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Anastasia Protz, Iryna Kutielieva – msn.com Oct 29, 2025

Belgian Defence Minister Theo Francken has declared that “Moscow will be wiped off the map” if Kremlin ruler Vladimir Putin decides to attack the capital of a NATO member state, such as Brussels.

Source: Francken in an interview with Belgian newspaper De Morgen, as reported by European Pravda

Details: Francken emphasised that Western countries must not allow themselves to be intimidated.

When asked whether he feared that Putin might one day launch a non-nuclear missile on Brussels, Francken replied: “No, because then he would strike at the heart of NATO, and we will wipe Moscow off the map”.

Meanwhile, Francken said he doubts that Putin would dare to launch a missile at Brussels.

Quote: “I’m more concerned about scenarios in the grey zone: little ‘green men’ in Estonia inciting the Russian-speaking minority against ‘the Nazi regime’. Before you know it, they’ll have annexed part of Estonia.” [“Green men” are unmarked Russian soldiers or operatives who appear in foreign territories to carry out covert operations in order to destabilise or annex regions without overtly declaring military action – ed.]

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