Greece will expand its weapons program in Crete, with plans to modernize weapons and expand its naval base, the Turkish pro-government newspaper Daily Sabah writes, citing official sources. By ramping up its arms program, Athens plans to allocate 190 million euros to modernize and expand its naval base in Souda Bay, according to the Greek […]
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Defense Minister: Greece did not supply anti-ship missiles and multiple rocket launchers to Ukraine
Speaking yesterday at a meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defense, Greek National Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos said that Greece did not supply Ukraine with guns, multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS, MLRS) and anti-ship missiles. The Minister denied the information published in the Greek media that the Greek government sent anti-ship missiles, […]
Germany investigates possible war crimes in Ukraine
According to German Justice Minister Marco Buschman, an investigation into possible war crimes in Ukraine has been launched in Germany. Attorney General at the German Supreme Court Peter Frank is collecting relevant evidence, writes Deutsche Welle. On the evening of April 23, he said on the air of the public-legal TV channel Phoenix: “The structural […]
Russian Defense Minister accuses the West of prolonging the war
Sergei Shoigu, Russia’s defense minister, during a meeting with senior military officials accused Western countries and the United States of deliberately prolonging the war. This is facilitated, according to him, by sending various types of weapons to the Ukrainian military. fox news channel: “The growing volumes of foreign arms supplies clearly demonstrate their intention to […]
What weapons did Greece send to Ukraine, and where did it come from
The Greek authorities, in order to provide assistance to Ukraine, dispatched 2 aircraft with military equipment and Kalashnikov assault rifles. But where did Greece get Soviet military equipment and Kalashnikovs from? About this in our publication. Like “Russian Athens” previously reportedOn February 27, in the evening, the Greek authorities sent 2 C-130 Hercules military transport […]
Greece sends defense weapons to Ukraine
Two transport planes C-130 of the Greek Air Force, with Kalashnikovs and rocket launchers, fly to Ukraine today. One transport aircraft took off at 12:40, the scheduled takeoff time of the second one is 16:00. Both of them will land in Poland, which borders Ukraine, and then the cargo will be sent to its destination. […]
Tsipras: “We will vote for the purchase of frigates, but we will not give carte blanche to all weapons”
The leader of the main opposition party, SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance, Alexis Tsipras, told parliament that his party supported the purchase of new frigates, but was not ready to give the government “carte blanche” on all spending on arms purchases. “No one doubts the importance of increasing the country’s deterrent capacity, but it’s arrogance to shake a […]
USA “gave” Greece more than a thousand M1117 armored cars
The Greek army received the first batch of M1117 Guardian armored personnel carriers as part of the US program for the supply of surplus military products abroad. The senior military ranks of the Greek army spoke with appropriate gratitude for the help of the American partner. However, it raises a big question to what extent […]