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Defense boss Frederik Vansina calls on the federal government in an interview in Het Laatste Nieuws on Saturday to announce the state of crisis. This should allow the government to buy weapons faster, for example. “It is either war or peace, while we are somewhere in between today, in a hybrid state in which the threat increases,” says Vansina.
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Our country knows the threat levels of the OCAD, but no scale to assess the general safety status. “It would be good if the government would also define that crisis. Then we can take a number of actions that we cannot take in peacetime,” said the Defense Chief.
In addition to a faster purchase of weapons, Vansina also thinks about the security of the port and digital networks. “We are still making our purchases at Vredestempo. Not Putin. Tanks, planes and guns from his factories rolls day and night. While we have to work with logge and time -consuming government tasks.”
Defense minister Francken responds
The Defense Saf is currently working on a proposal for Defense Minister Theo Francken. In the meantime, he has responded in writing to VRT NWS and says that “the staff chef gave an excellent interview and the sense of urgency (A sense of urgency, ed.) Made it clear ”.
“His task is to correctly inform the population about the state of affairs and to ensure that elements are provided to be able to switch quickly when needed. And he does.”
