In recent months, Belgium has expelled dozens of Russian "diplomats" found guilty of espionage, Belgian Prime Minister Alexandre de Croix announced. On paper they are "diplomats", but we know they are engaged in espionage, he pointed out in an interview with local media.

-On several occasions, Belgium has suffered cyber attacks, especially when expressing its stance against Russia. Belgian security services suspect that there are very often disinformation campaigns organized by Russia, noted De Cro.

He announced that links had been found between Russian officials and a far-right Belgian military man who made threats against authorities during the Covid pandemic and was eventually found dead in a forest under unclear circumstances.

- Counterintelligence has been warning for years to be careful about the actions of Russia and the extreme right in Europe, with which connections are revealed. Belgian authorities have already proven links between the far-right party Vlaams Belang and China. We often see that the Belgian Communist Party does not condemn the Russian attack on Ukraine, said De Cro.

Asked what would happen if the far right and communists won a majority in June's elections, De Cro predicted instability. Polls in Belgium in recent months show that Vlaams Belang will be the leading political force in the northern region of Flanders, and in Wallonia support for the communists is growing.