By 2025, the number of Belgian soldiers serving in the NATO reserves get bigger. They will be repeated three times or four times more.
This was stated by the Belgian Minister of Defense Ludivin Dedonder, reports RBC-Ukraine in a post to The Brussels Times.
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Chapter Defense Ministry confirmed this news, presenting the operational plan for the defense of Belgium for 2025 at a press conference in Poland on Friday.
“This will deprive streaming, as well as the advancement of our country readiness,” said Dedonder.
The expansion means that approximately 1,500 military servicemen will be stationed on Belgian territory, ready to endure the challenges of today or the next day under NATO control.
In addition, at the onset of fate, the country's fireplace behind the cordon of 650 to 1,400 soldiers is due to the fate, which is 20% more than the last fate.
The registration of 300 military services was carried out rotation in Romania warehouses of NATO's multinational tactical group to protect the Alliance's advancing flank.
Also in 2025, Belgium will turn to KFOR – NATO forces in Kosovo. In addition, 4 Belgian F-16 planes, which inaugurated the PPO mission in Lithuania 2024, will soon be fired up in Iceland to “increase the Belgian presence in Southern Europe.”
It seems likely that NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has reached out to the Alliance's member states with a call to urgently reconsider their defense strategy. These words were heard in response to a serious threat from the side of Russia.
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