>Might be related to today's yearly 'Prinsjesdag' in the Netherlands:
replyRussia may have heard about that annual event as well, of course.
maybe, but it's a step or two up from blocking roads?
replyStopping traffic on railways isn't much different from stopping traffic on highways, is it?
replyDepends on how it's done I think: breaking stuff vs sitting on it. And sitting on a highway is also quite visibly claiming the action, that is not clear in this case.
replyIf this is XR, would be very dumb and against their message.
>Speech from the Throne (Dutch: Troonrede)
replyIs "troonrede" essentially just the Dutch pronunciation of "Throne read"?
More akin to the German verb 'reden' I think: talk. It's a talk from the throne.
replyYes and no. "rede" is a noun and has two syllables (ray-də) and means address (as in Gettysburg address). It's an archaic word, nowadays we would use "toespraak" (speech) or "lezing" (lecture). The word does share its origin with the modern English "to read", but no Dutch speaker would interpret "rede" to mean the same as a parent reading a child a bedtime story.
replyAnd troon == throne, obviously.