By Gifts Antoniou

Developments on the Ukraine front after US initiatives and mobility are at the center of Maximus’ attention with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, according to his close associate, ‘In open contact line with the Ministers. By the prime ministerial staff report that “By 3/4 yesterday’s day concerned the Prime Minister’s communications with the centered Ukrainian.”

Mr Mitsotakis will today participate in an extraordinary teleconference of the leaders of the European People’s Party (EPP). The government is awaiting interesting to see what positions will come to the debate by EPP leaders and what attitude they adopt against what is being focused on Ukraine. At the same time, the teleconference is expected to be given more details of what was stalled at yesterday’s informal meeting convened in Paris by Emmanuel Macron. The conference is expected to deal more broadly with the overall framework of Europe -US relations in the light of new data.

Athens consistently supports Europe’s coordination and activation in order to have a reason and role in developments, in addition to any plans by Washington. Government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis, referring to Macron initiative yesterday, stressed that “Binding decisions on the next actions and policies of the EU. can be taken Only at European Council level‘, adding that Greece will have a role and reason in making decisionswhile pointing out that our country already has an active, essential and constructive role in revising EU policies. for defense.

The decisions are centrally, at European level in Athens, and in terms of the request of NATO’s European partners in the peacekeeping mission to be developed in Ukraine if an agreement is reached. The United States, according to foreign media reports, with a request that has been addressed to the Allies are investigating, inter alia, the willingness or even possibility of sending land forces in order to staff the peacekeeping force. Mr Marinakis confirmed that there is a relative impact on the American side. “Yes, we have been aware of the content of the letter and there will be a European reaction, treatment or energy” He said yesterday, answering a question. And added that “There will be, hopefully, a single European reaction. For such corresponding cases, Greece has been placed and answered. The guide is her attitude so far in the mission of defensive equipment, which has a measure and a specific logic. But, beyond that, for something more, let’s not come. ”

In Athens, however, there is a reflection on the fact that Europe has shown to come to Ukraine’s Front developments and the key question is now whether Europe can quickly show reflexes and can follow the pace of rhythm. The developments are running, overcoming the difficulties caused by a decision -making mechanism, which has not been a rigid and time consuming.