2023-12-23 07:39:45
The EU cannot act in this instance. It is a common mistake that the EU is somehow in control of armed forces. While the EU has a command and control (C2) structure, it has no standing permanent military structure along the lines of the NATO. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(9-1-17) Author
2023-12-23 08:03:56
NNN. Use the comment section to share your opinion. NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(11-0-4) Author
2023-12-23 14:53:26
Some sources (admitedly biased as it's Russian news agency quoting a spanish newspaper behind a paywall), but CN above's source is vague anyway) report that "Spain's Defence Ministry said it would only participate in NATO-led missions or EU-coordinated operations." [Link][Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(3-0-6) Author
2023-12-23 16:55:59
Military operations to defend Maritime traffic continue across all involved countries to secure shipping lanes. OP fails to cite maritime news website [Link] The countries mentioned have committed efforts to help protect Red Sea commercial traffic as part of existing naval agreements NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(4-0-4) Author
2023-12-23 18:48:32
Operation Prosperity Guardian has 20 participating nations. Spain and Italy have are not participating. France backed out of the operation. No official reasons have been given for not participating, but those in the post are reported in the maritime news site gCaptain. [Link][Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(2-0-5) Author