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Belgium Warns Russia Of Total Retaliation Over Missile Strike

Belgium Warns Russia Of Total Retaliation Over Missile Strike

Belgian Defense Minister Theo Francken vows Moscow would face annihilation if Russia ever targeted Brussels, reaffirming NATO’s united deterrence stance.

Belgium’s Defense Minister Theo Francken has issued a stark warning to Moscow, declaring that any Russian missile attack on Brussels would provoke an overwhelming North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) response capable of obliterating the Russian capital.

Speaking to Belgium’s De Morgen newspaper on Monday October 27, 2025, Francken said his country and its NATO allies would not hesitate to retaliate if Russia attempted a strike on the alliance’s political heart. “If President Vladimir Putin launches a missile at Brussels, we …