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The Daily Roundup - Tuesday, July 21, 2020

Today, Turkey announced plans to send oil-and-gas research vessels into waters that fall within Greece’s Exclusive Economic Zone. With tensions reaching new heights, Greece’s armed forces were placed on alert. Retired General Taxiarchis Sardellis, HALC’s Nonresident Senior Fellow for Defense and Security Policy, joins us from Greece to give us a breaking report.

You can read the articles we discuss on the Daily Roundup here:

Armed forces on alert over Turkish exploration off Kastellorizo

Mitsotakis says EU sanctions ‘unavoidable’ for Turkey if tensions continue

East Med tension rises over Turkish drill-ship plan

US Air Force to buy Turkish F-35s

EU leaders reach recovery deal after marathon summit

Cyprus to draw over €2.7b from EU pandemic recovery fund

Greece Calls EU Recovery Fund Deal a 'National Success'

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