Kyriakos Mitsotakis is reaffirming Athens’ policy of keeping channels of communication with Ankara open, while drawing a clear red line over “unilateral actions that violate international legality.” Greece, he says, seeks to act as a “bridge-builder, not a troublemaker” at a time when the geopolitical balance in the Eastern Mediterranean is shifting.
The Turkish president tells Athens to “abandon the wrong path,” reviving Ankara’s demilitarisation claims while projecting a broader strategy of Turkish military autonomy built around the F-35, KAAN and indigenous air-defence capabilities
Athens draws a clear line between dialogue and concessions to Turkey, insisting that the Greece–Cyprus electricity interconnector will proceed under international law and that the “calm waters” policy does not define Greek foreign policy
Consul General in Mariupol, Manolis Androulakis, continuing his journey, diplomatic sources say
