The briefing the parties by the Minister of Defense, Nikos Panagiotopoulos, on new weapons systems donations to Ukraine which is said to have been decided by Greece, they request in a joint statement Heads of Defense of SYRIZA, Thodoris Dritsas and George Tsipras and the Head of Foreign Affairs, George Katrougalos.
«In a statement yesterday, US Secretary of Defense Austin revealed that “today many countries have announced new donations of critical artillery and ammunition systems, including Italy, Greece, Norway and Poland.” We were informed by the Minister of a third country that our country has announced the sending of new heavier weapons to Ukrainefor which there is no information in Greece of the Parliament and the Greek people“, They state in their announcement.
They add that the prime minister “he already had in his suitcases for Washington the commitment to send new armaments in exchange for the warm welcome in Washington. In the same context the government silenced for two twenty-four hours the most serious incident of violation of the national airspace in Alexandroupolis in order not to spoil the communication image of the visit to the USA and the supposedly upgraded Greece, while this violation a few miles from the new American base in Alexandroupolis should be a shocking proof of the threat posed by the actions of Turkey. After all, what was the purpose of the trip to the US? The promotion of national interests or the communication and reward of Mr. Mitsotakis and his government?».
SYRIZA heads of state point out that possible shipment of heavier weapons to Ukraine further complicates our country in an evolving war. “AThis is not what SYRIZA-PS says, it is what International Law says. Are the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Maximos aware of what this involvement means or is it only interested in liking the Prime Minister in Washington? When was such a very serious choice made? By what procedures? Did KYSEA meet? Is our country involved in a war in our neighborhood and is everything business as usual?“, They underline.
They emphasize that the government’s moves are extremely dangerous for the country and the Greek people and at the same time no conditions are provided for dealing with a possible new tension between Greece and Turkey.
“We demand the immediate information of the parties and the Parliament from the Minister of Defense Mr. Panagiotopoulos regarding the arms shipments to Ukraine and the relevant decisions taken – as everything shows -. For this reason, the SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance, at the same time, submits today an urgent Topical Question to the Minister of National Defense “, the relevant announcement concludes.
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