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President Zelenskyy talks about Greece, Turkey, and Ankara's "double standards"

Earlier this week Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy gave an all encompassing interview which aired on ERT - the Greek public broadcaster - and was later published in Kathimerini, in which he discussed Greece’s support for Ukraine, Turkey’s attempts to mediate a peace deal, Ankara’s “double standards” vis-a-vis the West and Russia, and much more more. Yiannis Souliotis, who traveled to Kyiv to interview President Zelenskyy for ERT and Kathimerini, joins our host Thanos Davelis to talk about his meeting with Ukraine’s President and the main takeaways from his interview.

Read Yiannis Souliotis’ article describing his interview with President Zelenskyy here: “I will visit Athens when we win the war”

Watch the full interview (in Greek) which was broadcast on ERT: Ζελένσκι στην ΕΡΤ

You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:

EU plans Russian oil ban and war crimes sanctions

EU's toughest Russia sanctions yet snag on worries over oil ban

EU targets head of the Russian church in new sanctions

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