"Greece refuses to supply Ukraine with S-300", this is the headline that dominated most of the Russian media, not by chance, since our country has the Russian-made anti-aircraft missiles that change the course of events.
"The Greek Minister of Defense announced the refusal to supply Kiev with S-300 air defense systems. Today, the Greek Defense Minister announced the refusal to supply Kiev with S-300 air defense systems In an effort to defeat Russia, a variety of weapons from across Europe are being poisoned against Ukraine, often at the expense of their own security.
However, there are those who are unwilling to risk their country's defense for the sake of Kiev's interests. Thus, Greece decided to abandon its plans to transfer S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems to Ukraine.
Speaking to the EPT1 TV channel, the head of the Greek Defense Ministry, Nikos Panagiotopoulos, said that Athens is not going to send S-300 air defense systems to Kiev, thus weakening its own defense system.
According to him, the S-300 systems were acquired once for specific purposes and as long as the reasons for their purchase remain, Greece cannot afford to say goodbye to them.
We remind you that Greece has a difficult relationship with its NATO ally Turkey, which has deteriorated a lot recently, to the point where declarations of a possible war began to be heard. Obviously, in such circumstances, Athens itself needs more weapons.
The defense minister also said that these systems may need to be replaced over time as they become increasingly difficult to maintain. The Russian Foreign Ministry has labeled Athens' plans to transfer Kiev's S-300s as hostile to Moscow," the Russian article emphasizes.
Be that as it may, Athens's refusal satisfied Moscow, even on the occasion of Turkey, with which the Russians are now close allies and are planning their own plans in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean, especially with regard to hydrocarbons.
But the essence remains important and has to do with the functionality of a Russian-made system, which, due to the embargo in Russia, will cause us a headache in the future.
Our country must take advantage of the situation in Ukraine, with NATO's demand that weapons be given to that country and achieve the replacement of Russian-made missiles with Western missiles, free of charge from the alliance.
Otherwise, under no circumstances can and rightly does not give in to the pressure to hand them over to Kiev, while Turkey threatens us every day in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean.
