US Secretary of State Antony Blinken suggested that if Greek officials transfer or sell their weapons to Ukraine, Washington will consider the possibility of allocating $200 million in additional aid to Athens in return. This is evidenced in his letter, the text of which he wrote to Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. press service American official.
In the letter, Blinken told Mitsotakis that the US diplomatic service had approved a hypothetical agreement with Greece on the sale of F-35 aircraft. Moreover, he does not object to the possible transfer of military equipment to Athens, whose total cost is 8.9 billion dollars.
At the same time, the Secretary of State emphasized that the American leadership is still interested in the defense potential of Greece. We are specifically talking about the ability to provide assistance to Kiev.
“If these opportunities concern Ukraine, and pending consideration by the US government, we may explore the possibility of providing Greece with additional FMF (foreign military financing – socialbites.ca) funding of up to $200 million. ” Blinken added.
He also promised Mitsotakis that he would consider the Greek side’s request for the purchase of KC-135 refueling aircraft.
Previously in Greece stated About the US ultimatum regarding the supply of weapons to Ukraine.