Beziehungen zwischen Athen und Kiew im „Krisenmodus“ nach Vorfall mit ukrainischen Seedrohnen | Griechischer Außenminister warnt davor, dass Operationen im Mittelmeer „nicht toleriert werden“

> „Greece has escalated diplomatic pressure, after a suspected Ukrainian naval drone was discovered off the island of Lefkada, with Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis saying that “any transformation of the Mediterranean into a theater of military operations will not be tolerated.”

> „Following talks in Athens with his Croatian counterpart Gordan Grlic Radman, Gerapetritis added that “Greece will ensure that the Mediterranean remains untouched by military operations and remains a sea of peace, a sea belonging to its peoples.”

> „Greece maintains that the drone was deployed in its territorial waters by Ukraine in an apparent attempt to strike a ship „carrying Russian oil“ in the Mediterranean. Ukrainian authorities have twice denied having information about the vessel, which was packed with explosives.

> „According to reports, the sea drone was either launched in the area from a merchant vessel or originated from a military base the Ukrainians are believed to maintain in the city of Misrata in Libya“.

Well I could certainly see Greece being upset that this drifted into their waters. After all it could have hurt someone. And I don’t blame them for balking at the request that Kyiv have a say in Greece’s use of licensed Ukrainian drone tech.

But Russian shipping is a legitimate target in this war, and Greece has no say over any operations outside its territorial waters. It is not the arbiter of the entire Med.