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Ukraine apologizes to Greece over sea drone found near Lefkada

Ukraine has apologized to Greece over an incident involving a sea drone found near the Greek island of Lefkada, Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi said in a post on X on June 5.

6 June, 01:23 PM

Athens presses Kyiv for answers over alleged Ukrainian sea drone off Lefkada

Athens has lodged a formal diplomatic protest with Kyiv over an unmanned naval drone found off Greece’s coast on May 7, Greek Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lana Zochiou said at a briefing, Kathimerini reported on June 3.

3 June, 05:42 PM

Greece demands explanation from Ukraine over sea drone near Lefkada

Nikos Dendias said Ukraine must provide official explanations and an apology after a sea drone was discovered near the Greek island of Lefkada, CNN reported on May 21.

21 May, 04:42 PM

Greece suspects more Ukrainian naval drones lurking nearby

Greek authorities have concluded that the naval drone found off Greece’s coast was not alone and was intended to be part of a broader Ukrainian operation against Russian shipping, Greek outlet Kathimerini reported on May 18, citing sources.

18 May, 07:57 PM

Ukrainian naval drone veered off course and ended up in Ionian Sea, Greece concludes

Greek investigators think that an armed naval drone found last week on the Ionian island of Lefkada likely veered off course because of a technical malfunction, Reuters reported on May 15.

16 May, 01:27 AM

Greece presses Kyiv after suspected Ukrainian drone found near Lefkada

Greece has stepped up diplomatic pressure on Kyiv after an unidentified maritime drone was found near the island of Lefkada last week, Ekathimerini reported.

14 May, 06:21 PM

Kyiv denies knowledge of naval drone found in Greece

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry has no information to suggest that a naval drone recently found in Greece was launched by the Ukrainian military, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi told Hromadske on May 12.

13 May, 12:04 AM

Cargo ship bound for Ukraine sinks near Greek island

Cargo vessel Corsage C sank off the coast of Greece after striking rocks while en route to Ukraine, Reuters reported on May 6.

6 May, 03:11 PM

France offers Greece deal to transfer Mirage 2000 jets to Ukraine

France has offered Greece a deal to transfer all their Mirage 2000 fighters in exchange for receiving favorable terms to acquire Rafale jets, Le Parisien wrote on April 23.

24 April, 09:36 AM

Greek tanker struck by unknown object in Russian port

A Greek-flagged tanker reported being struck by an unknown object near the Caspian Pipeline Consortium terminal in Russia’s Novorossiysk port while waiting to load Kazakh crude oil on March 14, sustaining minor damage with no casualties, according to Reuters, citing owner Maran Tankers.

14 March, 05:19 PM

Zelenskyy to visit Greece on Nov. 16

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy plans to visit Athens on Sunday, Nov. 16, Greek newspaper Kathimerini reported on Nov. 13.

13 November 2025, 11:52 PM

NATO pushes Greece to transfer its Mirage jets to Ukraine

NATO allies are urging Greece to resell some of its 25 Mirage 2000 fighter jets through intermediaries so they can ultimately reach Ukraine, Greek newspaper Kathimerini reported on Oct. 2, citing sources.

2 October 2025, 10:50 PM

Eight EU countries still import Russian gas

Eight European Union countries continue to buy Russian natural gas, European Commission spokeswoman Anna-Kaisa Itkonen said on Sept. 19, according to The Guardian.

19 September 2025, 09:42 PM

Five EU states block tourist visa ban for Russians

Greece, for the first time since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, has blocked a European Union proposal aimed at banning the issuance of visas to Russian citizens, Pronews Greek outlet reported on Sept. 15.

16 September 2025, 02:44 PM

U.S. targets middlemen in new Iran oil sanctions package

The United States has unveiled a new sanctions package aimed at curbing Iran’s illicit oil sales, Deputy State Department Spokesperson Tommy Pigott announced, Ukrinform reported on Aug. 22.

22 August 2025, 10:34 AM

Russia illegally transfers oil at sea near Greece and Cyprus — Ukrainian Intelligence

The aggressor state Russia is conducting illegal ship-to-ship oil transfers in open waters off the coasts of Greece and Cyprus, Ukraine's Military Intelligence (HUR) wrote on June 16.

16 June 2025, 12:49 PM

Greece proposes Alexandroupolis–Odesa logistics corridor

Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis proposed a transport corridor project that would link Greece’s port of Alexandroupolis with Ukraine’s Odesa via Varna in Bulgaria and Constanta in Romania.

11 June 2025, 11:47 PM

Five-nation pact clears path for U.S. gas to Ukraine

Gas transportation system operators from Bulgaria, Greece, Moldova, Romania, and Ukraine have agreed to deliver American liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Greece to Ukraine through the Trans-Balkan corridor, the Interfax Ukraine news agency reported on May 29.

29 May 2025, 01:53 PM

Ukraine eyeing Trans-Balkan gas route to boost imports

Ukraine may soon import natural gas via the Trans-Balkan corridor, in addition to existing routes from Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia, with a new discounted tariff product to unlock the costly route, former Energy Minister Olha Buslavets said on Facebook on May 23.

26 May 2025, 03:33 PM

Greece denies plans to give Ukraine Patriot battery

The Greek government is not considering supplying Ukraine with additional Patriot air defense systems, Reuters reported on May 5, citing an unnamed Greek official.

5 May 2025, 10:22 PM

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