Defense Minister Ludivine Dedonder was the guest of the 7 p.m. newspaper on Thursday. She detailed the Belgian position in the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia. “Today our intelligence services do not allow us to confirm a troop withdrawal” Russians, she repeated. “We are still talking about 150,000 Russian soldiers and more than a hundred Russian warships which allow Russia to launch without or with notice an intrusion or even an invasion in Ukraine. Added to this are cyberattacks, disinformation, propaganda, aimed at creating local incidents.”
The option of de-escalation is the one favored by our country. “There is always a dialogue going on and as long as there is dialogue there is hope,” she commented. Corn “As Minister of Defence, I must ensure that Belgium is prepared”.
that’s why “We have several hundred soldiers ready to be deployed if the situation degenerated within the framework of NATO. Our men and women would be sent within NATO’s borders to protect our allies, not in Ukraine”, she clarified. The Belgian mission will be “protect NATO’s borders”.