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Roy, who described himself as a politically right-leaning former member of the VVD, wrote that he no longer knew who to vote for. He excluded a populist party on the right and even mentioned considering PRO, although that didn't make economic sense and wasn't logical for him personally. According to him, the party members were at least honest and human. Roy wrote that he had previously found Jesse Klaver weak and unconvincing, but that he now made a different impression: Klaver was, in his opinion, substantively strong and seemed to be developing leadership qualities. Roy also stated that Mark Rutte had called for people to look out for one another upon his departure, while the VVD under Dilan Yesilgöz did the opposite according to him. Yesilgöz, according to Roy, had ruined much for her party, although he found her good on Defense and previously on Justice and Security. According to Roy, PRO was precisely a party that paid attention to others. As an example, he mentioned the Self-Podcast by Sander Schimmelpenninck and Jaap Reesema featuring Lisa Westerveld. He claimed Westerveld dedicated herself day and night to underprivileged Dutch citizens. In the podcast, he also heard how demotivating work in the House of Representatives could be: requested debates from Westerveld sometimes did not make it to the agenda, while the right-wing majority preferred to debate asylum again. When a topic made the news, politicians were, in his opinion, always at the front. Roy wrote that the world would be a better place with more people like Westerveld. #politiek #VVD #Nederland (translated)

Strijder124 wrote that Wierd Duk had asked Dilan Yesilgöz about her view on the culture war. According to Strijder124, Yesilgöz had nothing to say about it; he described her performance as painful and weak for her and the VVD. Duk said, according to the post, that the Netherlands needed a Bolkestein and that a large center-right electorate wanted conservative-right policies, but that no one within the VVD conveyed that. Duk also stated that there was a culture crisis that he didn't hear the VVD talking about. People were concerned with that, he said, while the borders remained open and Syrians were passing through the Netherlands. #cultuurcrisis #politiek #VVD (translated)

Minister Dilan Yesilgöz explains her controversial choice to label Russia as an 'enemy,' which highlights not only the foreign policy of the Netherlands but also the complexity of the internal relations within the cabinet and the reactions from Russia. #Rusland #Defensie #Politiek (translated)

Holland sparked controversy after Defense Minister Dilan Yeşilgöz called Russia the enemy of the country during a budget debate, which was met with outrage from Moscow, and the Russian embassy demanded explanations from the government in The Hague. #Holandia #Rosja #dyplomacja (translated)

Yesilgöz is unauthorized. She spoke as Minister of Defense, not as Deputy Prime Minister. Aside from the question of whether she had first properly consulted her colleague from Foreign Affairs – no, she did not. Defense specialist Ko Colijn confirms this: “Yesilgöz is unauthorized. She spoke as Minister of Defense, not as Deputy Prime Minister. Aside from the question of whether she had first properly consulted her colleague from Foreign Affairs – no, she did not.” #Rusland #Defensie #Diplomatiek (translated)

Defense Minister Dilan Yesilgöz referred to Russia as 'the enemy' during a budget debate in the House of Representatives, which caused controversy since her colleague from Foreign Affairs, Tom Berendsen, avoided the term and described Russia earlier as the greatest security threat. #Rusland #Defensie #Diplomatiek (translated)

Mona Keijzer wrote that words have always mattered and that the cabinet could not even come to an agreement on the terms to be used, according to her. She stated that a lot was at stake and referred to a NU.nl report about disagreement between Berendsen and Yesilgöz regarding naming Russia as an "enemy." #woensdag #politiek #woorden (translated)

Carine Knapen wrote that Foreign Minister Berendsen had labeled Russia as "the enemy" and had said that Defense Minister Yesilgoz spoke on behalf of the cabinet. According to Knapen, Berendsen was covering for her. She stated that Russia was not the enemy of the 18 million Dutch people. #Rusland #Ministerie #Defensie (translated)

Mariba criticized Dilan Yeşilgöz after she claimed that Russia had been declared an enemy of the Netherlands. According to Mariba, Yeşilgöz stated that the Netherlands was not at war, but that a carefree peace was also not in sight. Mariba wrote that the Russian consulate had asked the Dutch government to confirm or distance itself from the statements. She believed it should be made clear whether this was about official policy, a political warning, or political rhetoric. According to Mariba, designating an enemy was not a strategy and threatening language could escalate tensions. She argued that the consequences of such statements ultimately affected civilians and urged the government to explain what the policy and risks were and how it intended to ensure security. She criticized the VVD and argued that politicians should think first before declaring an entire country an enemy. #Nederland #politiek #veiligheid (translated)

Rob Roos wrote that Dutch officials, in his opinion, were careless with their words. He referred to Prime Minister Jetten, who had said that opponents would be dealt with harshly. A day later, Jetten referred to that as a slip of the tongue according to Roos, saying that it was not meant literally and did not constitute a call to violence. Roos also cited Minister Yeşilgöz's statement in the House on October 8 that Russia was no longer the aggressor, but "our enemy." According to him, Yeşilgöz simultaneously stated that the Netherlands was not at war and that policy would not change. Roos called both statements careless but made a distinction between Jetten's metaphor at a party congress and Yeşilgöz's qualification of a nuclear power. He wrote that the word "enemy" was not a declaration of war, which would require approval from the States General, but that a minister spoke on behalf of the cabinet in their own domain as long as no distance was taken from it. According to Roos, Moscow had already asked whether the qualification was the official position. He found a debate appropriate regarding whether the cabinet distanced itself from that. https://t.co/D4nlpMtjp9 #Politiek #Nederland #Communicatie (translated)

Strijder124 wrote that Hanneke van der Werf (D66) said last month that Europe should, if necessary, shoot at Russian launch installations itself. He also stated that Minister Yesilgöz had not referred to Russia as an aggressor the day before, but as an enemy. According to Strijder124, this deliberately escalated the conflict further and the Netherlands was at the forefront of that rhetoric. Ron Keller warned according to Strijder124 that Vladimir Putin could use the designation as an open enemy to mobilize an additional 100,000 troops. Keller said such statements heightened the conflict further and were not in the interest of the Netherlands. #Rusland #conflict #veiligheid (translated)

Jaap wrote that the Chamber had to come to The Hague in a rush for a vote by headcount on the rainbow flag. In contrast, he stated that Yesilgöz almost declared war on Russia, while there was a deathly silence following that. He called the cabinet completely insane. #politiek #DenHaag #regering (translated)

Minister Dilan Yesilgöz emphasizes the broad political support for the rising defense budget of nearly 29 billion euros in 2027 during a debate in the House of Representatives, despite growing concerns about Dutch military support for Ukraine and the designation of Russia as an 'enemy'. #Defensie #Oekraïne #Veiligheid (translated)