Belgian participation in NATO exercise near Ukraine exposes pain points: “Too little material, little ammunition, big doubts”

For the first time in twenty years, another 800 Belgian soldiers practice abroad at the same time. The NATO exercise Dacian Spring in Romania is more than just muscles of muscles towards Russia. If peace groups are asked for Ukraine from Belgium, these men and women are our boots on the ground. HLN spoke with them in the practice camp in the Romanian Bogata. “Of course, Ukraine haunts our heads, but this is what we signed for.”

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