The Dutch government has issued 91 waivers from sanctions against Russia since the country invaded Ukraine late in February, RTL Nieuws reports after talking to the Ministries. The ministries shielded the names of the companies involved, the value of transactions which were exempted, and the business sectors concerned, RTL Nieuws reported.
I try to keep a realistic perspective about my own privileged conditions, and I am well-aware that relative to the whole world I am incredibly privileged.
This is why I’m not personally all that bothered. I got a bucket and hot water in the heater. I’m also lucky and thankful to live in a country with a fantastic social security system, so if I can’t afford electricity at all the state will help me out.
I don’t think there’s a chance I’ll freeze or starve to death this winter, and that’s a luxury many people don’t have. Even if I have nothing, I’m still better off than 95% of the world.
This is why I’m not personally all that bothered. I got a bucket and hot water in the heater. I’m also lucky and thankful to live in a country with a fantastic social security system, so if I can’t afford electricity at all the state will help me out.
I don’t think there’s a chance I’ll freeze or starve to death this winter, and that’s a luxury many people don’t have. Even if I have nothing, I’m still better off than 95% of the world.