The pressure on Athens comes mainly from the United States and France, but also from the countries of Eastern Europe, which are closer to the warring Ukraine, the Greek edition claims.
The United States is pushing Greece to update its own weapons systems as part of the initiative “List of priority needs of Ukraine” (PURL), journalists say.
Outdated aircraft, in particular Mirage 2000-5, the Greek side can then sell to allies-the USA, France, Germany, the Czech Republic and Estonia. Some of them expressed interest in buying some of these fighters in order to transfer them to Ukraine defending from Russian aggression, the report said.
Kathimerini notes that Greece has already bought more than 20 modern Rafale fighters from France and, given that the technical support of Mirage 2000-5 will stop in 2027, seeks to get rid of old military aircraft. Athens have already tried to sell the old technique of India and a number of Balkan countries, but to no avail.
Context
On August 4, NATO reported The launch of the new Ukraine support format is Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL). As part of this initiative, Ukraine will receive American weapons financed by European allies and Canada.
As explained In the alliance, the cost of each assistance package is about $ 500 million, they will contain equipment and ammunition, which Ukraine considers priority. Such supplies promise to form quickly and carry out on a regular basis.
On September 16, Reuters wrote that the US presidential administration Donald Trump I approved the first packages Military assistance to Ukraine paid by the Allies. Their contents were not disclosed.
