatters from his 3.4-million-euro mansion in central Amsterdam for months.
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‘individual responsibility’ 

ICC Issues Arrest Warrant For Putin Over Alleged Ukraine War Crimes

Putin and Russia's children's rights commissioner have been indicted over the “unlawful deportation” of Ukrainian children.
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two weeks to depart

Dutch Expel Russian Diplomats, Close Trade Mission

The Netherlands accused Moscow of using diplomatic cover for spying.
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on the air

Russia's Dozhd TV Receives Dutch Broadcast License After Latvia Row

Dutch authorities have granted a broadcasting license to exiled Russian news channel Dozhd following Latvia’s decision to revoke its...
diplomatic fallout

Dutch Foreign Ministry Summons Russian Envoy Over MH17 Verdict

The Netherlands summoned the Russian ambassador on Friday after Moscow accused a Dutch court of a politically motivated verdict in the downing of Malaysia...
high-profile trial

Dutch Judges to Give Long-Awaited Flight MH17 Verdict

A Dutch court delivers its verdict Thursday in the trial of four men over the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 above Ukraine in 2014, as tensions...
anti-war action

Activists Occupy Yandex Founder’s $3.4M Amsterdam Home – Reports

A group of activists has occupied the multimillion-dollar Amsterdam home of EU-sanctioned Russian tech tycoon Arkady Volozh, Dutch media reported Monday...
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