Exclusive. In the army helicopter with defense minister Theo Francken: “I have to be busy with military doctrines and weapon systems”

Theo Francken (N-VA), who has been under fire in recent months, is immediately clear when we will board the NH-90 helicopter. “It is simply more necessary to defend us,” he defends himself in an exclusive conversation on the eve of perhaps the most important NATO summit in years. “During the Cold War we also spent 3.5 percent on Defense.”

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