On October 13, 2026, the Belgian Ambassador to Moscow, Michel Gerebtzoff, was summoned by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, marking a new escalation in diplomatic tensions between Russia and European nations. This summons came in response to "openly aggressive statements by certain representatives of the Belgian authorities" who, according to Moscow, attribute "hybrid threats, acts of sabotage, and increasing direct military threats against Belgium and Europe" to Russia (sudinfo.be). The Russian ministry firmly rejected these allegations, calling them "unfounded" (rtenfrancais.tv). It warned the Belgian side against the risk that this rhetoric "contributes to a new escalation and risks the confrontation they are stoking getting out of control" (sudinfo.be)....
Sources from the Western bloc (sudinfo.be, knack.be) confirm that the Belgian ambassador was summoned by Russia following Belgian statements. However, francais.rt.com (East/South|Western Counter-Narrative) presents a significant nuance by stating that Moscow "rejected accusations of Russian threats," framing the event as a Russian defense against allegations, rather than as a...
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