Russia

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The flags of the United States and the Netherlands fly over the entrance to the Amstel Hotel in Amsterdam. 12 August 2020
Politics
Netherlands aims to cut dependence on U.S. security guarantees, new strategy says
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An undated photo of a Ukrainian solider preparing to fire an AK-47 rifle.
Politics
Dutch Advisory Council says Ukraine should become EU member as soon as possible
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Researcher in a laboratory
PoliticsBusiness
Minister scraps proposal for extensive screening of foreign researchers
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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte pointing past a grinning Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof while speaking with U.S. President Donald Trump at the start of the NATO Summit in The Hague. 24 June 2025
Politics
Dutch worried about crumbling international legal order, Netherlands' resilience
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Prime Minister Rob Jetten speaking at the NextGen Security Conference in The Hague, 27 May 2026
Politics
Dutch PM: U.S. relations have “irreversibly” changed; Trump asks China to join ICC fight
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Man pulling a wooden card painted like the Russian flag out of his suit pocket
Politics
Netherlands summons Russian ambassador after renewed strikes on Kyiv
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FIOD raided business premises and data centers in Enshede, Almere, Schiphol-Rijk and Dronten of two men suspected of facilitating pro-Russian cyberattacks, 18 May 2026
Crime
Two arrested for facilitating pro-Russia cyberattacks, violating EU sanctions
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The Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius
Health
Quarantine cabins set up in Rotterdam for crew of Hondius amid hantavirus outbreak
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A Destinus drone suspended above the Dutch company's stand at the 2026 edition of the Brussels European Defence Exhibition & Conference. 23 Mar. 2026
Business
Defense company Destinus considers Amsterdam IPO after €200 million fundraising push
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Liquid Natural Gas storage tanks and tanker at dusk, Port of Rotterdam.
PoliticsBusiness
Netherlands still importing liquefied natural gas from Russia
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A car with the Yango logo parked on a street in Bucharest, Romania, September 9, 2019.
Business
Dutch watchdog fines taxi app Yango €100 million over alleged data transfers to Russia
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14-year-old Maxim, missing since April 18, 2026 from Apeldoorn.
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Boy, 14, missing since April now believed to be in Poland; Possibly headed to Russia
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Journalists with microphones
Business
Netherlands rises to second place in global Press Freedom Index
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Heineken sign in Amsterdam
PoliticsBusiness
Heineken still active in Russia despite claims of total withdrawal
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The AIVD building in Zoetermeer
CrimePolitics
Russia and China: Netherlands at highest threat level in 80 years, AIVD warns
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Chinese National flag hanging at the street lamp during holidays in Longgang, Shenzhen, China.
Politics
Chinese companies are selling satellite technology to Russia, says Dutch intelligence
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Debate center De Balie in Amsterdam
PoliticsCultureArt
Netherlands denies entry to Russian artist fleeing the Kremlin over asylum request fears
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The Zr. Ms. Evertsen Dutch navy ship in Hamburg, Germany, September 9, 2014.
PoliticsBusiness
PM Jetten urges faster preparations for Hormuz mission after reopening
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A Destinus drone suspended above the Dutch company's stand at the 2026 edition of the Brussels European Defence Exhibition & Conference. 23 Mar. 2026
Politics
Dutch company Destinus on Russian list of "possible targets"
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ING Bank
PoliticsBusiness
ING's sale of Russian operations falls through; Kremlin won't approve
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The offices of Dutch public broadcaster, NOS, at the Media Park in Hilversum. 24 April 2024
Politics
Last Dutch journalist banned from working in Russia; Great loss, NVJ says
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Man pulling a wooden card painted like the Russian flag out of his suit pocket
Politics
Russia expels Dutch journalist, cites ‘harassment’ of Russian reporters
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Archive photo of a military convoy on a Dutch road.
PoliticsBusiness
Dutch defense spending surges past NATO targets as alliance sets sights higher
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A woman cycles across the water from the Allard Pierson Museum in Amsterdam. 17 May 2018
Politics
Russia files criminal case against Netherlands over ‘theft’ of Crimea Gold