On Friday 5 July, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, announced that Operation Aspides had already accompanied more than 170 merchant vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
“The mission was launched in February. Since then, Aspideshas successfully accompanied more than 170 merchant vessels. It has destroyed 19 drones and missiles that the Houthis shot, primarily against civilian targets”, he said during a visit to the...