"Greece Does Not Ask for Permission to Defend Itself" - Dr. Stathakopoulos Explains to Iefimerida Why the "Achilles Shield" Irritates Erdogan - iefimerida.gr

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Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s recent intervention, in which he calls on Greece to abandon the “wrong path” and warns that Turkey “will do whatever is necessary” for the Greek islands, takes on particular significance in the current geopolitical landscape. This is not just another aggressive statement from Ankara. It comes just two days after the signing of the Greece-Israel strategic agreement for the “Achilles Shield”, a mammoth armament program wort…

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The acquisition of the military systems of the Jewish State is yet another step of the new Hellenic posture against Ankara. Between the "archipelago-fortress" and the new "heretical" doctrine Athens tries to neutralize the anatolic superiority. But without dialogue no missile curtain guarantees security to infinity.

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"It is not appropriate for there to be an active threat of war and a challenge to Greek sovereignty by a country that hopes to improve its relations with the EU."

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The "Achilles Shield" equips Greece's defense system more powerfully

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Greece is in the foreground in the Turkish press, with Recep Tayyip Erdogan's statements on the Aegean islands making headlines, and the defense cooperation between Athens and Jerusalem causing a second, clearly more anxious, round of discussions in Turkey. Behind the headlines praising the Turkish president's "tough stance" towards Athens,... The "Achilles Shield" worries Turkish panels: "Israel and Greece are trying to lock Turkey from land"

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Ankara's rhetoric sharpens a new source of tension in Greek-Turkish relations, just days after the signing of the “Shield of Achilles” agreement. More...