Brief version of the news
- The Greek Minister of Defense denied information about the secret transfer of weapons to Ukraine.
- Greece has supplied Ukraine with arms and ammunition over the past two years, but has not sent critical weapons.
- The minister said that Greece does not hide information about arms sales within the framework of international agreements.
Previously, the media reported that that Greece secretly sent 250 containers with weapons to Ukraine. On Thursday, May 16, Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias denied this information.
Dendias noted that Greece has supplied Ukraine with weapons and ammunition over the past two years, but has not sent weapons that are critical to the country's defense. He also stated that they do not hide information about the sale of weapons
Greece does not transfer weapons to Ukraine
There is no transfer of weapons to Ukraine,” Dendias told New Left MP Sia Anagnostopoulou during a parliamentary debate on the bill establishing the Center for Defense Innovation.
The minister also clarified that Greece does not hide information about arms sales within the framework of international agreements. In particular, Greece sells obsolete materials to the Czech Republic and the USA, which saves resources, because the destruction of these materials would cost more than 100 million euros.
Note that the newspaper Efimeritha ton Syntakton previously reported that Greek arms and ammunition were being secretly transported by rail through Romania in containers, and the first two containers were recently sent from Kato Gefira station, located near Thessaloniki.
Military assistance for Ukraine: latest news
- Chairman of the NATO Military Committee Rob Bauer announced that the lives of Ukrainians depend on the speed of transfer of Western weapons. According to him, time in Ukraine is measured in lives.
- It is known that the United States has already announced the allocation of an additional two billion dollars for military assistance to Ukraine. The funds will be directed to the needs of the state's industrial base.
- A new package of military assistance was also announced in France. The Ministry of Defense announced that his country is sending to Ukraine a new batch of Aster-30 surface-to-air missiles for previously delivered SAMP/T.
