By Gifts Antoniou

The data that emerged after the Washington meeting yesterday For Ukraine And the prospects of Athens are evaluated.

The prime minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakiswho participated in the two telecommunications, one of the EU leaders. And one of the EPP leaders yesterday, to inform and evaluate those discussed at the White House meeting, stressed the need for immediate truce, reiterated Greece’s position for border inviolable and welcomed the US intent to support security guarantees.

Athens is watching developments with great care, as it is commonplace that it cannot be safely discounted what the next steps will be and how the parties involved will move shortly, as the situation remains fluid and the data is unstable.

However, making a first assessment of the new data that emerged after meetings in Washington, government and diplomatic sources believe that as positive elements can be held at the moment:

  • The fact that the EU He remains an active interlocutor in the process that has been launched, has a reason and role in developments. As noted, what is currently being discussed is a war that is directly related to Europe’s security and it remains important to have the European voice on the negotiating table. At the same time, as Europe has strongly supported Ukraine from the beginning, it is also a message to the Russian side that at this crucial turning point, Kiev does not come without support and alliances in the debate on which is being launched.
  • The US assurances that the US will support the guarantees. It is considered extremely important, as a few months ago Washington had said that it did not want to participate in it. It is also regarded as a form of confirmation that strong bonds that have been uniting the two sides of the Atlantic for decades and proved to have proved to have been critical in difficult turbines and historical moments. It is not easy to stop so simply.
  • Ukraine is actively involved in the debate that is primarily concerned with it. This is important for Athens, as from every step the Greek side has stressed that there can be no solution for Ukraine without Ukraine and that any other development would not be viable.
  • The fact that it seems to be a realistic perspective of hostilities, an extremely important development and in any case welcomed after 3.5 years of war conflicts.

Of course, diplomatic sources repeat that nothing can be considered for the next steps and the final outcome of the ongoing effort. All sides carefully monitor the movements that are made, the balances are extremely fragile and the data could be overturned at any time. The most critical element is to bring about a process as compatible as possible with the provisions of international law and on the basis of internationally recognized judgments resolution rules, a diplomatic executive underlines.