Greece has started the transfer of infantry fighting vehicles BMP-1 to Ukraine
The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dmytro Kuleba, announced the beginning of the transfer of Greek infantry fighting vehicles BMP-1 to Ukraine. He stated this after negotiations with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece, Nikos Dendias, during a joint press conference in Kyiv on October 19, 2022. Source: The Minister of Foreign...
Portugal, Greece, Germany and Cyprus do not support the ban on entry of Russian tourists to the EU
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Portugal emphasized on August 20, 2022, that it opposes the ban on the entry of Russian tourists to the European Union. The same decision was announced earlier by Germany, Greece and Cyprys. Source: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Portugal The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Portugal emphasized that the...
Ukrainian cargo plane has crashed in Greece, 8 Ukrainians died
An Antonov cargo plane operated by a Ukrainian airline has crashed near the city of Kavala in northern Greece. All eight crew members on board of the Antonov An-12 died. Source: General director of the “Meridian Air Cargo” company The cargo aircraft was travelling from Serbia to Jordan on July 16. At Meridian, the cause of the...
Greece is ready to provide ships to export grain from blocked Ukrainian ports
Greece has declared its readiness to offer its ships for the export of Ukrainian grain blocked by Russia. Source: NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg “Turkey is trying to mediate the agreements. Greece has declared that it is ready to provide ships to export grain from Ukraine. Other allies are engaged in various diplomatic efforts to...
Germany to supply IFVs to Greece, Athens to deliver soviet weapons to Ukraine – German Chancellor
Germany will deliver infantry fighting vehicles (IFV) to Greece so that the government in Athens can pass on Soviet-style weapons to Ukraine. Source: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz “We will provide Germany with German infantry fighting vehicles,” the chancellor told reporters after a two-day EU summit in Brussels, adding that he had...
Greece and Cyprus oppose fast-track process for Ukraine EU membership
Greece and Cyprus support Ukraine’s EU membership, but oppose the fast-track process for Ukraine’s EU membership, as suggested by several Eastern European countries. Source: Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs “At the same time, Athens attaches particular importance to the accession process of the Western Balkans, which must be...
Serbia, Croatia and eight other countries condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
The states of the Adriatic-Ionian region, including Serbia and Croatia, have adopted a declaration calling Russia’s invasion of Ukraine “illegal and unjustified.” Source: Adriatic-Ionian region states Croatia, Slovenia, Italy, Greece, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Albania, and San Marino gathered...
Ukraine reached the Eurovision-2022 final – video
The first semifinal of Eurovision-2022 took place on May 10 in Turin, Italy. According to the results of the voting, Ukraine scored a sufficient number of points and reached the final of the competition, which will take place on May 14. In addition to Ukraine, the finalists included: Switzerland, Armenia, Iceland, Lithuania, Portugal, Norway,...
Greece helps Russia circumvent sanctions
Russian oil tankers continue to enter European ports. Greece helps Russia to circumvent sanctions imposed by the EU. It is noted that Greek shipowners are expanding their business with Russia. The share of Greece in the transportation of Russian oil has tripled in April compared to 2021. According to the insurance company Lloyd’s, a total...
176 toys were placed at the Olympiacos-Shakhtar match – in the memory of killed children during the Russia’s war against Ukraine
176 children’s toys were laid out in the stands of the stadium in Piraeus before the charity match between Ukrainian Shakhtar and Greek Olympiacos. Source: The Greek club 176 toys symbolize the number of children who died during Russia’s war against Ukraine. See also: Ukraine has imposed a full embargo on trade with...