The drones flew near the military air bases of Floren” and Kleine-Brögel. Unknown drones were spotted there over the weekend. Media reported that F-16 aircraft are stored at this air base, as well as US nuclear weapons. UAVs could spy on aviation, suggested the country's Defense Minister Theo Franken.
Due to drones flying over Brussels airport, flights there had to be temporarily suspended. They resumed an hour later, but were subsequently suspended again due to a new report of a UAV.
Belgian Foreign Minister Bernard Quintin called on Prime Minister Bart De Wever to urgently convene the National Security Council.
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In past years, the political and military leadership of European countries several times announced threat of attack on NATO countries from the aggressor country of the Russian Federation. However, Franken stated that he did not believe this, because in this case Moscow would be “razed to the ground,” and the illegitimate President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin knows about this. In response, Deputy Head of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev called the Belgian minister an “idiot” and threatened with the Poseidon underwater nuclear weapon.
