Yesterday, a lot was said about the “secret” visit of Kyriakos Mitsotakis to Ukraine to meet with the country’s President Vladimir Zelensky.
In fact, there was something “secret” about his visit, but it related to the prime minister’s agenda about what weapons he could supply to the Ukrainians in the near future.
The Prime Minister was in Ukraine for precisely this purpose: to fulfill the demand of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who personally asked Kyriakos Mitsotakis to send more weapons and ammunition to Kyiv.
It is no coincidence that the US Secretary of State, in a telephone conversation with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, immediately after his visit to Odessa, expressed gratitude to the American government for Greece’s ongoing contribution to the security of Ukraine. As the State Department said in a statement: “The Secretary of State and the Prime Minister reaffirmed the importance of the bilateral relationship between the United States and Greece, and our shared values as NATO allies in promoting peace and prosperity. The Secretary of State thanked the Prime Minister for Greece’s ongoing contribution to ensuring the security of Ukraine.”
What weapons did Ukraine ask for, and what can Mitsotakis provide? What Vladimir Zelensky “burns” are anti-aircraft installations, which he urgently needs. The government denies the possibility of transferring Russian anti-aircraft systems (i.e. weapons that Greece purchased directly from Russia). Most likely, it will provide additional FIM-92 Stinger MANPADS. The Ukrainians have already been supplied with 60 systems, which they received from the islands of the Aegean Sea.
In addition, the first OSA-AK/OSA-AKM (SA-8 Mod-0/1 Gecko) air defense systems were received from Germany, which, in turn, received them from the former East Germany. Therefore, they are not covered by the contract signed between Greece and Russia.
Greece can also immediately supply 105 mm trailed guns, which are stored in its warehouses. The remaining BMP-1 and 23-mm ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft guns, which were also received from the GDR arsenal, will also be supplied. These weapons are especially effective against Russian drones.
Finally, there are also the RM-70 missile launchers, which were also obtained from the East German arsenal and could be transferred to Ukraine, while simultaneously achieving the goal of demilitarizing the islands in the eastern Aegean Sea. Their removal from the islands is eagerly desired by the Turks, who consider them a major obstacle to their operational plans due to the high firepower they can unleash.
These are 122-mm rocket launchers with a firing range of about 22 km, capable of destroying any landing force, as well as striking troop concentrations on the coast of Asia Minor. The RM-70 missile launchers were obtained from East German Army stocks in 1993, are of Russian design (the familiar BM-21, but on a different platform) and were produced in what was then Czechoslovakia.
The Mitsotakis government has already sent 15,000 missiles, that is, ammunition for the RM-70, to Ukraine. In the future, it is even possible to supply F-16 block 30, which will be replaced by the F-35. In addition, it is known that Ukrainian pilots are trained on this type of fighter here in Greece.
Large quantities of ammunition will be delivered before Greece switches to weapons requiring end-user certification, i.e. Russia. Of course, if any of this is delivered without Russia’s permission (which is out of the question in the case of using weapons against its soldiers), then Greece will be “deeply” outlawed in accordance with international law, but, as world experience shows, Now everyone spits on these laws, especially if they call you personally from Washington.
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