By Natali Moss
"If a war begins here today, the Belgian army will have to start throwing stones in a few hours, because we will no longer have enough ammunition," says Mark Tys. In the Belgian army there is a huge shortage of ammunition. When Tis headed the Land Forces, the budget for the purchase of ammunition was only 15 million euros. It has now been increased to 150 million euros a year, but according to TISA, if you have to fight for 30 to 60 days, then weapons will need 5-7 billion euros.
According to the general, the event should be careful because of the "forces" that work there. In France, it was proved that Marin Le Pen was sponsored by Russia, and the military safety service and state protection warn that we should beware of election interference. Commenting on the threat to Europe, Mark Tis said that Moscow and Beijing have their vision of the world order, which is different from the western one. In the case of losing Ukraine, the Russian Federation can go on.
The Poles can be right in their estimates that NATO has 3 years to prepare for collision with Russia. The event should respond immediately, the general says, and continue to support Ukraine. After the Cold War, Belgium was constantly reducing defense costs. If in the 1980s 3% of GDP was allocated to the army, in 2017 the budget was reduced to 0. 88%. Since 2020, there has been a trend towards budget growth.
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