The EU member states began a task to protect the Red Sea in 2024.
European officials They have been silent So far on the views of US government officials in private drainage chat Reporting about European “opportunism” In the Red Sea, the European Union has spent millions of euros last year to protect business ships from Hoodis attacks.
21 EU member states have participated in the last 13 months Aspides activity To protect the Red Sea at a general cost of 8 million euros, it includes their own methods of participating and employees hired in the area.
Work It was launched in February 2024 In the early days of one year, in response to attacks with Yemen’s Houthi insurgents’ missiles and drones, Is supported by IranIn response to Hamas’s deadly attacks against Israel on October 7, against the start of the Israeli attack against the Gaza region, against business vessels.
Last month it extended to another year, and the cost of general command structures, including the headquarters of the operation, the headquarters of the power and the control and control systems, is expected It rises to 17 million euros.
“I hate Europe to recover”
However, US Secretary of Defense Pete Hexed said in the chat They put a journalist mistakenThat Europe is “favorable” in the Red Sea. For its part, the Vice President JD WansQuestioned the need to start the attacks that argue it Will benefit Europe than America It is difficult to explain to an American audience: “I hate Europe to recover.”
In the group chat, it seems that the headmaster of ‘Atlantic’ was incorrectly included He is the boss of White House staff, Stephen Miller, To say that Washington wants to “clarify to Egypt and Europe” that expects something in response.
“If the US is successfully retrieved the freedom of freedom, there must be an additional economic benefit that has been extracted instead,” many EU countries participated in the SM. Convenience ‘Euronows’ is in contact with They refused to comment on filtration And their content or the European Union (ocean) refers to the external activity service, with which the ‘Euronevas’ is in contact.
700 protected business vessels
As far as Banur member of the European Foreign Board (European Foreign Relations Council), a group of experts -based experts, is concerned, “Trump’s cabinet’s cabinet was referred to as European.” “Be useful” No wonder Trump has accused European partners repeatedly To use the US military force“.
For example, US President NATO has asked for European allies Increase your safety cost significantlyIf the friendship does not spend enough on safety, the Washington can refuse to help a partner in the attack.
According to Dasinado, Appidies have played so far ”An important role to guarantee a secure step With the “positive” impact on maritime navigation in the region, ships and interrupts the attacks of Hoodis’s drones and missiles.
According to the European Union Navy, aspidees, which is An average of three warships used at all timesHe has interrupted Four anti -Balistic missilesWe have supported 18 airborne drones and two sea drones and over 700 business vessels. Of these, more than 410 ships have obtained a nearby protection, which benefits from active escort and surveillance services.
The defensive work has been recovered Contributed to approximately 50 sailors and to avoid a disaster August 2024 M.V. Environmental and humanitarian after the attack on the Saunian Oil Tanker.
However, Dasinado Aspites said It is “not really a sharp character” Due to the “challenges in performance and functional aspects”, and its “short approach leads to a short -term defensive strategy, there is no wide and comprehensive plan to cope with the threat of Houti and restore the freedom of freedom before the crisis.”
Attacks threaten international trade
Washington said last week’s attacks “They retaliated with Houthi attacks for many years against US ships And other countries ”and by Continued interruption of tradeWarry and US business vessels have been attacked 170 and 145 times, respectively, since 2003.
Pentagon attacks claimed that the hoods were driven against the training places, Aeronautics Unmanned, arms production skills and arms storage facilities.
AdvertisementPentagon chief spokesman Sean Barnell told reporters, “This action has a very clear final stage. When it begins when it begins Hoodis promises to stop attacking our ships Put American lives at risk. “” This campaign will be relentless to discredit their efficiency and open sea routes in the region and protect our homeland, “he said.
Dasinado and George N. Narayana, a member of the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy. It is not likely to create a durable solution.
“The multi -dimensional crisis of the Middle East and the drinking of the Red Sea? Maybe yes, but the experience refers to it Winning new type of wars is not easy“Jagoba Ou Loss declared ‘EuroNius’.
“It is very important to remember that the roots of the problem are not only in the hostility between Israel, the United States and Iran Diagranic resolution of the Palestinian issue“He said more.
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