Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is pledging to keep up military support for Ukraine for as long as it takes, commenting after talks in Athens with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, and Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis pose after their statements at Maximos Mansion in Athens, Greece, Monday, Aug. 21, 2023. Zelenskyy flew to Greece Monday for talks with the country's leadership and to attend an informal meeting of Balkan leaders with top European Union officials. pledged Monday to keep up military support for Ukraine for as long as it takes and to help with post-war reconstruction.
Mitsotakis also said NATO-member Greece would participate in the “titanic” task of reconstruction in Ukraine when the fighting is over. Zelenskyy and Mitsotakis also signed a joint declaration on Greece supporting Ukraine joining NATO, “when allies agree and conditions are met.” A joint statement issued after the dinner meeting voiced support for a “re-energized and re-focused” EU enlargement process that would lead to the western Balkans, Ukraine and Moldova becoming “full-fledged members of the European family.”
Zelenskyy flew to Greece from Denmark, which together with the Netherlands on Sunday announced they would provide Kyiv with F-16 warplanes that could be delivered around the end of the year.
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