Athens is expected to lodge a formal démarche with Kyiv after a sea drone carrying explosives was found near a Greek island, diplomatic sources said
Greece is preparing a formal diplomatic protest to Kyiv after a Ukrainian sea drone carrying explosives was found near a Greek island, while a former Ukrainian prime minister urged Athens to direct its anger at Moscow instead.
The incident has triggered a political backlash in Greece, where officials fear potential damage to the country’s tourism industry.
Giorgos Gerapetritis, Greece’s foreign minister, informed EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas of the incident on Thursday, in a move that further strained already difficult relations between Athens and Kyiv.
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