According to a report by the Greek newspaper Kathimerini, some NATO members-mainly the United States and France-are pressuring Greece to consider the possibility of resuming part of its 24-fighter aircraft Mirage 2000-5, with the ultimate intention of ending up in Ukraine’s hands.
In the case of resale, NATO’s main powers, such as the US, France and Germany, usually act as intermediaries.
Meanwhile, the Czech Republic is serving as a logistics center for transfer operations, and Estonia has expressed its willingness to help in the process.
However, according to the diplomatic sources quoted by Kathimerini, Athens remains against this idea. Greece is reluctant to risk its advanced military technology involved in a direct confrontation with Russia.
Since the start of the war in Ukraine, Greece has contributed armor, rockets, firearms and helped training Ukrainian pilots for F-16 aircraft.
However, it has rejected requests for the sending of air protection systems such as Patriot and the S-300.
Recently, Greek government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis has stated that Greece will not send troops to Ukraine, even if it is required as part of any future European security guarantee.
