Lavrov says a third World War would be nuclear and destructive
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that if a third World War were to take place, it would involve nuclear weapons and be destructive, the RIA news agency reported.
Turkey says Russia canceled Black Sea passage bid upon its request
Russia canceled a bid to send four of its warships through Turkish waters into the Black Sea at Turkey’s request, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said, adding the decision was made before Ankara closed the straits over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
Sanctions worry energy firms
Greece’s energy market is anxiously waiting to see whether the banks it makes its transactions with for the procurement of natural gas are to be suspended from the SWIFT global payments system.
The entire Parthenon frieze presented in new online app
The Acropolis Museum is now showing a synthesis of the entire Parthenon frieze, the 160 meter-long relief sculpture that adorned the upper part of the inner temple (cella), in an upgraded version of the web application www.parthenonfrieze.gr.
Humanitarian corridor for Greek expatriates in Mariupol
A humanitarian corridor was set to be opened Wednesday for the evacuation of Greek nationals from the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol as Russia’s invasion of the former Soviet republic continues.
Ukraine war sets off Europe’s fastest migration in decades
The war in Ukraine has set off the fastest mass migration in Europe in at least three decades, prompting comparisons with the Balkan wars of the 1990s and providing echoes of the vast population displacement that followed World War II.
Akar: Greece exploiting Ukraine crisis to attack Turkey
Ankara remains committed to dialogue with Athens, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar has said, while accusing Greece of seeking to exploit the crisis in Ukraine in order to attack Turkey.
Entry to country will be eased for those fleeing
The entry of Ukrainian refugees to Greece will be eased in close cooperation with the Ukrainian Embassy, Minister of Civil Protection Takis Theodorikakos announced Tuesday.
Erdogan calls for immediate Ukraine-Russia ceasefire, supports NATO enlargement
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday called on Ukraine and Russia to immediately stop fighting and to “contribute to world peace,” adding Ankara was not opposed to NATO enlargement.
‘I will oppose Turkey’s integration into the EU’
Turkey has no place in the European Union and any pre-integration assistance given to the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan must be opposed, the center-right Republicans’ candidate for the French presidency, Valerie Pecresse, tells Kathimerini in an exclusive interview.