Kallas urges more EU warships for Red Sea mission amid rising threats
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The mission Aspides is to protect ships from the Huthi militia. The need is great, but promises are missing. Two states indicate readiness after all.
The European Union's head of diplomacy, Kai Callas, noted the shortage of ships participating in the naval operation Aspides in the Red Sea to ensure the safety of international routes. The shipping routes in the Red Sea are at increasing risk because of the activity of the Husites, which means that the European mission Aspides needs additional force, transmits RIA News. According to the head of European diplomacy, the mission is able to maintai…
Kallas urges more EU warships for Red Sea mission amid rising threats
Brussels, Sept. 28 (SANA) European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas called on member states Monday to provide more warships for the bloc’s Red Sea naval mission, saying Operation ASPIDES needs additional assets to protect commercial shipping amid heightened threats in the region.Speaking to reporters as she arrived for a meeting of EU defense ministers in Brussels on Monday, Kallas urged member states to make additional contributions to t…
A week ago Kaja Kallas had quantified in at least ten ships the needs of Aspides in the Red Sea. This morning, at the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Defence format, the problem returned to the table in even more concrete terms. The European mission does not need a new mandate or a different chain of [...]
The need for the European Union to strengthen its presence in the Red Sea was among the issues discussed at today's (28/9) meeting of defense ministers in Brussels, as the bloc deals with the fallout from the resurgence of tensions in the region. More specifically, as the Iran-backed Houthi militia makes advances in Yemen and attacks Saudi Arabian infrastructure, "the need is greater than ever," said the head of European diplomacy, Kaia Kallas, …
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