If they’re surveillance drones, it remains a concern. Very normal to scout the territory before queuing up a strike.
But, more broadly, it is a shot across the bow in a country currently debating escalating support to Ukraine. After supporting NATO-sponsored Ukrainian strikes into the Russian mainland, Belgium is building a precedent for what is looking like an explicit proxy war between Russia and Europe.
I think we’d be better off ignoring them
That’s why you’re a random rube on the internet and not a member of the Joint Chiefs.
I realise it’s a shot across the bow, but the intent seems to be to cause distress. Not to cause damage or steal secrets. Right now they seem to be achieving their goal.
That’s why you’re a random rube on the internet and not a member of the Joint Chiefs.
A fair point. They’ll be much better informed than me on what the real tangible threat is. All I’m saying is that it’s not clear to me what the threat is.
Belgium is building a precedent for what is looking like an explicit proxy war between Russia and Europe.
This seems to be mostly about Russian money that’s being held at Euroclear by or in Belgium. Europe wants to loan it to Ukraine, and Russia doesn’t want us to clear it.
Europe loaning Russian money to Ukraine so that Ukraine can buy weapons from Europe to use on Russia would seem like something the Russians wouldn’t like.
If they’re surveillance drones, it remains a concern. Very normal to scout the territory before queuing up a strike.
But, more broadly, it is a shot across the bow in a country currently debating escalating support to Ukraine. After supporting NATO-sponsored Ukrainian strikes into the Russian mainland, Belgium is building a precedent for what is looking like an explicit proxy war between Russia and Europe.
That’s why you’re a random rube on the internet and not a member of the Joint Chiefs.
I realise it’s a shot across the bow, but the intent seems to be to cause distress. Not to cause damage or steal secrets. Right now they seem to be achieving their goal.
A fair point. They’ll be much better informed than me on what the real tangible threat is. All I’m saying is that it’s not clear to me what the threat is.
Belgium has a single Chief Head of Defence. In Belgium, the Joint Chiefs are some guys who figured how to get supplies from Dutch coffee shops!
This seems to be mostly about Russian money that’s being held at Euroclear by or in Belgium. Europe wants to loan it to Ukraine, and Russia doesn’t want us to clear it.
Europe loaning Russian money to Ukraine so that Ukraine can buy weapons from Europe to use on Russia would seem like something the Russians wouldn’t like.