Bulletin N°60 2025 For the past two weeks, several European countries have been dealing with overflights of mysterious, unidentified drones over sensitive sites. Munich Airport disrupted its operations due to an overflight of unknown, pilotless aircraft. This follows a series of similar incidents in Denmark, Norway, and Poland. The Elsenborn military camp (Belgium), as well as Denmark's largest military base, were also overflown by unidentified aircraft. A common thread in these incidents: the authorities were unable to intercept the drones or identify the perpetrators. For Michel Polacco, an expert in aeronautics and defense issues, these intrusions are "quite ridiculous."These are small drones that don't even have the discretion to turn off their navigation lights. (...) It's always done by people in close proximity. This analysis is shared by General Jean-Claude Allard, an associate researcher at IRIS and a specialist in defense and security issues."It's extremely difficult to intercept. First, you have to clearly distinguish between attack drones used in military operations and small drones used in a civilian context to sow panic in a territory. Regarding the flights in Denmark and Germany, the devices have not been identified, but they must have been small drones weighing a few dozen kilos that fly at low altitude, especially at night. They flew with their lights on, and their range is less than one kilometer."
In September 2013, the Pirate Party disrupted Angela Merkel's campaign rallies in Germany. In France, all nuclear power plants were targeted by drones in October 2014…
Professor Yves Boyer is very cautious about this hypothesis. "It's all very mysterious . As long as we haven't clearly identified these drones , we can continue to accuse Russia, but we don't have objective proof. "
Russia's shadow looms over Europe after drone overflights of several airports. Russia is allegedly trying to provoke Europeans… The Russians already have all the necessary information through their satellite network and are perfectly aware of our military bases; they have no need to send drones, especially over a civilian airport.
These incursions thus serve as a pretext for the 27 EU member states to stoke tensions with Russia. "Drones that violate European airspace can be destroyed. Period," declared French President Emmanuel Macron. As usual, he barks like a loyal US dog, risking disruption to communications between control towers and aircraft by using interception equipment over an airport… He had an oil tanker from the "Russian ghost fleet" boarded off the French coast; nothing suspicious was found on the ship. It was allowed to leave, and the Chinese captain will only be tried for "refusal to comply"… Denmark has allocated €8 billion to acquire appropriate resources! Brussels has also proposed implementing an anti-drone "wall" in response to the various violations of European airspace. Russia is seeking "escalation," asserts Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky . For his part, Romanian President Nicusor Dan warned that his forces would shoot down the next drone violating his airspace. This could be considered an act of war by Russia. Former army general Vincent Desportes, former advisor to the General Secretariat for National Defence and professor of military strategy at Sciences Po and HEC, said, “We can ask why, but we can also ask who. Or rather, who other than Putin and his proxies (allied or subordinate third parties, editor's note) has an interest in playing around with drones over sensitive areas in Europe?”
A propaganda campaign was in full swing to make the population accept these sacrifices and prepare their minds for war. Indeed, enlisting the population was the first step on the road to war.
Alexus Grynkewich, NATO's commander in Europe, stated: "In the event of a proven threat, we are prepared to defend our populations." ... "Shooting down a drone is, of course, an easier decision. [...] With fighter jets, there is clearly a higher risk of escalation, especially if the operation to neutralize them results in casualties on one side or the other." But, he added, there is another threat , "something we must take seriously," echoing the wishes of the United States, repeatedly expressed by Trump, to see European countries "do more" because "China and the Indo-Pacific region now constitute a real military threat, and we (the United States) cannot do everything ." The message from the commander of all US armed forces deployed on the European continent is clear: we must prepare for war.
Let's not pay for the war!
NATO members have pledged to dedicate 5% of their GDP to armaments by 2035. France is therefore expected to increase its annual military budget to €120 billion, more than double its current level. To free up these funds, cuts are being made to healthcare and all essential public services. It is urgent to prepare a response to the arms race, and the government intends to implement austerity measures to finance it. All the major corporations involved in the arms industry, directly or indirectly, will enrich themselves and enrich their shareholders, while employees and retirees will foot the bill—and it will be a heavy one! This effort is part of an ever-increasing subservience to the aggressive alliance that is NATO, dominated by the United States. Not a single euro for their war, leaving NATO, money for wages, education and health, not a penny, not a life for the war.
Fighting the social dismantling imposed by the government also means rejecting its logic of war by fighting for our class interests against the capitalism that exploits us, against its system.