A member of the US Congress has expressed his opposition to arms sales to Turkey following an unofficial bid by the administration of Joe Biden to seek lawmakers’ approval for a small weapons deal that is seen as paving the way for a bigger, multi-billion-dollar F-16 upgrade agreement.
The American Hellenic Institute issued a statement on Wednesday welcoming recent comments by US Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland saying that Turkish flights over the Greek islands are “provocative,” but added that this should be a “first step” for a more explicit condemnation of Ankara’s recent escalation of tensions in the Aegean.
Expert Merve Tahiroglu joins Thanos Davelis to argue that instead of focusing solely on Turkish President Erdogan’s balancing act between the West and Russia, Western policymakers should be paying attention to the attitudes of ordinary Turks to the war in Ukraine.
The Health Ministry is prepared to provide a powerful monetary incentive to doctors to participate in the new primary healthcare system.
Finland’s president and prime minister said Thursday they’re in favor of applying for NATO membership, paving the way for the alliance to expand amid Russia’s war in Ukraine.
With the Greek capital expecting a large number of tourists this summer, Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis has publicly called for a meeting with Citizens’ Protection Minister Takis Theodorikakos, pointing out that the city is facing a major security problem.
An initiative that would bring together the disparate forces of Hellenism so that Greece could support Greeks across the world and they, in turn – connected at the core and to each other – could strengthen the country’s voice and the prospects of Greeks is something of a perennial demand.
The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) unfurled two banners over one of the fortification walls on Athens’ Acropolis on Thursday to protest the West’s response to the war in Ukraine.
The talks between Joe Biden’s administration and Congress reported by the Wall Street Journal, over the possibility of upgrading Turkey’s F-16 fleet, have brought back to the fore differences on whether Ankara should be reinforced with US weapons while it is under sanctions.
In an announcement that echoed the standoff between Greece and Turkey in 2020, Ankara is planning fresh drilling activities in the East Mediterranean.