Greece will not transfer Russian-made Leopard 2A6 tanks and S-300 air defense systems to Ukraine, Defense Minister Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos said at a meeting of the standing parliamentary commission on national defense and foreign affairs.
According to OnAlert, the minister stressed that the Greek authorities sent Ukraine “a few infantry fighting vehicles and should send a few more.” Also, according to him, “ammunition of various calibers” was transferred to Ukraine. In addition, the minister promised to provide additional military assistance to Kyiv “from the surplus, if Greece has such an opportunity.”
On April 6, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov will arrive in Athens, Panayiotopoulos said, suggesting that against this background there will be “a lot of discussion, a lot of speculation, a lot of analysis of what he will come to ask for.” At the same time, according to the minister, the Greek authorities “give what they can give.” “We are not giving anything that could weaken our own defense capability in the slightest, given the challenges to our own national security,” Panagiotopoulos said.
Source: Rosbalt
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