Belgium

Unidentified drones shut down Belgian airports

Belgian authorities temporarily closed Brussels and Liège airports on Nov. 4 after unknown drones were spotted in their airspace, officials said. Flights were diverted to Ostend-Bruges and Charleroi-Brussels South airports.

5 November 2025, 01:03 AM

Belgium to shoot down rogue drones

The Belgian Armed Forces have been instructed to engage any unidentified drones appearing over the country’s military bases, Chief of the Belgian General Staff Frederik Vansina announced on Nov. 3, according to Belga News Agency.

4 November 2025, 10:33 AM

Unknown drones probe F-16s and ammo over Belgium - Politico

Unknown drones spotted over Belgium’s Kleine-Brogel airbase - were gathering intelligence on F-16s and munitions, Defense Minister Theo Francken said, Politico reported on Nov. 2.

3 November 2025, 09:20 AM

Drones detected over Belgian air base housing U.S. nuclear weapons

Unidentified drones were spotted overnight on Nov. 1 over Belgium’s Kleine-Brogel Air Base in Peer, which stores U.S. nuclear weapons, HLN reported on Nov. 2.

2 November 2025, 03:45 PM

Medvedev calls Poseidon ‘doomsday weapon,’ threatens to wipe Belgium off the map

Kremlin figurehead, accused war criminal, and deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council Dmitry Medvedev called the Poseidon nuclear torpedo a “doomsday weapon” and threatened that Belgium would “disappear” if Russia tested the device near its shores, he said on Oct. 29.

30 October 2025, 04:14 PM

Unknown drones spotted over key Belgian military base; officials suspect reconnaissance mission

Belgium has launched an investigation into what may have been a coordinated reconnaissance operation after unidentified drones were spotted twice over a military base in southern Wallonia, Defense Minister Theo Francken said on Oct. 25, according to the Belga news agency.

29 October 2025, 03:12 PM

EU exploring alternative approaches to funding Ukraine aid

The European Union is exploring a backup plan to finance its support for Ukraine in case Belgium continues to oppose seizing frozen Russian assets for a “reparatory loan” to Kyiv, Politico reported on Oct. 27.

27 October 2025, 11:49 PM

EU delays decision on seizing Russian assets until December

The European Union has delayed until December 2025 a decision on whether to seize EUR140 billion ($162 billion) in frozen Russian sovereign assets held by Belgium’s Euroclear clearing house, Bloomberg reported on Oct. 23.

24 October 2025, 02:08 AM

Ukraine to use foreign aid on long-range missile production, Zelenskyy says

Once the EU approves a $140 billion loan program for Kyiv funded by frozen Russian assets, those resources will be spent on producing long-range Ukrainian weapons, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Oct. 23.

24 October 2025, 12:37 AM

EU to fund Ukraine through 2027 using frozen Russian assets—Zelenskyy

The European Union has confirmed its willingness to financially support Ukraine through 2026-2027, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told reporters in Brussels on Oct. 23.

23 October 2025, 09:49 PM

More Belgian F-16s could arrive in Ukraine in 2026—report

Brussels may hand over additional F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine next year after receiving F-35 aircraft from the United States, Ukrainian outlet Defense Express reported on Oct. 8.

9 October 2025, 01:35 AM

Belgian air defense firm says drones are increasingly flying over secret sites

Thales Belgium, one of Europe’s largest air defense manufacturers, has reported a surge in unidentified drone activity over its classified facilities in recent months, company director Alain Quevrin told Politico on Oct. 3.

8 October 2025, 06:40 PM

EU piles pressure on Belgium to approve plan for frozen Russian assets

Belgium is facing mounting pressure to greenlight the use of frozen Russian assets for a proposed “reparations credit” to Ukraine, as Berlin and other EU partners shift their positions on the issue, the Financial Times reported.

8 October 2025, 02:12 PM

Thales presents new anti-drone missile already used by Ukraine

French contractor Thales Group has developed a 70-mm rockets armed with anti-drone warheads now in use in Ukraine to counter Russian UAVs, Business Insider reported on Oct. 6.

7 October 2025, 01:28 AM

15 drones spotted over Belgian military base — media

Fifteen drones flew over Belgium’s Elsenborn military base near the German border on the night of Oct. 3, VRT NWS reported on Oct. 3, citing sources.

3 October 2025, 07:36 PM

Eight EU countries still import Russian gas

Eight European Union countries continue to buy Russian natural gas, European Commission spokeswoman Anna-Kaisa Itkonen said on Sept. 19, according to The Guardian.

19 September 2025, 09:42 PM

U.S. prods G7 to seize Russian assets

The Unites States will ask other G7 members to develop a legal mechanism for seizing roughly $300 billion in frozen Russian assets and redirecting the proceeds to Ukraine’s defense, Bloomberg reported on Sept. 12.

12 September 2025, 11:49 PM

Belgian F-16s to arrive in Ukraine within months, minister says

Belgium will transfer several U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine in the coming months, Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot said on Aug. 26.

27 August 2025, 12:47 AM

Belgian PM opposes confiscating Russian assets

Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever said on Aug. 26 he would rather keep frozen Russian assets in the Euroclear clearinghouse in Brussels than see them confiscated.

26 August 2025, 09:46 PM

Belgium, Netherlands, Germany move to revive Iron Rhine for NATO mobility

Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany are in talks to restore the Iron Rhine railway line to boost military mobility in response to the growing threat from Russia, Politico reported on Aug. 14.

15 August 2025, 02:20 PM

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