Greece rules out sending troops to Ukraine, urges focus on ceasefire

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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has reiterated that Greece will not take part in efforts to arm or send troops to Ukraine.

Following recent international and EU summits on Ukraine, Mitsotakis stated clearly: “Greece is not among the countries ready to send troops to Ukraine as part of a ‘coalition of the willing’.”

According to Ekathimerini, Mitsotakis called the discussion “somewhat divisive” and a distraction from what should be the international community’s main objective — ending the war as soon as possible through an initial ceasefire.

He noted that all participating countries acknowledged the urgent need for a cessation of hostilities: “Ukraine has, in principle, accepted a proposal for a 30-day ceasefire, which, unfortunately, Russia has not yet accepted.”

Mitsotakis insisted that “all pressure at this moment must be exerted on Russia to prevent further military attacks against Ukraine, particularly against critical infrastructure, so that we can achieve this initial ceasefire.”

While discussions in Paris included possible international security guarantees for Ukraine, the Greek Prime Minister argued that “the strongest security guarantee that could be provided would be the strengthening of the Armed Forces of Ukraine itself.”

He reiterated that Greece supports Ukraine’s right to self-defence but stopped short of committing any military aid or personnel.

Source: Ekathimerini

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