Russia-Ukraine war stirs Greek concerns in the Mediterranean

Members of the Presidential Guard raise the Greek flag in front of the Parthenon temple atop the Acropolis in Athens [File: Alexandros Vlachos/Pool via Reuters]

Athens, Greece – Russian-Greek relations have taken a turn for the worse since Greece sent two planeloads of Kalashnikov rifles and ammunition to assist Ukraine.

Speaking in Greek Parliament on March 1, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine a “clear violation” of the United Nations Charter in an attempt to “abolish the freedom of another country”.