EU Struggles to Ramp up Red Sea Mission as Houthis Escalate Attacks
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The European Union is trying, at the initiative of Italy, to strengthen the Aspides naval mission in the Red Sea, but only two Member States, the Netherlands and Belgium, have committed themselves to sending an additional ship. Difficulties in mobilizing new forces highlight the limits of European defence capabilities, in the context of intensifying attacks by the Houthi rebels and threats to energy supply routes, writes Euronews.
The head of the EU Foreign Service, Kai Callas, reported that European countries are not yet in a position to collect the 10 ships required for naval operation Aspides. The European countries need to allocate at least 10 ships for the mission, but they still do not have such a fleet, and they transfer TASS. "Yes, we need at least 10 ships for this operation, but we are still not there. We have heard several proposals today from different EU coun…
EU struggles to ramp up Red Sea mission as Houthis escalate attacks
The EU and Italy are pushing member states to bolster the Aspides naval mission in the Red Sea, but only two more warships have been pledged, exposing Europe’s thin defence capabilities as the Houthis threaten energy supply routes.
"I have heard my Saudi counterpart, to express our advice after the Houthi attack, their request is that the EU strengthen the Aspides mission to join forces and keep the Bab al-Mandab Strait open." (ANSA)
The European Union has not yet been able to gather the 10 warships required to ensure the safety of navigation in the Red Sea, and the countries of the association are discussing the strengthening of the naval mission of Aspides, but there are no specific agreements yet, as announced by the head of diplomacy of the European Union, Kai Callas, following a meeting of foreign ministers in Luxembourg.
On the ground the pro-Iranian group continues to advance in the surroundings of Taiz and in the area of the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb. The EU wants to strengthen the naval mission of Aspides in the Red Sea
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