In a move related to Ukraine, Athens recently agreed to transfer its Air Force’s Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine, in exchange for US guarantees that Turkey would not take any action. dangerous military action against Greece.
Greek media reported this news and emphasized that sending one Patriot battery to Ukraine has almost been completed and the subsequent transfer of the second battery is still being discussed.
The US pressing its allies to provide Patriots to the Kiev government happened last year, after the US set an example by providing the first battery with 8 launchers to Ukraine.
A NATO country in Europe, Germany, provided three of its batteries to the country.
Before Greece made this decision, analysts also commented that no NATO ally could refuse this under US pressure.
The Athens government will sooner or later have to submit to pressure from Washington, the country leading the alliance to supply and transfer the Patriot air defense system to Kiev.
However, Athens did not “transfer unconditionally” and the conditions under which Greece agreed to share its air defense system with Kiev are also very interesting.
One of Athens’ conditions was monetary compensation from the United States, and Washington agreed to this without a second thought.
However, the key condition for Athens is that NATO countries, mainly the United States, must ensure that Greece will not be attacked by NATO ally Turkey in the near future.
What makes analysts consider this a “strange condition” is that the Americans have committed to complying with conditions that the country cannot proactively do.
The reality is that in recent times, the United States has been unable to guarantee anything from Türkiye, because President Recep Tayip Erdogan has become accustomed to ignoring US directives, only caring about the country’s interests. family.
In addition, a possible military conflict between Athens and Ankara is completely beneficial to the US, when Washington can sell weapons to both Greece and Turkey and then act as a “mediator”. continues to tie the two NATO allies in its chariot.
Experts say that it is very likely that Greece fully understands that Washington’s verbal assurances are not something that the Americans must comply with, and the United States cannot force Turkey to comply with anything. whatever. However, it seems that Athens has no other choice.
