Greece

Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis reaffirms support for Ukraine during a meeting with President Zelenskyy in Odesa.

The President of the European Council Charles Michel believes that the shelling of Odesa during the visit of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi and the Prime Minister of Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis demonstrates the cowardly tactics of the russian federation.

Alexei Navalny was buried in Moscow, surrounded by heavy security and a large crowd of people wishing to say goodbye to the politician.

The meeting of G20 finance ministers in Brazil ended without a joint statement due to disagreements between the countries over the assessment of the war in Ukraine and its impact on the global economy.

The EU agrees to confiscate interest from frozen Russian assets to create a fund to support Ukraine's recovery, without resorting to full asset confiscation.

During a visit to Odesa region on the second anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, German Foreign Minister Annalena Burbock and the head of the regional state administration discussed strengthening air defense to protect against further Russian destruction.

The head of the Odesa Regional State Administration met with the former U. S. Special Representative for Ukraine to discuss direct assistance in providing air defense equipment for the Odesa region, demining the Black Sea, and ensuring free navigation.

Prospects for cooperation between Ukraine and Greece in the energy sector were discussed, with a focus on green energy technologies, decentralized electricity supply, connecting gas infrastructure, and building a hydrogen corridor through several countries.

The Greek Parliament voted overwhelmingly in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage. The law faced strong opposition from the Orthodox Church.

The head of the Odesa Regional Military Administration met with the Vice President of the Bundestag to discuss strengthening air defense in the region, support for IDPs, and German investments.

TikTok will create "election centers" on its app to combat disinformation ahead of the EU elections in June.

Ukrainian athlete Yulia Chumachenko wins the women's high jump competition in Belgrade with a score of 1. 90 meters.

The head of the Odesa Regional State Administration met with the Ambassador of Canada to discuss land reclamation projects, school shelters and economic development in Odesa Oblast.

Residents of Bessarabia have changed their traditional pro-Russian vector to pro-Ukrainian - The Economist explains the reasons.

On February 7, 1863, American engineer Alan Cray received a patent for a fire extinguisher in the United States. Fire extinguishers are divided into manual, automatic, and combined fire extinguishers according to the way they operate.

Greece denies reports of supplying Ukraine with outdated S-300 missiles from its military arsenal.

Last year, the cargo turnover of Odesa Region's ports more than tripled to over 32 million tons compared to pre-war levels, and the port of Izmail more than doubled to 20. 2 million tons.

Poland withdraws lawsuits against EU climate change policy filed by the previous Law and Justice government.

The United Nations World Meteorological Organization has officially confirmed that Italy has set a new temperature record for continental Europe - 48. 8°C, recorded in Syracuse, Sicily, on August 11, 2021.

The United States plans to provide Ukraine with weapons by transferring them to Greece with the understanding that Greece will then transfer some of its surplus weapons to Ukraine.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis preparations for the second Ukraine-Balkans summit, invited Greece to organize the Global Peace Summit, and informed him of Ukraine's defense needs, particularly in air defense and artillery. They also discussed unblocking €50 billion in EU aid to Ukraine.

Greece has decided to give Ukraine outdated weapons systems that are no longer used by its military. This comes after the United States approved the sale of $8.6 billion worth of F-35 fighter jets to Greece and offered additional military aid of $200 million if Greece provides the weapons to Ukraine.

The US State Department has authorized a potential $23 billion sale of 40 new F-16 fighter jets and modernization kits for Turkey's existing F-16 fleet. This happened shortly after Turkey ratified Sweden's accession to NATO. At the same time, Greece will receive 40 F-35 fighter jets in order to balance relations between the two NATO allies.