Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has forcefully defended his government’s strong support for Ukraine, directly linking domestic criticism of the policy to forgetting the trauma of the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus.
In his regular weekly social media post, Mr. Mitsotakis took aim at political opponents who question his stance on the war.
“They’re the same ones, who with their stance, ask that we forget the trauma of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus,” he wrote.
He argued that supporting Ukraine aligns with Greece’s core national interest in rejecting any violent change of borders.
“We supported Ukraine from the very beginning. We supported the defender against the aggressor in an unconcealed invasion,” Mr. Mitsotakis stated.
“We cannot accept the violent change of borders as normal practice.”
He added that this position keeps Greece at the “core of the European Union” and prevents it from being marginalized.