Athens-Kyiv relations in “crisis mode” after Ukrainian sea drone incident | Greek foreign minister warns operations in Mediterranean “will not be tolerated”

> “Greece has escalated diplomatic pressure, after a suspected Ukrainian naval drone was discovered off the island of Lefkada, with Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis saying that “any transformation of the Mediterranean into a theater of military operations will not be tolerated.”

> “Following talks in Athens with his Croatian counterpart Gordan Grlic Radman, Gerapetritis added that “Greece will ensure that the Mediterranean remains untouched by military operations and remains a sea of peace, a sea belonging to its peoples.”

> “Greece maintains that the drone was deployed in its territorial waters by Ukraine in an apparent attempt to strike a ship “carrying Russian oil” in the Mediterranean. Ukrainian authorities have twice denied having information about the vessel, which was packed with explosives.

> “According to reports, the sea drone was either launched in the area from a merchant vessel or originated from a military base the Ukrainians are believed to maintain in the city of Misrata in Libya”.