Ukrainian soldiers in KyivPARIS, Apr 4Dutch war reporter Robert Dulmers, who works for Nederlands Dagblad, said he was expelled from Ukraine for posting images on Twitter, which Kyiv considered to be a state secret. «I was extradited from Ukraine for doing my job and declared persona non gratuity for 10 years,” the journalist wrote on his Twitter. He also said that he worked in Ukraine in accordance with the rules of his accreditation. “I only learned this week that Ukraine introduced new rules that made it impossible for the press to work. We weren't informed,» the Dutchman said.What Russia should do with UkraineAccording to him, Ukraine can only hope for EU membership if it respects the basic principles of freedom of the press. Ukraine accused him of divulging state secrets. On Sunday afternoon, several men took Dulmers to the police station. According to the journalist, he was treated quite rudely. «They grabbed me when I was talking on the phone with a representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands. Then the phone was pulled out of my hands,» the publication quotes the Dutch reporter.
What weapons did Russia first use in Ukraine? According to Dalmers, his passport was taken from him, and when he tried to resist, one of the men put a gun to his head. At the police station, he was told that he had been deprived of his accreditation as a military journalist and declared persona non grata. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24th. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops and , on March 25, completed the main tasks of the first stage — significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.
