Greece: No official offer for Patriot

Panayotopoulos, who gave an interview to the “Newsbomb” site, evaluated the news that the S-300 defense systems in Greece could be sent to Ukraine.

Panayotopoulos said: “Sending the S-300s to Ukraine is not a simple matter. We have absolutely no intention of weakening our defensive power in any way. There are scenarios but no official proposals to replace the defense systems”. he used the phrases.

The Greek Defense Minister stated that the offers from France and Italy regarding the frigate purchase plan meet the needs of the Greek Naval Forces, saying: “Our country wants every major armament program to be accompanied by defense cooperation.” . he said he.

In the interview, Panayotopoulos also referred to the tripartite meeting held in Brussels on December 16 by the delegations of Turkey, Germany and Greece.

Describing the reopening of communication channels between the advisers of the two countries’ leaders as “good news”, Panayotopulos said that they had the opportunity to talk with the Defense Minister, Hulusi Akar, in the framework of the Meeting of Ministers NATO Defense.

Panayotopoulos said: “At the level of defense ministers, this channel of communication must remain open. Because in this way the necessary steps can be taken to alleviate the tension in a crisis situation”. he said.

SUPPOSED TO PROVIDE PATRIOT

In Greek media news, it was suggested that if the US placed the Patriot anti-aircraft missile system on the island of Crete, Greece could send Russia-supplied S-300 air defense systems to Ukraine.

There was a Russian reaction to Greece’s plan to send S-300s to Ukraine.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mariya Zakharova, in a written statement after the news in the Greek press, “We believe that the (Greek administration) provocatively plans to send the S-300 and other Russian and Soviet air defense systems to the Kyiv regime is hostile”. she had used the words. (AA)