Greece

Greeks take grain, scrap metal, oil, and gas from Crimea bypassing sanctions. PHOTOS Greek vessels that violate the ban on entry into ports of Russia-annexed Crimea, often carry liquefied natural gas and oil products, as well as grain and scrap metal. Turkish cargo ships are suspected of concealing the nature of the imported goods. 06.04.15 23:18 167 382 731 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea

"The fascist government of Ukraine" infringed the Greeks in Crimea. Russia could not help but protect them! - Greek Defense Minister Defense Minister of Greece Panos Kammenos said that it was necessary to protect the Greeks in Crimea from the "fascist government of Ukraine”. 17.04.15 19:52 78 261 567 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

All energies spent on Greece would be better to invest in Ukraine or for plight of refugees in Europe, Minister of Economy of Germany says Sigmar Gabriel, the leader of the German Social Democratic Party (SPD), Minister of Economy and vice-chancellor of Germany expressed harsh criticism of Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. 07.07.15 21:06 55 129 353

Greek Ambassador called Greek Minister’s statement on Crimea in Moscow a fake of Russian media – Ukrainian Foreign Ministry The Foreign Ministry of Greece refuted the statement of Minister of Defense Panos Kammenos about "the fascist government of Ukraine", which allegedly infringes the rights of Greek families in Crimea. 17.04.15 22:06 63 497 289 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Occupation of Crimea Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

Prime minister of Greece announces his resignation and paves way for general election, - The Guardian Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announces his resignation and paves way for general election, with 20 September predicted as most likely date for a poll 20.08.15 21:51 46 322 262

Greece disagrees with Ukraine’s terms on naval drones During talks on a possible defense partnership between Ukraine and Greece in the field of naval unmanned systems, the parties encountered a number of disagreements concerning the terms of their use. 02.05.26 08:26 11 964 130 Previously in trend: Drone industry Naval drone production

Greece is ready to provide Ukraine with S-300 if US deploys Patriot missile system in Crete - Defense Minister Panayiotopoulos Greek Defense Minister Nikolaos Panayiotopoulos said that Athens may transfer Greek S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems to Ukraine if the United States deploys its Patriot missile systems in Crete instead. 16.12.22 19:04 7 259 124 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine War

Greece has started supplying Ukraine with IFV-1, - Kuleba Greece has started supplying infantry fighting vehicles (IFV-1) to Ukraine. 19.10.22 15:23 21 524 108 Previously in trend: War

USA plans to transfer 300 Bradley IFVs to Greece to replace IFV-1 and M113 for Ukraine, - mass media According to Ptisi Diastima, the US is ready to hand over 300 M2A2 ODS Bradley (TOMA) armored combat vehicles to Greece to replace the IFV-1 and M113 that the country provides for Ukraine’s needs. 12.03.23 17:22 9 912 106 Previously in trend: War

Greece to kick out two Russian diplomats, Moscow's tit-for-tat retaliation to follow, - Reuters Russia is going to expel two Greek diplomats in response to Athens’ decision to throw out two of Moscow’s envoys suspected of making attempts to undermine an agreement between Greece and Macedonia. 11.07.18 13:26 27 897 97

Berlin will hand over IFV to Greece so that Athens can send Soviet-style weapons to Ukraine, - Scholz German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that Germany would supply infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) to Greece so that the government in Athens could hand over Soviet-style weapons to Ukraine. 31.05.22 19:28 11 014 86 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

Almost four months later, Greece and Germany agreed to transfer 40 IFV-1 to Ukraine Greece and Germany have finally agreed on a "circular exchange" scheme, according to which the Greek side will transfer 40 Soviet IFV-1 infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine in exchange for the same number of more modern German Marders. 16.09.22 20:15 9 870 84 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

Russia denies loan agreement with Greece Russia has not reached any agreements with Greece on a loan of up to $5.4 billion for a gas pipeline deal, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Saturday, rejecting recent media claims. 18.04.15 17:51 10 212 83

17 Ukrainians held in Greek airport due to EU entry ban. PHOTOS Seventeen citizens of Ukraine have been detained at the airport in Athens, Greece after not being allowed to enter the country due to the European Union’s current entry ban for nationals of most non-EU countries. 06.07.20 11:53 15 817 78 Previously in trend: Anti-epidemic measures and restrictions

Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis on shelling of Odesa: Explosion happened very close to us, we did not have time to take cover Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy were in the port during the Russian missile strike on Odesa and did not have time to take cover, the explosion occurred near them. 06.03.24 19:53 11 282 71 Previously in trend: War

Greece minister says they were misinterpreted and were not planning to veto sanctions against Russia Greece's new finance minister Yanis Varoufakis rejected suggestions that complaints from Athens over a European Union statement on Ukraine meant it was preparing to veto sanctions against Russia. 29.01.15 20:52 34 250 68 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia

Ukrainian An-12 transport plane that crashed in Greece was carrying dangerous cargo on Serbia-Jordan-Bangladesh route, - Foreign Ministry spokesman Nikolenko At night, in the north of Greece, a Ukrainian transport plane An-12, which was carrying dangerous cargo on the route Serbia-Jordan-Bangladesh, crashed. 17.07.22 10:54 17 590 68

Ukraine expects Greece, Cyprus, and Belgium to ratify Association Agreement until 2016, - Presidential Administration The Presidential Administration hopes that Greece, Cyprus, and Belgium will ratify the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union before the end of 2015. 19.10.15 23:28 8 250 67

Russia threatens Greece over plans to provide S-300 to Ukraine The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia managed to threaten Greece after the Greek authorities expressed their readiness to transfer S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems to Ukraine on the condition that American Patriot systems are placed in Crete. 19.12.22 14:00 19 150 64 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

Results of 7th "Ramstein": Air defense from Sweden, HAWK from Spain, ammunition from Germany, Greece and Poland The seventh meeting of the Contact Group on Defence of Ukraine was very successful. 16.11.22 21:55 18 828 60 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine War

In addition to Hungary, eighth package of sanctions against Russian Federation was blocked by Cyprus, Malta, Belgium and Greece, - journalist Yozvyak Several European Union countries, except Hungary, blocked the eighth package of sanctions against Russia. 06.10.22 12:30 11 803 57 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia War

Zelenskyy talks to Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis: discusses security guarantees and strengthening defense capabilities President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a phone conversation with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Among other things, they discussed security guarantees and strengthening Ukraine's defense capabilities. 22.02.25 18:49 1 398 54

Greece is not ready to transfer F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine - Prime Minister Mitsotakis Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said that his country is not ready to provide Ukraine with F-16 aircraft, as recently reported by the Greek media. 15.04.24 21:15 12 397 54

Greece hands over 20 BMP-1s to Ukraine, - Defense Minister Panayiotopoulos Greece provided ammunition and 20 BMP-1 armored vehicles as part of its military assistance to Ukraine. 14.02.23 19:59 5 809 52 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

Greek Parliament ratifies EU-Ukraine association agreement, - Foreign Minister Klimkin The Parliament of Greece has ratified the association agreement between Ukraine and the European Union. 18.11.15 14:47 9 710 51 Previously in trend: Ukraine - EU

Greece will not provide Ukraine with Leopard-2 tanks Greece has refused to provide Ukraine with Leopard-2 tanks because it needs them because of rising tensions with Turkey. 31.01.23 22:32 8 538 51 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine War

Greece is ready to give up German Marder infantry fighting vehicles in favor of Ukraine - BILD In frames of "ring exchange" of equipment, Germany promised to supply Greece with 40 modern Marder infantry fighting vehicles, so that latter, in its turn, would give Ukraine older infantry fighting vehicles. 07.01.23 21:30 11 868 44 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

Greece has become one of main exporters of grain from Ukraine, - mass media Greek shipowners play an important role in transporting grain from Ukrainian ports. Approximately 30% of the vessels that have undertaken the transportation of food represent the interests of Greece. 04.09.22 11:02 3 423 41

Greece supported security guarantees for Ukraine, - Zelensky Greece became the 14th country that supported security guarantees for Ukraine. 12.08.23 16:12 1 788 38

Europe should wake up following change in US policy, - Greek PM Mitsotakis Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis believes that Europe should wake up and build its own defence policy following a dramatic shift by the United States over Ukraine and geopolitical developments in recent months. 20.02.25 10:47 4 003 35

Greece has three conditions for participation in peacekeeping mission in Ukraine - media Greece will take part in the international forces in Ukraine only under three conditions: a ceasefire agreement, no deployment in Russia and a clear exit strategy if hostilities resume. 27.03.25 14:51 3 597 35 Previously in trend: foreign peacekeepers

Ukraine can receive Leopard 1 tanks from Greece, - mass media The German government offered Greece to transfer 100 of its own Leopard 1 tanks to Ukraine, and in return to receive the same number of modernized armored vehicles. 28.08.23 15:29 4 520 33

Macedonia to erect wired fence on border to control migrant flow On Thursday, the Macedonian army started preparations to erect a barbed wire fence on the southern border with the neighboring Greece to prevent illegal migration on its territory. 28.11.15 14:10 6 204 32

10 Syrians pretending to be Ukrainian volleyball team arrested in Greece. PHOTO The migrants were arrested in Athens Airport on September 22 as the police figured out that the Ukrainian passports provided by the migrants were stolen or lost. 23.09.19 12:55 6 624 30

Zelenskyy on agreement with Greece: Gas supplies will begin in January. VIDEO During the meeting between President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, a letter of intent was signed regarding the supply of natural gas to Ukraine, which will begin in January 2026. 16.11.25 17:10 1 710 22 Previously in trend: gas shortage

Greece has lodged diplomatic protest with Ukraine over maritime drone The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece has lodged an official diplomatic complaint with Ukraine regarding a marine drone that was discovered off the western coast of the country. 03.06.26 15:18 6 359 41 Previously in trend: Marine drones of Ukraine Ukraine and Greece relations

Greece to hand over Sea Sparrow missiles to Ukraine - media Greece has agreed to provide Ukraine with 24 Sea Sparrow missiles. 28.12.24 15:07 9 085 22

Sea mine has been found on Greek island of Crete: coastguard has stated that it is of ’Ukrainian’ origin, - media On the Greek island of Crete, fishermen found a sea mine in a rocky area near the municipality of Neapoli. 26.05.26 15:45 4 657 51

Agreement between Ukraine and Greece on gas will help us get through winter, - Zelenskyy. VIDEO During their meeting, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Greek President Konstantinos Tsatsalas discussed energy cooperation, in particular the gas agreement. 16.11.25 16:14 1 596 20 Previously in trend: gas shortage

Greek business federation in Athens shattered by explosion. PHOTOS A small explosive devise with a timer blasted in the downtown of Athens early morning Tuesday. According to police, the bomb was left by criminals near the Hellenic Business Federation offices, one block from the parliamentary building, in a backpack. 24.11.15 12:30 17 645 20

Zelenskyi receives credentials from ambassadors of Greece and Canada. PHOTO President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi received credentials from Ambassador of Greece Vasilios Bornovas and Ambassador of Canada Larisa Galadza, the president’s press service reported on Thursday evening. 20.12.19 11:24 1 656 19

Zelenskyy had conversation with Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis: He conveyed urgent defense needs, especially in air defense and artillery President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a phone conversation with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. 29.01.24 16:45 667 18

US pressures Greece to participate in PURL for Ukraine The US is calling on Greece to join the PURL, which finances the purchase of American weapons to support Ukraine's defense. 04.12.25 10:16 2 839 17 Previously in trend: PURL program

Ukrainian Magura V5 maritime drone found in Greece: investigation launched, - media. PHOTO A Ukrainian unmanned Magura V5 boat has been discovered off the southern coast of the island of Lefkada in the Ionian Sea. It has now been handed over to the coastguard. 08.05.26 13:39 5 329 23 Previously in trend: sea drones

Zelenskyy to visit Athens on 16 November: meetings with Greek leaders expected President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy plans to visit Athens on Sunday, 16 November. 13.11.25 20:33 1 212 15 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

Greece and Malta block EU sanctions on Russian oil, - Bloomberg Greece and Malta have become the main obstacle to the EU's proposal to replace restrictions on the price of Russian oil with a ban on services necessary for its transportation. 10.02.26 13:25 1 741 15 Previously in trend: EU sanctions against Russia

US is pressuring Greece to sell some of its Mirage fighter jets to Ukraine through PURL mechanism - media Ukraine's allies in the EU and NATO, including the United States, want Greece to sell Kyiv at least some of its Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets through the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) initiative. 03.10.25 08:18 14 389 15 Previously in trend: Supply of Mirage jets to Ukraine PURL program

Supply of IFVs to Ukraine was discussed - Zelensky held talks with head of Greek Foreign Ministry Dendias President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic Nikos Dendias. 19.10.22 19:35 2 629 15