Sea drone strains relations with Ukraine as Athens keeps eye on Turkish maritime legislation

PoliticsForeign Policy Tags: Defence, Turkey, Ukraine
Image: Hellenic Navy
Image: Hellenic Navy

The discovery of a Ukrainian‑technology Magura‑type unmanned surface vehicle off Lefkada marks a serious complication in Greek–Ukrainian relations, at a time when Athens has consistently supported Kyiv throughout the four‑and‑a‑half years of Russia’s war in Ukraine.

For Greece, the issue is not merely technical or investigative. The presence of a sea drone carrying explosives in the Ionian Sea is viewed in Athens as a possible indication that aspects of the war are moving beyond the Black Sea and into the Mediterra...

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