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The EU lifted sanctions on oligarchs Usmanov and Fridman after French pressure, alarming Brussels. Meanwhile, Germany’s far-right AfD won a state election, boosting Kremlin-friendly forces. For expats in the Netherlands, this signals a fracturing European unity on Russia policy.

Oldebroek alderman Tom de Nooijer posed with a Kalashnikov in pro-Russian Transnistria. After public outcry, he apologised and stepped down from overseeing Ukrainian refugee housing. Opposition parties demand his full resignation.