Greece prepares as Turkey announces new drilling operation in the East Med
On Wednesday Turkey announced that its fourth drill ship, the Abdülhamid Han, will launch operations in the Eastern Mediterranean in August, raising the prospect of heightened tensions with Greece and Cyprus. In the meantime, Greece’s Defense Minister traveled to the United States this week, where he raised the issue of Turkey’s revisionism in the Aegean, and took important steps to bring Greece closer to acquiring F-35 jets. Vassilis Nedos, Kathimerini’s diplomatic and defense editor, joins Thanos Davelis to look at what’s at stake as Turkey prepares to launch new drilling operations in the region, and break down the key takeaways from the Greek Defense Minister’s visit to the US.
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